Fans pray for Tony Ferguson's retirement amidst next fight announcement against Bobby Green

It was recently revealed that Tony Ferguson is set to face Bobby Green for his next assignment at UFC 291 on July 29 in Salt Lake City. UFC president Dana White recently announced the full main card of the event on his social media handles.

Headlined by a lightweight BMF title fight between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje, UFC 291 will also feature Alex Pereira's light heavyweight debut along with Tony Ferguson's first fight since his fourth-round submission loss against Nate Diaz at UFC 279.

Considering 'El Cucuy's five-fight losing skid, fans were not optimistic about the former interim lightweight champion's chances against 'King.'

They took to the comments section under a fight announcement tweet by MMA Junkie and expressed their thoughts on the matchup.

Tony Ferguson arrested after a nasty car crash in Hollywood

Tony Ferguson was recently arrested in Hollywood on May 7 after a nasty rollover car crash that involved multiple vehicles. The Los Angeles Police Department took the former interim UFC lightweight champion on suspicion of drunken driving.

Ferguson was arrested at approximately 2 AM, as per police records, after he allegedly rammed his truck into more than two parked cars outside a nightclub. As per reports, 'El Cucuy' and one other passenger who was with him inside the truck escaped without sustaining major injuries despite their vehicle overturning after the crash.

According to reports, the police found Tony Ferguson to be "very uncooperative" upon being taken into custody and also refused to take a sobriety test. It's important to note that the police officers at the scene described him as reeking with the smell of alcohol and having bloodshot eyes.

While his release bond was initially set at $30,000, Tony Ferguson was let go the next at 12:12 PT the next day and is scheduled to appear in court on June 1. He's set to face Bobby Green at UFC 291 on July 29.

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