Ex-UFC champ Jon Jones drops major update about White House comeback fight at ESPYs

Jon Jones Makes Massive UFC Comeback Announcement

"I was retired," Jones said. "I felt like I was at a place where I've done it all in the MMA space and felt like there wasn't too many more challengers for me and I just wanted to do something more than [winning] championships and [making] money."

That something more – the White House UFC event tentatively planned for July 4 next year in Washington, D.C., of course.

"Donald Trump mentioned he wanted to have a [UFC] fight at the White House garden, you know," Jones said. "That just seems like such a huge opportunity. I'm a very proud American. I have a lot of very close friends that are in the military. This is my–this is my, I can't call it service, but to be able to entertain the country and the world at this level at the White House means the world to me."

As if it wasn't obvious already, Jones had another mic drop moment.

"I'm back," Jones said.

In a video released by TikTok creator "Joy of Everything," Jones says he is open to fighting all challengers upon his return. This includes elevated Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall.

Jones-Aspinall Not Dead Yet?

“As of right now, the champion is Tom Aspinall, but we’ll see who’s the champion at the end of the year," Jones said.

Aspinall is still awaiting his next opponent, having been inactive for nearly a year after defending his then-interim title.

For now, the drama at heavyweight continues to heat up.

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