Jon Jones Retires, Tom Aspinall Is UFC Heavyweight Champ
The post Jon Jones Retires, Tom Aspinall Is UFC Heavyweight Champ appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 04: Jon Jones enters the Octagon in the UFC heavyweight championship fight … More during the UFC 285 event at T-Mobile Arena on March 04, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The UFC heavyweight title reign of Jon Jones ended with a phone call. According to UFC CEO Dana White, Jones informed the UFC that he was retiring from the promotion. Jones has not fought since he defended his title in November 2024 with a TKO win over Stipe Miocic. According to White, interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall is now the undisputed UFC heavyweight champ. The news of Jones retiring comes days after White said, “We’ll see how this thing plays out over the next couple of weeks. If we can’t get this fight done, we’ll move on quickly. … We’ll have answers in the next couple weeks.” Dana White On Jon Jones Retiring LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 08: UFC CEO Dana White holds a press conference after the UFC 313 event at … More T-Mobile Arena on March 08, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Zuffa LLC “Jon Jones called us last night and retired. Jon Jones is officially retired. Tom Aspinall is the heavyweight champion of the UFC,” White said during the post-fight press conference following Saturday’s UFC Baku fight card. “I obviously feel bad for Tom that he lost all that time and money, but we’ll make it up to him,” White added. “Tom Aspinall is a good guy. He’s been incredible through this whole process that we’ve gone through. He’s been willing to do anything – fight him anywhere at any time and do this. Now he’s like, ‘I’ll fight anybody. Tell me…
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 04: Jon Jones enters the Octagon in the UFC heavyweight championship fight … More during the UFC 285 event at T-Mobile Arena on March 04, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The UFC heavyweight title reign of Jon Jones ended with a phone call. According to UFC CEO Dana White, Jones informed the UFC that he was retiring from the promotion. Jones has not fought since he defended his title in November 2024 with a TKO win over Stipe Miocic. According to White, interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall is now the undisputed UFC heavyweight champ. The news of Jones retiring comes days after White said, “We’ll see how this thing plays out over the next couple of weeks. If we can’t get this fight done, we’ll move on quickly. … We’ll have answers in the next couple weeks.” Dana White On Jon Jones Retiring LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 08: UFC CEO Dana White holds a press conference after the UFC 313 event at … More T-Mobile Arena on March 08, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Zuffa LLC “Jon Jones called us last night and retired. Jon Jones is officially retired. Tom Aspinall is the heavyweight champion of the UFC,” White said during the post-fight press conference following Saturday’s UFC Baku fight card. “I obviously feel bad for Tom that he lost all that time and money, but we’ll make it up to him,” White added. “Tom Aspinall is a good guy. He’s been incredible through this whole process that we’ve gone through. He’s been willing to do anything – fight him anywhere at any time and do this. Now he’s like, ‘I’ll fight anybody. Tell me…
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