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UFC lightweight Dan Hooker believes it’s Tony Ferguson’s decision when it comes to retirement.<\/p>\n

‘El Cucuy’ is fresh off his headlining role with Nate Diaz at UFC 279 on Saturday. Ferguson was first set to face Li Jingliang in the co-main event. However, after Khamzat Chimaev missed weight<\/a> for his fight with Diaz, the former interim champion got the nod.<\/p>\n

In the main event, the Stockton native submitted the former interim lightweight champion in round four. The bout was the fifth loss in a row for Ferguson and his second straight stoppage defeat. He’d been previously knocked out by Michael Chandler<\/a> in May.<\/p>\n

Following the loss to Nate Diaz, many called for Tony Ferguson to retire. While the 38-year-old seemed pleased with his performance, others weren’t as convinced. UFC commentator Daniel Cormier stated earlier this week that Ferguson looks like a shell of himself in the octagon.<\/p>\n

However, Dan Hooker doesn’t buy into all of that talk. ‘The Hangman’ discussed Ferguson’s loss and subsequent retirement calls in an interview with The AllStar<\/em>. There, the lightweight stated that when it comes to retirement, that should be Ferguson’s call, and nobody else.<\/p>\n

The New Zealander, who called to fight the former champion in the past, stated that it’s hard to tell a fighter to call it quits. Especially when they’re finally making paydays near the end of their career.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWeird fight. It was a messy fight,\u201d Hooker said. \u201cI would like to see Tony come back to \u201955\u2026 Ferguson still has a lot of fun fights left in him. He obviously wants to keep fighting and wants to commit. At the end of the day, that\u2019s really what it comes down to; the person. It\u2019s within themselves when they wanna call it a day.” (h\/t MMANews<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cIt\u2019s not anyone else\u2019s place to come in\u2026 It\u2019s a hard one for someone sitting on the outside to tell a guy like Tony Ferguson, \u2018You need to stop fighting.\u2019 He\u2019s still making a boatload of cash.”<\/p>\n

Do you agree with Dan Hooker’s comments? Sound off in the comment section below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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