Jon Jones Provides Injury Updates Amid Talks about UFC Return

11 months ago

Jon Jones Provides Injury Updates Amid Talks about UFC Return

Jones, 38, gave fans an update after his short-lived retirement and White barring him from the UFC’s 2026 White House event, teased by Donald Trump. “Life is good; your boy is healing… I’m a man on a mission,” he said after stem cell treatment. Despite injuries and setbacks, Jones remains optimistic about returning to finish his career with a title fight “like a badas*.”

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