Jon Jones’ retirement announcement came as a shock to many.
The audience interjected how the decision was made haphazardly and could be overturned in the future.
Henry Cejudo seems to have a solution.
He feels that the retirement could be reversed if Tom Aspinall proves himself on one more occasion. More precisely, Henry Cejudo feels Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane could be a solution because he thinks a significant win would shake Jon Jones a little and maybe consider breaking out of the decision.
🚨 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
Henry Cejudo on Jon Jones Breaking Out of Retirement
Recently on the Pound 4 Pound Podcast, Triple C spoke about the possibility of Jon Jones coming back to the octagon and mentioned how Tom Aspinall can play a role in making it happen.
"You give him the No.1 contender, Ciryl Gane, is somebody that's a big heavyweight, that's very agile. I don't think Tom Aspinall gets rid of him right away like he has with other people, and I think that'll be a big indication on if Jon Jones wants to come back and reclaim that belt once again. Just to get a feel of what Tom is all about now that they have a mutual competitor".
Jon refusing to fight Tom is the biggest case of blatant ducking in combat sports history
— ACD MMA (@acdmma_) June 21, 2025
The “baddest man on the planet” outright refusing to fight his interim challenger
Yet another massive stain on Jon’s legacy, good riddance, the division finally moves on 🔥 pic.twitter.com/3qQnFrs3gQ