{"id":604586,"date":"2026-04-13T18:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/604586\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:07:08","slug":"jon-jones-not-sure-if-hes-retired-admits-ufc-327-ignited-fire-in-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/604586\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones not sure if he&#8217;s retired, admits UFC 327 ignited fire in him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Jones finds himself constantly lured back into the idea of fighting.<\/p>\n<p>Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) took umbrage with UFC CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/dana-white-no-way-hell-170049958.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dana White denying;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Dana White denying&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dana White denying<\/a> that he was ever part of the promotion&#8217;s plans to compete at UFC Freedom 250 on June 14. The former light heavyweight and heavyweight champion said <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/jon-jones-asks-ufc-release-210041347.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:he felt low-balled;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;he felt low-balled&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he felt low-balled<\/a> when he was offered &#8220;not a dollar more&#8221; than $15 million for a potential return fight against <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/fighters\/alex-pereira\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Alex Pereira;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Alex Pereira&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Alex Pereira<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know, I feel like I wanted to be compensated in a way that I wasn&#8217;t, and we just had a disagreement and that happens in life,&#8221; Jones told <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-EVo4qn9kFs?si=IEGfFlITIaaO7AQM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:UFC Brasil;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;UFC Brasil&quot;}\" class=\"link \">UFC Brasil<\/a>. &#8220;But you know what, I&#8217;m a big fan of Alex Pereira. I love the way he carries himself, he&#8217;s just such a classy fighter, potential opponent, person. Big fan of him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jones <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW9t2lEIOBl\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:went onto say that he&#039;s a fighter no more;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;went onto say that he&#039;s a fighter no more&quot;}\" class=\"link \">went onto say that he&#8217;s a fighter no more<\/a>, but admits that was said out of emotion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not sure if I&#8217;m retired or not,&#8221; Jones said. &#8220;I&#8217;m just taking it day by day, just trying to kind of figure out my body and how I feel, and things like that. I&#8217;ll tell you what, being here at the UFC right now definitely has given me this fire that I haven&#8217;t felt in a little bit, so it feels very good to be here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2026\/04\/13\/ufc-star-jon-jones-continues-to-change-tune-on-fighting-future\/89586980007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:UFC star Jon Jones continues to change tune on fighting future;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;UFC star Jon Jones continues to change tune on fighting future&quot;}\" class=\"link \">UFC star Jon Jones continues to change tune on fighting future<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jon Jones finds himself constantly lured back into the idea of fighting. 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