Former UFC heavyweight champion, Jon Jones has tonight released a statement on social media, addressing his shocking retirement from combat sports.
Jones, a former light heavyweight champion twice inside the Octagon, has relinquished his portion of the heavyweight crown with immediate effect, with interim titleholder, Tom Aspinall receiving promotion to undisputed champion status.
And as revealed tonight by CEO, Dana White in the moments following the culmination of the UFC Baku main event, Jones had phoned the promotion overnight to confirm his intentions to call time on his combat sports career.