The Jon Jones Retirement Saga appears far from completed. At the UFC Baku Post-Fight Press Conference, Dana White Officially announced Jones’ retirement and Tom Aspinall raised the undisputed heavyweight champion. Only a day later ‘Bones’ confirmed the decision himself and stated that he put the gloves forever. But the story did not end there on real Jones way. Next Donald Trump’s Blockbuster announcement that the UFC would visit the White House in 2026, the MMA -Geit consensus went back quickly.
Jones revealed that he had re -introduced the UFC drug test pool and expressed the wish to represent his country at the historical event. He even stated his willingness to face who holds the heavyweight belt by that time. However, White made it clear that he had finished playing. The UFC president openly stated that he no longer trusts Jones to give the promotion, instead to throw his support behind Conor McGregor. And it seems that white is not alone. Former competition of the middleweight title and outspoken analyst Chaele sunbathing Has reflected the attitude of the boss in a daring take.
Chael Sonnen calls on Jon Jones for avoiding Tom Aspinall and shoots at comeback claims
Jones recently appeared at the MTV Video Music Awards in a whole new cowboy look and spoke about his fighting career. He said, “I am not retired, I actively train five days a week and am in the UFC drug test pool,” Said Jones on the VMA red runner.
He added that it is up to Dana White to decide whether he wants him back in the cage or not. ‘I don’t really know [about the White House card]It is now a bit outside of my control. I am training for the event, I am ready for the event. That is my goal. But in the end it’s up to the boss. “
This is after White claimed that there was a billion-to one chance that Jones would ever return to the Octagon. And this is something that supports Chael Sonnen and questions the intentions of Jones to pick up the gloves again, because he did not fight Asinall when he had to unite the 265 pound crown.
About a recent episode of him Good guy/bad guy Podcast, Chael Sonnen did not stop when he discussed Jon Jones’s latest returnsaga.
“If Jon says he was back and he was never injured, he was never sick … he just didn’t want to fight Tom Aspinall,” Sonen said. “That is the part for me that is a bit weird. He plays this as if that retirement has never happened, unlike this is a comeback.”
Sonnen interviewed the true intentions of Jones and whether he is interested in combating Aspinall or not. “When you come back, what do you come back for? What are you coming back? And is it just an open slate to admit something? Anyone except that guy, that guy there in England … Someone except him. Is that how we have to interpret this?”
He also rejected Jones’ claims about training five times a week, pointing out that no one publicly admitted that he had worked with him. This is not the first time that Sonen went after Jones. The former champion has not fought anymore since UFC 309, when he defended the heavyweight title against a 42-year-old Stipe Miocic, despite Tom Aspinall Being the clear no. 1 competition.
🚨 Jon Jones says he is not retired and trains 5 days a week for the UFC White House event
“I am not retired, I train actively 5 days a week and am in the UFC drug test pool …
I train for the [White House] Event, I am ready for the event … but … pic.twitter.com/ds6r3ubiyz
– Championship Rounds (@champrds) September 8, 2025
His long-term negotiations for the Aspinall fight, followed by taking off the last minute, only contributed to the frustration for both fans and white.
Sonnen doubled a few days ago during an appearance on the Ariel Helwani show. “It will not be someone who is retired”, “ Sonen said.
He added, “Nobody is going to take those glorious places except the people who have earned them by showing their loyalty back to the industry, to the company. Jon does not deserve to have a main event on the White House card.”
Although the attitude of Sonen may seem hard, it is actually rooted. Jones had the UFC and fans wait almost a year, reportedly demanded $ 30 million, an amount that Helwani claims were accepted, but still withdrawn, ruined, what White has ever called called “The greatest heavyweight fight in the UFC history.”
Now the focus has shifted. The world seems ready to continue, set up with Tom Aspinall to make his first defense of the undisputed Heavyweight Crown on UFC 321 against Ciryl Gane In October, stability and momentum finally brought back to the division.
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