Michael Chiesa thinks Tony Ferguson must cease competing after UFC Abu Dhabi.
On the primary card of UFC Abu Dhabi earlier this month, Chiesa scored a first-round submission win over Ferguson in a one-sided efficiency. After the battle, Ferguson half-announced his retirement however has since walked again on that, and now Chiesa is pleading with Ferguson to retire.
“I hope he simply stops competing. If he needs to scratch that itch and compete, I’m positive there are quite a lot of jiu-jitsu promotions that might pay Tony some huge cash to grapple. I simply don’t wish to see him take any headshots anymore. That’s chatting with a brother that I’m in the identical fraternity with. Him and I each received The Final Fighter, I say that with compassion. You’ll be able to nonetheless become profitable and compete in jiu-jitsu, I simply don’t assume it’s a monetary factor for Tony, I feel he’s a fierce competitor, the man prefer to compete, he’s very athletic, I simply don’t assume he ought to take any photographs anymore,” Chiesa stated to BJPENN.com.
Tony Ferguson is now on an eight-fight dropping streak and sure received’t battle within the UFC anymore. Nevertheless, Michael Chiesa thinks the UFC ought to preserve Ferguson round to guard him from different organizations that will look to signal him resulting from his title.
“It’s a kind of issues, I don’t have something, let him have his second, it’s on ABC. Whereas some individuals might have thought I ought to have taken my time and been a bit extra egocentric, I disagree. I think about myself to be in the identical fraternity as Tony Ferguson, we each have the frequent floor of being on The Final Fighter and I wished him to have his second. I’m fairly positive that would be the final time we see him within the UFC. The one method you wish to preserve him within the UFC is to guard him from the individuals exterior the UFC which are going to try to signal him,” Chiesa stated.
Whether or not or not Ferguson will hearken to Chiesa and retire is unsure.
