Overview
- Jones broke a recent social-media silence to say arthritis "doesn’t make you cripple" and that he remains highly competitive.
- Dana White has said doctors told him Jones should undergo a hip replacement and called it fair to say Jones is retired.
- Jones previously asked to be released from his UFC contract after being left off the White House card, and tensions with White persist.
- Joe Rogan said on his podcast that Jones received stem cell treatment on his hip through Ways2Well and is feeling better.
- Ariel Helwani has reported the UFC held serious talks with Jones but negotiations stalled over his purse, and the White House card features Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title.