UFC fighters react to Jon Jones' retirement, | MMA News
On Saturday, UFC president Dana White introduced that former UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones had formally retired, then just hours later, information broke that Jones was dealing with expenses stemming from a troubling incident in New Mexico.
A report by the Albuquerque Journal says that Jones allegedly fled the scene of an accident, leaving behind a lady who was “exhibiting signs of significant intoxication and lacking clothing from the waist down.” The lady claims she was with Jones, ingesting and doing mushrooms, and he was driving the car. The police declare they spoke to somebody on the cellphone who recognized himself as Jones and he “appeared to be heavily intoxicated and made statements implying his capacity to employ lethal force through third parties.”
Jones tweeted after the information broke, “Keep in mind, even the media can get it wrong sometimes if they don’t have all the facts. Don’t believe everything you read online.”
Many fighters reacted to the retirement information and did not acknowledge the controversy surrounding it.
Just thanks for being a large inspiration all through your profession. Technique, motion, creativity, brutal dominance and all the time being your self, whether or not in or out of the cage.
I Wish you all the best ⚡️🙏⚡️ https://t.co/mW33SUj0DF— Jiri BJP Prochazka (@jiri_bjp) June 22, 2025
The UFC lawsuit money may need helped nudge Jon Jones into this determination. He’s doubtless going to make about 50% of what he made from all through most of his profession. Fight the hardest man in the world for a large quantity. OR obtain probably more and not even have to battle.
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) June 22, 2025
Jon Jones retired and there isn’t something large put collectively for his announcement? Just a post battle 3 second clip of Dana annoying it….Seems like he’ll be back to me. #UFCBaku
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) June 21, 2025
Some used the second to call for a battle with Tom Aspinall who is now the undisputed champion.
✅ Aspinall
❌Gane (2 titleshot failed + final battle theft)
❌Volkov (already fought Tom + final battle loss)
❌Pavlovich (booked + already fought Tom)
❌Blaydes (already fought Tom)
✅ Almeida (come over 2 wins, 2 finishs, 1 bonus)@danawhite @ufc @Mickmaynard2
— Jailton Almeida “Malhadinho” (@Malhadinho_UFC) June 22, 2025
Congrats champ. You deserve that
Now, lets make the only battle who make sense! Aspinall vs Almeida for undisputed HW title of the world
Gane geese you and me before, already fought for the belt and misplaced 2-times, and his final win was a theft@AspinallMMA @danawhite @Mickmaynard2 pic.twitter.com/RiTrNu4CCj— Jailton Almeida “Malhadinho” (@Malhadinho_UFC) June 21, 2025
No UFC fighters commented on Twitter about the controversial expenses, but loads of UFC followers weighed in on them, and the timing of the retirement.
Jon Jones profession was one for the ages:
🏆 4 Positive checks for PEDS
🏆 Tested constructive 4 years in a row.
🏆 Lost to Matt Hamill in 2009.
🏆 Arrested at least SIX Times.
🏆 Stripped of his title at least ONCE!
🏆 Ducked TOM ASPINALL.
🏆 Knocked down a pregnant girl practically & his… https://t.co/2HmCXqdOdG pic.twitter.com/RZRWejq2fI— 𝙿𝚑𝚒𝚕 (@PhilOneLife) June 22, 2025
Telling my youngsters how Jon Jones had more vitality to beat his spouse than for defending his belt pic.twitter.com/RhnNOa7IcN
— Static (@MightBeStatic) June 21, 2025
Jon Jones retiring while at the identical time dealing with felony expenses is so on model for Jon. His best opponent will perpetually be hisself.
— King Shark XI 🦈 (@SharkFloppKing) June 22, 2025
Amazing information about Jon Jones retiring. Too unhealthy it's a blatant, apparent attempt at flooding the zone to obscure the new expenses against him. He fled from a late evening crash AGAIN, ditching a lady who was Donald Ducking, then threatened to have a police worker killed by shooters
— smoogy (@smoogymma) June 22, 2025
What a profession for Jon Jones. We will most likely never see one other spouse battering gay cocaine addict grow to be a UFC champion again.
— Shinobi 🥷🏼 (@shinobi_01) June 21, 2025
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