According to Dana White, UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones could be back as soon as this summer.
āBonesā hasnāt competed in well over a year. Last March at UFC 285, Jon Jones ended a lengthy hiatus by moving up to heavyweight to face Ciryl Gane. Fighting for the title that Francis Ngannou left vacant, he needed only one round to dispatch of āBon Gaminā. Jones earned a first-round submission victory to win the gold.
Following the victory, Jon Jones called to face former champion Stipe Miocic. The two eventually agreed on a deal to headline UFC 295 in November, but the bout failed to come to fruition. Due to an injury to Jones, the fight was scrapped. Miocic was also removed, and Tom Aspinall wound up knocking out Sergei Pavlovich to win interim gold.
Despite multiple callouts from the interim titleholder, it seems that Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic is still the goal for the UFC. Speaking on The Jim Rome Show earlier today, Dana White discussed the heavyweight championās return. There, the longtime promoter confirmed that Jones will be returning later this year, but declined to get specific on when.
Dana White opens on the return of UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones
āYeah, heās doing well!ā Dana White responded when asked about the health of UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones. āWeāll see him soon. Weāll either see him in the summer or the fall.ā
For what itās worth, Jon Jones has made it well-known when he wants to fight. Earlier this year, the UFC heavyweight champion stated that he wanted to fight Stipe Miocic at Madison Square Garden in November. For the latter, it will be his first bout since a second-round knockout loss to Francis Ngannou in March 2021.
However, if Jon Jones winds up fighting this summer, it will be a big season for the heavyweight division. In July, interim champion Tom Aspinall is set to defend his gold against Curtis Blaydes. āRazorā previously defeated the British fighter due to an injury back in July 2022.
If both men win their respective bouts, thereās a possibility that Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall could happen in late 2024. While āBonesā has discussed retirement a lot lately, heās also taken many shots at the interim champion on social media.
Later this summer,
So in late summer or UFC 306 sphereā¦
It would be the most hilarious thing on Earth if old man Stipe KOād Jones
it must eat dana up to have to carry water for the scumbags mcgregor and jones when they fuck him over constantly
Imagine if Stipe beats Jones and Blaydes beats Aspinall? I mean talk about shitty match making that could destroy a division, wow.
Just admit he is in another 1 day rehab dana
Do not minse words
Damn, some men just want to see the world burn.
Jones should fight the man who has the interim belt
I wouldnāt expect him any earlier than the annual MSG UFC card in November. Which would be a full year since he was supossed to fight Stipe the first time. And a year and a half since he fought Gane.
White told one reporter today that he may not even fight againā¦
So what is it BLAF?
He is the HW Goat tho
His HW resume is insane!
Heās just the overall goat
Werdum is HW goat with Fedor and Cain notable wins
He can be HW Champ forever off that cereal gayne W
It only makes sense
Just wait for the Rock to do a movie about Jon Jones and portray himself as Jonesā¦