Formally booked for his return to motion after greater than a yr away from the Octagon, present heavyweight champion, Jon Jones has offered the largest trace that his UFC 309 battle in November will mark his ultimate fight sports activities outing –claiming he’s “possible” completed preventing after taking up Stipe Miocic.
Jones, a former undisputed gentle heavyweight titleholder twice within the promotion and prior pound-for-pound primary, is lastly slated to snap his hiatus from action in the main event of UFC 309 later this year at Madison Square Garden, taking up the returning Ohio veteran, Miocic.
Out of motion since he headlined UFC 285 again in March of final yr, Jones most not too long ago scooped the vacant heavyweight championship with a surprising first spherical win over Ciryl Gane, submitting the Frenchman with a dominant first body guillotine choke win.
Jon Jones confirms possible retirement following UFC 309 return
And hinting at plans all summer time to name time on his beautiful combined martial arts profession following his anticipated battle with Miocic, Jon Jones seems to have these plans in motion following feedback made at Noche UFC over the course of final weekend — amid continued hyperlinks to a title unification bout with present interim titleholder, Tom Aspinall.
“It’s going to be the final time,” Jon Jones advised Clocked N’ Loaded of a possible profession swansong at UFC 309. “Greater than possible.”
Lengthy-rumored to tackle Atherton native Aspinall following the interim champion’s profitable title protection in opposition to perennial contender, Curtis Blaydes again in July with a hellacious first spherical knockout win at UFC 304 in Manchester, the veteran’s most up-to-date retirement feedback are positive to go away the Brit greater than disenchanted.
Previous to his heavyweight divisional most, Jones had been sidelined from fight sports activities since he landed a controversial choice win over then-light heavyweight title chaser, Dominick Reyes initially of 2020, escaping the Texas card along with his title narrowly in tow.
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