On Saturday it was officially announced by Dana White that Jon Jones has withdrawn from the UFC, leaving his heavyweight title behind.
After a few months of silence, the UFC heavyweight Titelsaga between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall finally ends, just not like many fans hoped.
After UFC Baku last Saturday, UFC boss Dana White announced that Jones has officially retired from the UFC, so that his heavyweight title has been given, making Aspinall the undisputed champion.
After missing one of the greatest heavyweight battles in the history of sport, fans arrived after his announcement and continued to call him a duck.
A list of UFC performance by Jon Jones. Credit: Sofascore
Jon Jones' pension results in ultra-ware performance in the UFC
Although it is generally considered the greatest UFC hunter of all time, it is not to be denied that 'Bones' has affected his inheritance during the back-end of his career.
However, he will leave the sport with different records intact and his record of becoming the youngest champion in the UFC history may never be broken.
With the 37-year-old who officially hung his gloves, has left his title, it has resulted in an extremely rare event in the promotion.
For the first time since 2004, when there were only four active divisions, there are currently no American male champions in the UFC where Kayla Harrison is the only current champion that represents the United States.
With Jon Jones' pension, there are currently no American male champions in the #UFC. First time since 2004 (with only four active divisions) that has been the case.
– Jay Pettry (@AYPETTRY) 21 June 2025
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At a certain moment America was by far the most dominant region in MMA, but in recent years that has changed completely as Russian athletes started to dominate the sport.
Dana White regrets one thing during heavyweight Saga
Since a few months it has become clearer that 'bones' would not return and Aspinall even claimed at the start of the Saga that he would retire Jones without even fighting him.
After months of the heavyweight division that has stopped, Dana White admitted that he regretted Jones so much time to decide whether he wanted to fight the Brit or not, to blame the career of Aspinall.
Fortunately, Asinall has begs that he will accommodate the activity in the division and promises to be an active champion.