Jon Jones explains why he decided to come out of retirement:<\/p>\n
“To be able to entertain the country and the world at this level at the White House means the world to me.<\/p>\n
I’m back.” \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfa5 @espn<\/a> #UFC<\/a> #MMA<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/gv7dfBRbXi<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) July 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n “I was retired,” Jones said. “I felt like I was at a place where I’ve done it all in the MMA space and felt like there wasn’t too many more challengers for me and I just wanted to do something more than [winning] championships and [making] money.”<\/p>\n Jul 16, 2025; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Jon Jones on the red carpet before the ESPYS at The Dolby Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images \/ Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n That something more \u2013 the White House UFC event tentatively planned for July 4 next year in Washington, D.C., of course.<\/p>\n “Donald Trump mentioned he wanted to have a [UFC] fight at the White House garden, you know,” Jones said. “That just seems like such a huge opportunity. I’m a very proud American. I have a lot of very close friends that are in the military. This is my\u2013this is my, I can’t call it service, but to be able to entertain the country and the world at this level at the White House means the world to me.”<\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC triple-champ? Fans react as Alex Pereira fuels heavyweight rumors<\/a><\/p>\n As if it wasn’t obvious already, Jones had another mic drop moment.<\/p>\n “I’m back,” Jones said.<\/p>\n In a video released by TikTok creator “Joy of Everything,” Jones says he is open to fighting all challengers upon his return. This includes elevated Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8 Jon Jones wants to fight whoever is the heavyweight champion by the end of the year at the White House \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n \u201cAs of right now the champion is Tom Aspinall, but we\u2019ll see who\u2019s the champion at the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa5 TT \/ Joy Of Everything #UFC<\/a> #MMA<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/h6mmCgqqt4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) July 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAs of right now, the champion is Tom Aspinall, but we\u2019ll see who\u2019s the champion at the end of the year,” Jones said.<\/p>\n UFC<\/p>\n Aspinall is still awaiting his next opponent, <\/a>having been inactive for nearly a year after defending his then-interim title.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Dana White teases global shift for UFC\u2019s next broadcast deal<\/a><\/p>\n For now, the drama at heavyweight continues to heat up.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a018\u20130 MMA champ shot five times in brutal street attack<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0UFC star questions need for BMF belt in Holloway vs Poirier trilogy<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Jon Anik names the next UFC ‘BMF’ title challenger following Holloway-Poirier 3<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Nate Diaz pleads with Conor McGregor to settle trilogy: ‘Nobody else to fight’<\/a><\/p>\n Stick with\u00a0MMAKnockout<\/a>\u00a0for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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