Jon Jones isn’t precisely dashing again to the cage.
The reigning UFC heavyweight champion, who has just lately been filming a actuality present in Thailand, has been protecting himself busy outdoors the game whereas nearly everyone else is interested in when he would possibly combat Tom Aspinall. Jones beforehand stated in a cryptic assertion that the UFC is effectively conscious of his future plans, though the promotion hasn’t addressed his future outdoors of Dana White constantly promising that the combat with Aspinall goes to occur.
On Wednesday, Jones immediately addressed a query about already being retired, and he didn’t precisely encourage confidence about when he’s going to compete once more.
“I don’t know if I wanna name it retired,” Jones wrote on Twitter. “I really feel like I’ll all the time have a capability to come out and present em. I’ve had many breaks all through my profession, my identification outdoors of combating is effectively intact. I’m genuinely having fun with life, I’m rising in numerous methods.”
I don’t know if I wanna name it retired, I really feel like I’ll all the time have a capability to come out and present em. I’ve had many breaks all through my profession, my identification outdoors of combating is effectively intact. I’m genuinely having fun with life, I’m rising in numerous methods. https://t.co/XuH1diQVr1
— Jonny Meat (@JonnyBones) Could 21, 2025
Jones final fought this previous November when he completed former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in his first title protection within the division.
Since that point, Jones hasn’t totally dedicated to combating once more, though White has stated confidently quite a few occasions that he expects the longer term Corridor of Famer to return and unify the title with the interim champion in Aspinall.
In the meantime, Aspinall has grown an increasing number of agitated as he continues to attend along with his layoff extending even additional along with his final combat coming again in July 2024 when he knocked out Curtis Blaydes in England.
Judging by Jones’ newest feedback, he’s not anticipating to compete any time quickly and that will drive Aspinall to decide relating to his personal profession with how lengthy he’s wailing to attend for that combat.
