Overview

• Dana White has given Jon Jones a couple-week deadline to confirm the heavyweight title unification or let the UFC move on to other contenders.
• Jon Jones initially accepted the matchup at UFC 316 but has yet to sign the contract, triggering White’s ultimatum.
• Interim champion Tom Aspinall declared Jones “retired” and signaled he is ready to defend his title against alternate opponents.
• According to MMA journalist Ariel Helwani, the UFC agreed to Jones’s reported pay demand of more than $10 million, yet the agreement remains unsigned.
• Alex Pereira’s Instagram video showing him at 243.8 pounds has ignited speculation that he could enter the heavyweight title picture if Jones steps aside.