Jon Jones isn’t precisely speeding again to the cage.
The reigning UFC heavyweight champion, who has 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 may struggle Tom Aspinall. Jones previously said in a cryptic statement 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 struggle with Aspinall goes to occur.
On Wednesday, Jones instantly 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 preventing 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 preventing is effectively intact. I’m genuinely having fun with life, I’m rising in numerous methods. https://t.co/XuH1diQVr1
— Jonny Meat (@JonnyBones) May 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 preventing once more, though White has mentioned 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 increasingly more agitated as he continues to attend together with his layoff extending even additional together with his final struggle 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 power Aspinall to decide concerning his personal profession with how lengthy he’s wailing to attend for that struggle.
