Jon Jones could by no means return to combating and followers appear to be okay with that. At the least that’s what a rising on-line petition suggests.
Proper now the largest combat to make for Final Combating Championship (UFC) is a heavyweight title unification bout between Jones and interim champion Tom Aspinall. Nonetheless, it’s been far more troublesome than initially anticipated to get the combat signed. That’s principally attributable to Jones’ financial and scheduling necessities.
In any case, followers aren’t satisfied Jones will combat once more. The UFC heavyweight champion has already solidified his legacy as the very best fighter in MMA historical past and has no actual purpose to maintain combating apart from making more cash and padding his resume. Some have known as him a “duck” for not reserving his combat in opposition to Aspinall, however even that doesn’t appear to trouble Jones.
Earlier this week, Jones revealed that he doesn’t know what the long run holds and might’t assure he’ll return to combating. It’s not what hardcore combat followers wish to hear, however possibly it’s time to discuss stripping “Bones.”
“I don’t know what life holds so far as combating and competing,” Jones advised Vic Blends when requested if he’ll combat for UFC once more. “I do really feel like I’ll be a lifelong martial artist whether or not I’m teaching others or taking exhibition matches and issues like that. There’s numerous nice competitors nonetheless within the UFC.
“I do view myself as greater than a fighter and being in my place, I really feel like I’ve much more choices than numerous the opposite fighters so far as the power to depart and return and issues like that.”
If Jones does in reality determine to maintain combating he doesn’t appear to be in any rush to return to the cage. With combat promotions to deal with and journeys to Thailand at his disposal, “Bones” has a ton of choices outdoors of the cage to maintain himself busy. Solely time will inform if he’s really critical about returning to UFC or if he decides to name it a profession.
“Proper now I’m simply specializing in love, happiness, kindness, we’re within the quarter-century mark and this 12 months ought to be a very particular 12 months,” stated Jones about 2025. “This 12 months I’m saying sure to extra alternatives. I’m touring extra. I’m consciously being kinder to folks and that’s simply the way in which of my thoughts proper now could be simply love and kindness and peace and specializing in household and specializing in me, my aura.”
