{"id":460086,"date":"2026-02-05T13:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/460086\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T13:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:01:16","slug":"i-have-severe-arthritis-jon-jones-reveals-damage-done-from-fight-career-preventing-daniel-cormier-wrestling-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/460086\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I have severe arthritis\u2019: Jon Jones reveals damage done from fight career preventing Daniel Cormier wrestling match"},"content":{"rendered":"

It sounds like Jon Jones won\u2019t be hitting the wrestling mats for a match against Daniel Cormier in RAF.<\/p>\n

For months, a potential showdown between the longtime rivals has been talked about with Cormier promising he would blank the former two-division UFC champion if Jones ever crossed over into his world where he was a two-time Olympian. As it turns out, Jones is dealing with injuries from his fight career that will plague him for years to come, which is why he\u2019s not jumping at the opportunity to grapple with his longtime rival.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have severe arthritis and most people don\u2019t know that,\u201d Jones said in a video posted to social media.<\/a> \u201cMy left hip is covered in arthritis. I actually already qualify for a hip replacement. My last training camp, I went to bed in so much pain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones\u2019 most recent appearance came in 2024 when he finished Stipe Miocic to successful defend the UFC heavyweight title. He eventually relinquished that belt when he decided to retire after losing interest in unifying titles with interim champ Tom Aspinall.<\/p>\n

Jones quickly reversed course and announced he planned to fight again \u2014 with hopes that he would end up competing on the UFC White House card in June. UFC CEO Dana White has repeatedly stated he doesn\u2019t want to put Jones on that card over concerns that he might not show up and the magnitude of that event is too important to risk it.<\/p>\n

As of now, the UFC hasn\u2019t announced any matchups for the White House so Jones is still in play. But when it comes to wrestling, Jones says he has more important things to worry about in his life than building on his grudge against Cormier.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a three-year-old baby boy,\u201d Jones said. \u201cI want to use what I\u2019ve got left in my hips to play with his ass.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a separate interview with TMZ<\/a>, Jones revealed that he didn\u2019t know that conversation held at a recent Dirty Boxing event was being recorded but he didn\u2019t shy away from admitting that the injuries he suffered during his career were definitely real.<\/p>\n

Tha said, Jones doubled down on his desire to compete at least one more time before calling it a career with hopes that he could land a coveted spot on the UFC White House card in June.<\/p>\n

\u201dThe UFC knows the extent of my arthritis,\u201d Jones said. \u201cThey also know that if I were to put it all on the line one last time and endure that level of pain, the reward would have to be something special and something more than a fat payday. For me, that was and is still the White House.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether that fight happens or not, my career has been one for the ages and nothing short of legendary. I left a big part of myself in that Octagon, and I\u2019m grateful for every bit of it. And don\u2019t get it twisted, I\u2019ll still kick 99 percent of your asses out there. Still putting up big numbers under the squat rack. Still training. Still outworking most of you … just maybe after a proper warm-up and a good stretch.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It sounds like Jon Jones won\u2019t be hitting the wrestling mats for a match against Daniel Cormier in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":460087,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,1347,785,85,787,1396],"class_list":["post-460086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-latest-news","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc","tag-ufc-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/460087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}