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6d ago

Tom Aspinall Declares Jon Jones Retired as Title Unification Remains on Hold

Aspinall has set his sights on a September bout in Paris, insisting he is the undisputed champion despite Dana White’s confidence that the Jones unification will still take place in 2025.

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Overview

  • Tom Aspinall told Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen on the Good Guy/Bad Guy podcast that Jon Jones is “retired,” signalling he has moved on without a set date for their unification bout.
  • UFC president Dana White reiterated that Jones vs. Aspinall remains the promotion’s top priority and expects the fight to happen sometime in 2025.
  • The UFC has officially scheduled a September 6, 2025 event at Paris’s Accor Arena, where both Aspinall and Ciryl Gane have identified each other as preferred opponents.
  • Aspinall has expressed willingness to face top contenders such as Ciryl Gane or Alexander Volkov to cement his claim as the undisputed heavyweight champion.
  • Jones’s ambiguous comments about his future, including hints at retirement, have prompted fan frustration and a petition to strip him of the heavyweight title.