Jon Jones leaves UFC fans in a tizzy three-word U-turn after Dana White's lying claim over Tom Aspinall fight
The former pound-for-pound king walked away from the biggest payday of his career and a historic heavyweight title unification bout with the Brit last month when he
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Jon Jones announced his retirement from mixed martial arts last month
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But the MMA legend performed a stunning U-turn less than two weeks after hanging up his gloves
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And another U-turn from the legend has left MMA fans' chins wagging
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Jones' retirement, however,
pool
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And he's seemingly now entertaining the prospect of fighting
After seeing an AI-mocked-up photo of himself on the cage and a fallen Aspinall on the octagon canvas at Donald Trump's proposed UFC White House card, Jones commented: "I like this."
Jones' comment sent MMA fans into a frenzy, with one saying: "He don't want to fight, [he] just likes the attention."
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Another said: "Nobody cares anymore, you refused to fight. Enjoy your retirement."
And another said: "This fool has wasted enough of everyone's [time]. Ignore him."
One remarked: "This man is relentless in pushing the limits of delusion lol."
Another chimed in: "That's cool, he can troll as much as he wants WITHOUT the belt."
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Jon Jones sent MMA fans into a tizzy with his response to an AI-created photo of him beating Tom Aspinall at the White House
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Jones' vacating of the heavyweight title and subsequent retirement led to Wigan warrior Aspinall being elevated from interim to
undisputed
champion.
In the immediate aftermath of Jones' retirement, UFC supremo Dana White doubled down on claims that the Hall of Famer "agreed" to fight Aspinall.
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Tom Aspinall Fires Not So Subtle Dig At Jon Jones After UFC Retirement
Jones denied that notion, insisting he retired
LAST NOVEMBER
after his title defence against Stipe Miocic and told the UFC brass of his decision.
White hit back at that claim late last month when asked by SunSport, saying: "That's not true.
"I'm telling you the truth. Believe who you want to believe."
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Just hours after Jones' hanging up of the gloves, it emerged that the
An "intoxicated" woman, who was "lacking clothing from the waist down", found at the scene claimed Jones was the driver of the vehicle.
Jones, who allegedly alluded to threats of violence while on the phone to
police
at the scene, has vehemently denied the allegation and insisted the woman found in the car drove away from his house while intoxicated.
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