UFC’s Dana White Dismisses Jon Jones Retirement Claim

UFC president Dana White on Saturday rejected Jon Jones’s assertion that he informed the promotion of his retirement last November. White told reporters the claim is "not true," adding that he had no knowledge of the former champion currently training. Jones had posted online that the UFC attempted to persuade him to return for a proposed bout against heavyweight contender Tom Aspinall. White, however, insisted the organisation made no such effort, saying, "Believe who you want to believe." The exchange leaves Jones’s competitive future unresolved.