Following his win at UFC 309 Jon Jones had made it known that he’s not done with fighting just yet. But now in an interesting but rather familiar turn of events, Jones has claimed if he doesn’t like what he gets from the negotiations with the UFC, he’s happy to vacate the belt and retire from the sport.
Jones was recently active on Twitter answering all the questions and engaging with fans. As usual, the biggest topic everybody wanted to talk about was if would fight Tom Aspinall for the heavyweight title unification.
However, he made it known that he would vacate the belt and retire if negotiations did not go his way. He said:
“I’d probably vacate the belt before officially retiring. Let’s see how my meet UFC goes.”
So, this is where we stand now- Jones is willing to fight Aspinall if the UFC offers him the biggest deal of his career. He has made it known that it has to be significant to a point where it would not matter if he lost as he would be set for life.
I’d probably vacate the belt before officially retiring. Let’s see how my meeting with Ufc goes. https://t.co/jlG7xl6NYx
— Jonny Meat (@JonnyBones) November 29, 2024
That said, it remains to be seen as to what happens next in Jones’ career.
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