For MMA fans who have started watching the sport in recent years, Tony Ferguson is just an average Joe MMA fighter with eight consecutive losses ever since Justin Gaethje snatched the interim UFC lightweight belt from him in 2020. However, up until that point, ‘El Cucuy’ had one of the longest winning streaks in the company’s history—12 consecutive wins with nine finishes. This was in addition to seeing his arm raised in 15 of his first 16 fights in the promotion.

Such was the impact of the legendary ‘El Cucuy.’ But seeing such a downfall is not easy for fans of The Boogeyman. So much so that they have started begging him to retire. In a recent Instagram post, he had some major announcements to make; however, all fans had to share was the request for him to hang up his gloves.

‘El Cucuy’ teases a major change coming up in the near future in an Instagram video. Something so big that he had to share it with the fans. As he said, “Hey, check this out crew. This is Tony ‘El Cucuy’ Ferguson here. I’m over in Beverly Hills in the Penthouse Suite. I have some very exciting news for you coming at you. So I can’t really say too much right now. But there’s gonna be some big changes going on. So, make sure you guys stay tuned. Catch you later.”

However, what the major announcement is has yet to be known. But what fans are aware of is the ultimate downfall in Ferguson’s performance. Ferguson went from having the longest win streak in the division at one time to having the longest losing streak in the promotion now. His current version is far from the Tony that fans grew to love and support, which could be seen once again at UFC Abu Dhabi against Michael Chiesa, who submitted him in the first round.

Fighters of the stature of Anthony Pettis, ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, and Edson Barboza once succumbed to the violence of one of the most illustrious characters in the division. So it is truly saddening to see him starting to fade. As a result, all fans could request in the comment section of the video was for him to finally take retirement from the sport.

Fans urge El Cucuy to call it quits

After his loss against Michael Chiesa, Tony Ferguson let it slip that he would not fight for the UFC anymore, much to his regret. “I don’t want to retire; I really don’t,” Ferguson said in his post-fight interview. “But I love the UFC and don’t want to go anywhere else. So, I’m not going to put both gloves down. I’m going to put one, and I’m going to keep the other one just in case.” Although he took back his words and claimed that he would still remain an active MMA fighter, it seems like his fans have had enough.

Taking to the comment section of the post, several fans hoped that the major announcement was about his retirement. As some fans wrote, “I hope its a retirement news 😢,” and “Time to hang up the other 🧤 gloves!” While some fans requested that even if the news isn’t about his retirement, he should announce it anyway. As some users wrote, “Bro just f*cking retire”, “PLEASE RETIRE,”, and “dude needs to retire.”

But some fans remained optimistic, as they expected the MMA fighter to announce a switch in the weight category instead. The former UFC lightweight champion is currently competing in the welterweight division. So some fans are hoping that he will announce a switch in weight class. As they speculated, “Tony is moving to Middle weight” and “Moving down to bantamweight?”

Despite the major slump in his career, Ferguson has earned the right to choose when his final goodbye will be after a career at the height of a privileged few. So what do you think? What could the announcement be about? Let us know in the comments.