Jon Jones couldn’t resist posting on Twitter during Thanksgiving, and it was perhaps only ever going to be a matter of time before Tom Aspinall’s name was brought up.
“While you’re enjoying the day, eating junk, blazing up, and grinding on video games. Just remember: your competition probably put in some sort of work today and is already scheming how to conquer 2025,” Jones initially wrote. “Food for thought… Success isn’t luck; it’s a decision and the discipline to stick to it. Happy Thanksgiving!”
The current UFC heavyweight champion then took it upon himself to respond to a fan who accused him of ducking interim champ Aspinall.
“Sure, call me duck for the next year, eventually Tom will lose within the next two or three fights and my legacy will go on as the greatest MMA fight ever. End of story. ” Jones responded.
“Crazy how being called a ‘duck’ pays better than most of you internet tough guys will make in a lifetime,” Jones stated later on. “Two fights in four years and still one of the biggest names in the sport? That’s not ducking, that’s winning. God’s blessings hit different, stay mad.”
Jones then went on to suggest to another fan that it’s still possible he could just retire from the sport, despite recently claiming after his successful title defense against Stipe Miocic that he was going to fight next year.
“Why, I’m incredibly wealthy, I have achieved all my goals in the sport, Hall of Famer, broke many records,” Jones wrote. “Serious question why should I fight again?”
“I’d probably vacate the belt before officially retiring,” Jones noted later. “Let’s see how my meeting with UFC goes.”
