# Jon Jones Says He’ll Retire from Fighting after 309 **URL:** \ **Category:** UltimateGround\ **Created:** [September 16, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690 "2024-09-16T15:29:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HongKongPhooey](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/hongkongphooey/32/130745_2.png) [@HongKongPhooey](https://og.discourse.group/u/HongKongPhooey)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/1 "2024-09-16T15:29:46Z")
> **[Jon Jones says he’ll retire after UFC 309: ‘This is gonna be the last time’](https://www.mmamania.com/2024/9/16/24246055/jon-jones-says-hell-retire-from-fighting-after-ufc-309-this-is-gonna-be-the-last-time)** > > Sorry, Tom Aspinall! Jones confirmed that he still intends to retire following a final fight against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongPhooey](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/hongkongphooey/32/130745_2.png) [@HongKongPhooey](https://og.discourse.group/u/HongKongPhooey)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/2 "2024-09-16T15:30:14Z")
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**Author:** ![HongKongPhooey](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/hongkongphooey/32/130745_2.png) [@HongKongPhooey](https://og.discourse.group/u/HongKongPhooey)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/3 "2024-09-16T15:30:57Z")
Jon Jones plans on retiring after his [big UFC 309 heavyweight title clash](https://www.mmamania.com/2024/9/14/24244509/dana-white-confirms-jon-jones-vs-stipe-miocic-at-ufc-309-on-nov-16-from-msg-ppv-new-york) with Stipe Miocic in November. The UFC just officially announced Jones vs. Miocic during Noche UFC at the Sphere, and “Bones” was in attendance looking fit and fashionable in a black dress shirt and cowboy hat. This is a fight over a year in the making: Jon and Stipe were supposed to clash in November of 2023 at UFC 295, but a torn pectoral muscle took Jones out of action. Over that year, new potential challenges for the former light heavyweight champ and current heavyweight champ have arisen. [Tom Aspinall](https://www.mmamania.com/2024/8/19/24224051/tom-aspinall-will-retire-jon-jones-without-even-fighting-him-theyre-holding-the-belt-hostage-ufc) holds an interim heavyweight title. A bout [with light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira](https://www.mmamania.com/2024/9/15/24245854/superfight-alex-pereira-just-wants-to-train-with-jon-jones-after-ufc-306-meetup) would be the biggest MMA superfight in years. But according to Jones, he’s still planning on walking away from the sport after one more fight. “This is gonna be the last time. The last time,” Jones told Clocked N’ Loaded on Saturday night before adding, “More than likely.” [MMAMania.com](https://www.mmamania.com/) had heard from sources at UFC 306 that Jones was telling people this was his final fight, but now you have it on camera in his own words. Jones is 37 years old and has been fighting professionally since 2008. He arrived in the UFC in 2009, and has been fighting in title fights since 2011. That’s a long time to stand at the top of the mountain, and “Bones” is ready to leave before age or younger contenders drag him down. Which is too bad, because he sounds like he’s just getting filled in at heavyweight. “I feel great, yeah,” he said. “I feel really, really good. 250 pounds lean and strong.” Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic goes down on November 16th from Madison Square Garden in New York City. Make sure you catch it, because it may be the last time we see Jones competing in the cage. ---
**Author:** ![syntaxless](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/syntaxless/32/88_2.png) [@syntaxless](https://og.discourse.group/u/syntaxless)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/4 "2024-09-16T15:34:01Z")
Everyone knew why he wanted that easy fight. ---
**Author:** ![Song2](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/song2/32/7100_2.png) [@Song2](https://og.discourse.group/u/Song2)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/5 "2024-09-16T15:35:11Z")
The greatest of all time win or lose. ---
**Author:** ![Altofsky](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/altofsky/32/41037_2.png) [@Altofsky](https://og.discourse.group/u/Altofsky)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/6 "2024-09-16T15:35:18Z")
![Donald Glover Reaction GIF](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/og/original/2X/5/59c5c594501715248094549131a1d42045e4f845.webp) ---
**Author:** ![AntonFig](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/antonfig/32/5805_2.png) [@AntonFig](https://og.discourse.group/u/AntonFig)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/7 "2024-09-16T15:35:23Z")
![the wolf of wall street idgaf GIF](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/og/original/3X/2/6/2655a368aa05f17508c19669b8205eddca43ab2e.webp) ---
**Author:** ![King\_Kong](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/king_kong/32/5004_2.png) [@King\_Kong](https://og.discourse.group/u/King_Kong)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/8 "2024-09-16T15:38:16Z")
GOAT juicer ---
**Author:** ![HongKongPhooey](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/hongkongphooey/32/130745_2.png) [@HongKongPhooey](https://og.discourse.group/u/HongKongPhooey)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/9 "2024-09-16T15:39:48Z")
LOL ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ---
**Author:** ![BackFromTheGrave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BackFromTheGrave](https://og.discourse.group/u/BackFromTheGrave)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/10 "2024-09-16T15:40:24Z")
Good, fuck off PED Head ---
**Author:** ![Song2](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/song2/32/7100_2.png) [@Song2](https://og.discourse.group/u/Song2)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/11 "2024-09-16T15:40:26Z")
Picograms are now legal because of the goat. He was a pioneer. Like druggy hendo before him. ---
**Author:** ![floox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@floox](https://og.discourse.group/u/floox)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/12 "2024-09-16T16:42:14Z")
Of course he will lol ---
**Author:** ![Jamie999](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8c91f0/32.png) [@Jamie999](https://og.discourse.group/u/Jamie999)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/13 "2024-09-16T16:44:28Z")
He could probably win 5 more after. So dumb. He will never have access to this ability to earn again. ---
**Author:** ![SickEye](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/sickeye/32/1404_2.png) [@SickEye](https://og.discourse.group/u/SickEye)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/14 "2024-09-16T16:46:28Z")
Great, now every HW champ for the next decade will get the “he never beat Jones” treatment. Unless Stipe pulls out the upset anyway. ---
**Author:** ![410Sprint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/4da419/32.png) [@410Sprint](https://og.discourse.group/u/410Sprint)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/15 "2024-09-16T16:48:52Z")
pico GOAT ---
**Author:** ![VinegarStrokes](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/vinegarstrokes/32/4409_2.png) [@VinegarStrokes](https://og.discourse.group/u/VinegarStrokes)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/16 "2024-09-16T16:57:34Z")
![Tired Duck GIF](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/og/original/3X/3/8/381cfe2c195515eb05796ac172922c14aa4c53fd.webp) Ducking Tom… ---
**Author:** ![tik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ea924/32.png) [@tik](https://og.discourse.group/u/tik)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/17 "2024-09-16T17:03:42Z")
At this point, I really hope the fight gets canceled again. Jones’s legacy is already under a cloud of questions—whether it’s about PED allegations, past suspensions, or avoiding the heavyweight division. History will judge him on these issues, regardless of what we think. When he had the chance to face real competition, he chose to step back. ---
**Author:** ![Squishy\_Steel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/squishy_steel/32/71173_2.png) [@Squishy\_Steel](https://og.discourse.group/u/Squishy_Steel)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/18 "2024-09-16T17:11:13Z")
Now we need the rainbow emoji back. ---
**Author:** ![Mongo54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Mongo54](https://og.discourse.group/u/Mongo54)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/19 "2024-09-16T17:38:45Z")
must be taxing keeping up the one fight every 3 years pace he has set. ---
**Author:** ![Song2](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/song2/32/7100_2.png) [@Song2](https://og.discourse.group/u/Song2)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690/20 "2024-09-16T17:43:08Z")
> [@Mongo54](#): > > must be taxing keeping up the one fight every 3 years pace he has set. I think it was beating the greatest murderers row in MMA history prior to that [Next page](https://og.discourse.group/t/jon-jones-says-he-ll-retire-from-fighting-after-309/6690.md?page=2)