Jon Jones will only face Oleksandr Usyk in retirement fight under one condition
Jon Jones has publicly identified the specific requirement for a potential retirement fight against Oleksandr Usyk.
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The brief
Jon Jones is currently addressing reports regarding his professional future and potential matchups. He has expressed interest in a return to the UFC while simultaneously discussing the possibility of a fight involving Oleksandr Usyk. Jones maintains that he is a mixed martial artist rather than a boxer.
Coverage from Bloody Elbow, MMA Sucka, MMA Mania, Yahoo Sports, Ring Magazine, talkSPORT, Sherdog, and Boxing News Online highlights that any potential engagement with Usyk would require specific conditions to occur within a cage. Reports also note that Jones’s coach has expressed a desire for him to retire due to physical concerns. Ongoing coverage indicates that Jones is currently awaiting a fight offer from the UFC.
Future developments remain dependent on negotiations with the organization and any response from potential opponents regarding the format of a match.
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Quick answers
What condition did Jon Jones set for a fight with Oleksandr Usyk?
Jones stated that he would only fight Usyk in a cage, emphasizing that he is not a boxer.
Is Jon Jones currently retired?
Coverage indicates that Jones is waiting for the UFC to offer him another fight, though his coach has expressed that he should not fight again due to physical pain.
Does Jon Jones have a relationship with Dana White?
Headlines suggest a positive personal relationship between the two.
Coverage (10)
- Jon Jones claims he is waiting for the UFC to offer him another fight: ‘The door is open’ Bloody Elbow · 3d ago
- Jon Jones ‘wakes up in pain’ reveals coach who doesn’t want him to ever fight again Bloody Elbow · 3d ago
- Jon Jones opens up about potential Oleksandr Usyk boxing match, UFC contract and MMA comeback MMA Sucka · 3d ago
- Jones + Dana = Homies 4 Lyfe MMA Mania · 3d ago
- Jon Jones challenges Oleksandr Usyk to a cage fight: ‘I am not a boxer’ Yahoo Sports · 3d ago
- Interview: Jon Jones on fighting Usyk, UFC return, Dana White, more ringmagazine.com · 3d ago
- Jon Jones names one condition he'd accept Oleksandr Usyk fight after being named as option talkSPORT · 3d ago
- Jon Jones reveals the one way he’d fight Oleksandr Usyk Sherdog · 3d ago
- Morning Report | Jon Jones shoots down Oleksandr Usyk talk, leaves door open for UFC return Yahoo Sports · 3d ago
- Jon Jones will only face Oleksandr Usyk in retirement fight under one condition boxingnewsonline.net · 3d ago
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