Jon Jones is confronted with intense pressure to defend or leave his UFC heavyweight title.
'Bones' has not fought since the elimination of Stipe Miocic on UFC 309 in November 2024.
Since then he has been in conversation for a unified competition with interim title holder Tom Aspinall, who was put on the offside in July 60 seconds in July since he stopped Curtis Blaydes at the UFC 304.
Of course the English heavyweight is tired of waiting for Jon Jones, and that also applies to many MMA fans.
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Viral Jon Jones Petition supported by 100,000 fans
'The frustrations of UFC fans in Jones resulted in a viral petition on the Change.org website.
It evokes that Jones will be stripped of his UFC championship and has collected more than 104,000 signatures at the time of writing.
Jon Jones shared a response of five words on the viral petition when he had just surpassed 40,000 signatures.
“The equivalent of Pico Grams,” he laughed, referring to a famous controversy from earlier in his career.
Whether the petition influences the change or not, fans all agree that it is a bad look for Jones and the UFC.
“UFC is currently in such a sad condition,” said a fan. While another added: “Take him out.”
“And Stillllllllllllll -champion,” laughed a third person.
“Never see a man ruining his estate than Jon Jones,” someone else said.
“Take it out,” cried another.
“To be honest, this is just embarrassing,” wrote a fifth fan.
“It's time … @danawhite,” this X user was full.
Tom Aspinall teases Fight News
If Tom Aspinall is real, we must get a major update on his fighting future on Wednesday.
Earlier this week, Aspinall 'Heavyweight News' teased in the midst of a more than 500 days of waiting for Jon Jones.
The 31-year-old posted a promo of six seconds with the date: “28.05.2025”
“Heavyweight news. Soon,” Aspinall wrote on social media.
A day later, the hard-handed 31-year-old shared a cryptic quote with his Instagram story.
Only the time will tell what the next is for Jones, Aspinall and the UFC Heavyweight Division.