John jonesIt is widely believed that the largest mixed martial artist of all time has retired from the competition, the UFC CEO Dana White announced on Saturday.
According to White, 37 -year -old Jones promoted his decision to retire on Friday. A heavyweight title between UFC Jones and Interim Champion was working towards booking unification bout Tom aspinolBut with the sudden retirement of Jones, Aspinol is now elevated in the undisputed champion.
“John Jones called us last night and retired,” White said during a news conference in Azerbaijan. “John Jones is officially retired. Tom Aspinol is a heavyweight champion of UFC.”
Jones did not immediately comment on the White’s announcement. White said the UFC will work with Aspinol next week, which would book its first title defense.
Jones (28-1) Light went up to capture the heavyweight championship empty from heavyweight division Cyril Gain In 2023. He defended the belt once during his 27 -month title, in the third round TKO win Chicil UFC 309 in November.
A match between Jones and Aspinol will be one of the largest in the UFC heavyweight history, but Jones repeatedly reduced the possible matchup, arguing that a win at Aspinol would have done nothing for their legacy. Jones’s apathy accused several observers of duck aspinol. An online petition received around 200,000 signatures to snatch Jones from his title.
“I clearly feel bad for Tom that he loses at that time and money, but we will make it on him. Tom Espinol is a good boy. He is incredible through this whole process, which we have passed through,” said White. “He is ready to do anything – to fight him anywhere and anytime, and now he likes,” I will fight anyone. You will tell me that, and I will fight him. ” Therefore, the aspinol has been very good.
Jones, who live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is considered the largest mixed martial artist of all times for years. At the age of 21, he became the youngest champion in the UFC history, when he defeated Maurisio “Shogun” Rua for the 205 pound title in 2011. He moved on a 16–0 record in the UFC championship quarrel, which was the most time ever. He is one of the nine fighters to keep the UFC title in many weight classes. His 22 career win in UFC is in fifth place in UFC history.
During his career, Jones were greatly influenced by legal issues outside the Octagon. Most particularly, he was arrested and accused in 2015 with a hooliganism hit-and-run, when he escaped from a vehicle accident scene, injuring a 25-year-old pregnant woman. He convicted an accident scene and was sentenced to supervised probation. He was suspended from competition for a year in 2016 after positive testing for performing drugs. Jones long maintained positive results that were due to the contaminated legal supplement.
