{"id":146246,"date":"2025-06-21T23:56:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T23:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/21\/jon-jones-officially-retired-dana-white-says\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T23:56:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T23:56:44","slug":"jon-jones-officially-retired-dana-white-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/21\/jon-jones-officially-retired-dana-white-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones &#8216;Officially Retired,&#8217; Dana White Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Jon Jones<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">&#8216;Officially Retired,&#8217; Dana White Says<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-06-21T16:42:08-07:00\">June 21, 2025 4:42 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-7e38a62afbb538d5fba6c83ef200c48e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20241029_82762defac5f4252964aa78305de8ffd\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ce17146e-7361-43c1-8cad-b6c094cc3a65\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/82\/4by3\/2024\/10\/29\/82762defac5f4252964aa78305de8ffd_md.jpg\" alt=\"jon jones getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7e38a62afbb538d5fba6c83ef200c48e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a8327b5f6e72b7cc1c7dde2a99790db0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jon-bones-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jon Jones<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; legendary combating profession is over.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a8327b5f6e72b7cc1c7dde2a99790db0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b68d0d85bd43e6e9108489b779b3c531\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/dana-white\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dana White<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>introduced arguably the perfect UFC competitor of all-time known as him on Friday night time and let him know he won&#8217;t be combating once more.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b68d0d85bd43e6e9108489b779b3c531--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ed232067f1868a778286cf81d9f866ab\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-397f2640-3f12-41cd-a0e6-77b03e7055a4-1828277500-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-397f2640-3f12-41cd-a0e6-77b03e7055a4-1828277500-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3b\/16by9\/2025\/06\/21\/3b3edc881c9c45b481f982e6acdc8ef8_md.jpg\" alt=\"062125_dana_white\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">UFC<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ed232067f1868a778286cf81d9f866ab--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-80662317bfecfc992a55f60e15366098\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;Jon Jones known as us final night time and retired,&#8221; the UFC honcho mentioned Saturday. &#8220;Jon Jones is formally retired.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-80662317bfecfc992a55f60e15366098--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-056e1b6b635d4dfad449aeda45704732\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>White made it clear <strong>Tom Aspinall<\/strong> is now the UFC&#8217;s heavyweight champion.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-056e1b6b635d4dfad449aeda45704732--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-27ea0e56a442b22e0acc9eb9d8fd4c54\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Jones, 37, final fought in November 2024, when he beat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/stipe-miocic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Stipe Miocic<\/strong><\/a>. It was simply his second-ever tilt at heavyweight &#8212; in March of 2023, he received his first match within the division with a powerful first-round victory over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ciryl-gane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ciryl Gane<\/strong><\/a> to take the division&#8217;s strap.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-27ea0e56a442b22e0acc9eb9d8fd4c54--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f0f9ba25f5f0b1850f5bb7c723b4feab\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250621_b754d76af0764921b0d59e01027600de\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ce17146e-7361-43c1-8cad-b6c094cc3a65\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b7\/4by3\/2025\/06\/21\/b754d76af0764921b0d59e01027600de_md.jpg\" alt=\"jon jones getty sub\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f0f9ba25f5f0b1850f5bb7c723b4feab--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8ff4ab4110f15b521a97aa5af8904233\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Prior to his retirement, he and Aspinall had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/11\/15\/ufc-interim-heavyweight-champ-tom-aspinall-wants-jon-jones-fight-next-not-stipe-miocic-mma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>anticipated to struggle<\/strong><\/a> for the best to be known as the UFC&#8217;s true heavyweight champ &#8212; although Jon hadn&#8217;t been a lot of a fan of the matchup, believing Aspinall hadn&#8217;t accomplished sufficient to earn the best to step into the Octagon with him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8ff4ab4110f15b521a97aa5af8904233--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bb75d756ff3ef0742b21a15f6c807d97\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Jon started his historic UFC profession almost twenty years in the past &#8230; when he took on Andre Gusmao at UFC 87 in August 2008. He received the struggle by unanimous choice.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bb75d756ff3ef0742b21a15f6c807d97--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e668a1539615c14c0988521ae992ed94\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250621_5c73b574ed3b4231b3a880aaf12546a6\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ce17146e-7361-43c1-8cad-b6c094cc3a65\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5c\/4by3\/2025\/06\/21\/5c73b574ed3b4231b3a880aaf12546a6_md.jpg\" alt=\"jon jones getty sub 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e668a1539615c14c0988521ae992ed94--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0e9b45f84aba3ece5ab092cf86746fbf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Three years later, he grew to become the youngest UFC champion ever at simply 23 years outdated &#8212; after he beat Mauricio Rua at UFC 128.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0e9b45f84aba3ece5ab092cf86746fbf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3193a4460fb18097ea36964f4bed38fd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He completed his profession with a 28-1 report &#8212; along with his solely loss being a controversial disqualification.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3193a4460fb18097ea36964f4bed38fd--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Jon Jones &#8216;Officially Retired,&#8217; Dana White Says Published June 21, 2025 4:42 PM PDT Jon Jones&#8216; legendary combating profession is over. 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