“Rule number one about fight club, never underestimate Jon Jones” – Jon Jones
This past weekend, former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight championJones surprised fans with the announcement that he’s seemingly no longer retired and has re-entered the drug testing pool, despite previously insisting he was done fighting and ready to hang up his gloves for good.
Today (Mon., July 7, 2025), “Bones” posted on Twitter/X, basically claiming he’s thrilled to no longer be the champion, embracing the role of a “hunter” for the first time.
“It feels nice to be the hunter and not the hunted for once,” Jones wrote.
It feels nice to be the hunter and not the hunted for once.
— Jonny Meat (@JonnyBones) July 7, 2025
Apparently, the former two-division champion has a selective memory. Just two years ago, he chased and won the Heavyweight title at UFC 285, defeating Ciryl Gane for the vacant belt (watch highlights)—not to mention the multiple times he fought for the Light Heavyweight title after being stripped.
With the mind games Jones has played since defeating Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 last year (watch highlights), it’s anyone’s guess whether he’ll truly return as a ‘hunter.’ He was adamant about retiring, yet now he’s teasing a comeback—perhaps even angling for a headline-grabbing fight at the White House next year.
Only time will tell.
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