The majority of the UFC fan base is happy that Jon Jones finally retired from sport, but have confused some people.
After postponing a potential UFC heavyweight title Unification Fight against Tom Aspinall for a few months, Dana White finally announced last Saturday that Jon Jones officially retired.
Although Jon Jones is generally considered the greatest hunter of all time, the news came as a relief for the majority of the fan base because he has already stopped the heavyweight division for more than a year.
Aspinall has been upgraded to the undisputed heavyweight champion and has set itself a huge goal of becoming the greatest heavyweight of all time, swear to be an active champion.
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Demetrious Johnson responds to the UFC pension of Jon Jones
One of the reasons why 'Bones' is generally considered the greatest hunter of all time, is because of his impressive CV, which has cleaned up different generations of the best hunters.
The UFC career of Jones, however, was constantly full of controversy that has been suspended several times for failed drug tests and his antics outside the cage.
Although the 37-year-old withdrew with one loss on his file, it was his controversial loss of disqualification for Matt Hamill that many fans do not consider real loss.
Nevertheless, one of the other hunters who are considered one of the greatest of all time regards, Demetrious Johnson, the loss of Jones as a legitimate loss and finds it in the goat debate.
Responding to Jones's official pension has admitted 'MightyMouse' that he is confused why he was not fighting in a final fight against Aspinall.
“Deep inside, I think Jon Jones after he had defeated Stipe Miocic, I think he was completely down to fight Tom Aspinall, and I think Jones asked the UFC to think $ 30 million that the UFC would not give that,” Johnson said in a video on his YouTube channel.
“Perhaps this whole night and mushrooms with this girl changed his entire mindset … But this is the thing we will never know … We will never hear from Jones' mouth about why he did not take the Tom fight.
“Jones, I don't understand why he didn't fill him and when Jones said:” Guy, I would not fight him, he is young, he is athletic, he is dangerous, I don't want to risk my legacy, “perfectly, that's all I have to hear.
“He's retiring and this cloud is over his head … You ask the casuals, they will not be aware of the stripped belts, the loss for Matt Hamill (the suspensions),” Johnson continued.
Daniel Cormier shares rare praise for Jon Jones
Although some hunters are still confused with regard to Jones' pension, he has received the praise from his greatest rival, Daniel Cormier.
Jones and Cormier were involved in one of the greatest rivalry in the history of sport and they have a deep -rooted hatred for each other.
Nevertheless, after the retirement of Jones Jones, Cormier praised that he will always respect the former champion for his skills.