UFC Fans React to Dana White's Jon Jones Announcement
UFC Fans React to Dana White’s Jon Jones Announcement originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Jon Jones, largely considered one of the best pound-for-pound UFC fighters of all-time, has made headlines yet again. Jones holds a professional record of 28-1 (1 no contest), and as of Saturday morning, stood as the UFC heavyweight champion.
Jones most recently appeared in the Octagon when he defeated Stipe Miocic via KO/TKO at UFC 309 in November of 2024 to retain his heavyweight belt. Since his last fight, rumors of an upcoming title fight with Tom Aspinall kept Jones’ name in the news.
On Saturday afternoon, Dana White announced that Jones called him Friday night, officially retiring from the UFC. White made the crucial announcement during his press conference following UFC Fight Night: Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree.
This breaking news officially makes Aspinall the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion.
🚨 TOM ASPINALL IS THE OFFICIAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP@DanaWhite has announced that Jon Jones has RETIRED, thus elevating @AspinallMMA to become the heavyweight champ 🏆 pic.twitter.com/oJ8a9nl8KT
— UFC (@ufc) June 21, 2025
UFC fans are flooding social media with their initial reactions. Some seem happy. Some seem sad. And some, just seem stunned.
“Worst day in UFC history,” one user posted.
Another user expressed where Jones ranks all-time, “JON JONES WILL GO DOWN AS THE GREATEST FIGHTER OF ALL TIME.”
“Scared of Tom you think?” one user questioned.
“embarrassing for the company to have just wasted all that time and holding up that division,” one user said of the UFC.
Another user on X, couldn’t help but post Aspinall’s rubber duck image.
— Conner Burks (@connerburks) June 21, 2025
At 31 years old, Aspinall has shown all the promise and potential in the world when he steps into the Octagon. While he has a 15-3 overall record, his lone misstep in the UFC was a loss to Curtis Blaydes in 2022.
Aspinall was confident he would retire Jones, making this definitive statement back in March of this year.
“I will retire Jon Jones without even fighting him…Jon, let’s do it. You don’t have to ask me twice. If not, I’ll fight somebody else for the undisputed belt. I’ll fight anybody, anytime, anywhere. It doesn’t matter, I’m ready to go.”
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 21, 2025, where it first appeared.
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