{"id":602029,"date":"2026-04-12T12:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/602029\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T12:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:28:20","slug":"jon-jones-backs-off-retirement-plans-after-face-to-face-with-hunter-campbell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/602029\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones backs off retirement plans after face\u2011to\u2011face with Hunter Campbell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s still plenty of uncertainty about what Jon Jones will do next.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019d been eyeing a return in 2026, looking specifically at the UFC event at the White House in June. After President Donald Trump announced that card last summer, Jones quickly reversed his retirement decision. But he wasn\u2019t included in the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>That snub led to some pointed comments from Jones, directed mostly at Dana White. It also raised fresh questions about whether we\u2019d seen the last of him inside the Octagon.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Photo by Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7cde6beacb247695077dc15e5b0ad305.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC<\/p>\n<p>Jon Jones is open to UFC return after retirement backtrack following \u2018positive\u2019 conversation<\/p>\n<p>Just a day after telling Red Corner MMA he was done with fighting, Jon Jones pulled another U-turn. This time, he said it happened following a positive chat with UFC\u2019s Hunter Campbell.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old has lost track of how many times he\u2019s retired or come back. Just last month, he was talking about stepping away from the sport for good after missing out on the White House event in June.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Then a conversation with Campbell changed his mind again, leading him to tell The Schmo at Dirty Boxing 6 in Miami:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had that conversation tonight,\u201d Jones said about discussing his fighting future with the UFC\u2019s Hunter Campbell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI took a stem cell right before the White House card was curated. I\u2019m starting to feel the effects, I feel really good physically.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s not put any pressure on anything. I\u2019m gonna focus on coaching Gable (Steveson) right now, but who knows what the future holds,\u201d he added<\/p>\n<p>Jones\u2019s recent comments mark another swing in a career already filled with retirements and comebacks. His most recent exit came after being left off the lineup for an event at the White House in June 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The omission didn\u2019t sit well with him, especially given his ties to Donald Trump, who\u2019d pushed for his involvement when announcing the card last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s still plenty of uncertainty about what Jon Jones will do next. 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