Jon
Jones claims he has nothing left to prove after fighting
Stipe
Miocic.

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Jones hasn’t fought winning the heavyweight title with a submission
win against Ciryl Gane
on his return to action after three years at UFC 285 in March 2023.
The former light heavyweight champ remains intent on defending his
title against Stipe
Miocic, a fight that was canceled at UFC 295 after Jones
suffered a pectoral injury. That bout has been rumored for UFC 309
in November, although the matchup is yet to be officially
announced. Jones has repeatedly hinted at retirement following the
Miocic matchup, much to the ire of interim champ Tom
Aspinall, who has long been rallying for a title unifier.

Jones recently doubled down on his plans to retire unless the UFC
makes him an offer he can’t refuse. A fan recently asked Jones’
opinion on footage of Aspinall wrestling retired rugby player Ugo
Monye. Apparently unimpressed by Aspinall, Jones said he remains
focused on Miocic, who was a NCAA Division I wrestler at Cleveland
State University.

“Looks like Tom displaying that amazing UK wrestling,” Jones wrote
on X. “My focus is on Stipe, he actually wrestled [Division I].
Best heavyweight of all time as of right now. Maybe Tom will go on
and beat Stipe’s record one day. Right now I’m focusing on GOAT
things.”

Jones then continued to downplay a potential matchup against
Aspinall, which he claims has never been offered to him. “Bones”
repeatedly defended his retirement plans, claiming his already
cemented legacy won’t be altered if he doesn’t take one “random”
fight. According to Jones, he should ideally fight Miocic and ride
off into the sunset.

Whenever fans accused Jones of ducking Aspinall, “Bones” laughed it
off as them begging him to return because the heavyweight division
isn’t interesting without him. And Jones is keeping the door open
for that, if the UFC comes up with an extraordinary offer.

Aspinall has been taking numerous shots at Jones and most recently
posted a skit mocking the champ. Responding to Jones’ latest
tweets, Aspinall wonders whether it was the skit or his skills that
influenced the retirement plans. Aspinall asked Jones to pass him
the title if he beats Miocic, whom the Brit now refers to as Joe
Biden.

“Wonder if it was that video or my fighting that retired him?”
Miocic wrote on his Instagram stories. “Please make sure you pass
me the belt on the way out of the Octagon if you beat Biden.”

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