Jon Jones has formally retired from combined martial arts competitors.
“Jon Jones known as us final evening and retired,” UFC CEO Dana White stated at right now’s UFC Baku post-fight press convention. “Jon Jones is formally retired. Tom Aspinall is the heavyweight champion of the UFC.”
Aspinall, who was the interim champion throughout Jones’ absence, has been sitting on the sidelines ready for a chance to unify his title with Jones. That clearly is not going to occur presently.
“I clearly really feel unhealthy for Tom that he misplaced all that point and clearly cash, however we’ll make it as much as him,” White stated. “Tom Aspinall’s man. He’s been unimaginable by means of this complete course of that we’ve gone by means of. He’s been keen to do something, battle him anyplace at any time and do that and now he’s like ‘I’ll battle anyone — you inform me who and I’ll battle them.’
“Aspinall’s been nice. He’s going to be a terrific heavyweight champion for us. I’m excited to work with him.”
Jones leaves the game as arguably the perfect to ever compete. He held titles in each the UFC’s mild heavyweight and heavyweight divisions and retires with a professional MMA document of 28-1.
