Jon Jones may have already fought his final fight even if he hasn’t fully admitted it yet. The former two-division UFC champion officially notified the Ultimate Fighting Championship of his retirement this past June, a move that elevated interim champion Tom Aspinall to undisputed heavyweight king.
But in true Jon Jones fashion, the story didn’t end there. When the UFC announced its ambitious White House card, Jon Jones re-entered the promotion’s drug-testing pool and has reportedly already submitted a test in 2026 fueling speculation that he was targeting one more marquee appearance, possibly against Alex Pereira.
UFC CEO Dana White has publicly shut down that possibility multiple times.