{"id":42151,"date":"2026-02-08T07:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T12:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/08\/jon-jones-reverses-retirement-decision-once-more-drops-startling-update-on-ufc-comeback\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T07:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T12:38:39","slug":"jon-jones-reverses-retirement-decision-once-more-drops-startling-update-on-ufc-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/08\/jon-jones-reverses-retirement-decision-once-more-drops-startling-update-on-ufc-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones Reverses Retirement Decision Once More, Drops Startling Update on UFC Comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/08\/jon-jones-reverses-retirement-decision-once-more-drops-startling-update-on-ufc-comeback\/#Jon_Jones_Potential_Future_in_MMA\" >Jon Jones\u2019 Potential Future in MMA<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/08\/jon-jones-reverses-retirement-decision-once-more-drops-startling-update-on-ufc-comeback\/#Jon_Jones_Faces_Serious_Injury\" >Jon Jones Faces Serious Injury<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>Jon Jones is contemplating retirement once again within a year.  <\/p>\n<p>Last June, the UFC legend emotionally announced his departure from MMA.  <\/p>\n<p>However, just weeks later, he reversed course and declared plans to compete again in 2026.  <\/p>\n<p>Now, at 38 years old, the former two-division UFC champion is thinking that he might be finished with MMA for good.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Latest Update:<\/strong> Jon Jones acknowledges he\u2019ll need to \u201cgo all out\u201d to defeat another top GOAT contender despite a notable size disadvantage.  <\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jon_Jones_Potential_Future_in_MMA\"><\/span>Jon Jones\u2019 Potential Future in MMA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Fans grew concerned about Jones\u2019 future after seeing him struggle to run during a recent charity football game, a clip that quickly circulated online.  <\/p>\n<p>Speaking with Helen Yee that same day, Jones remained optimistic, saying, \u201cI think I can make it.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m young enough and healthy enough to take on the best fighters in the world, but I\u2019ve always fought the very best. That\u2019s a high bar to set. So maybe it\u2019s important to leave at a great time. I don\u2019t want to end up like those fighters who win or lose and can\u2019t even remember their name,\u201d he explained.  <\/p>\n<p>Jones also shared a cautionary tale of meeting a fighter who couldn\u2019t recall his own birthday, underscoring the toll fighting takes on the body and mind.  <\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jon_Jones_Faces_Serious_Injury\"><\/span>Jon Jones Faces Serious Injury<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Recently, Jones disclosed that he suffers from severe arthritis in his left hip and is actually a candidate for hip replacement surgery.  <\/p>\n<p>In a private conversation that leaked online, he admitted how much pain he experienced, particularly during his last training camp.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have severe arthritis, but most people aren\u2019t aware,\u201d Jones said. \u201cMy left hip is covered in arthritis. I\u2019m already qualified for a hip replacement. During last camp, the pain was so bad I just went to bed.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>He also mentioned his motivation to stay active for his three-year-old son, wanting to play with him using what remains of his healthy hip.  <\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Jones maintained that his arthritis won\u2019t stop him from making a UFC comeback, but he also seems aware this might be his final run inside the Octagon.  <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Fan Take:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis news hits hard for fight fans because Jon Jones has been an iconic figure whose career has shaped modern MMA. His struggles with health and retirement decisions remind us how unforgiving the sport can be, and his potential exit could open the door for a new generation of fighters to rise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Jones is contemplating retirement once again within a year. Last June, the UFC legend emotionally announced his departure from MMA. However, just weeks later, he reversed course and declared plans to compete again in 2026. Now, at 38 years old, the former two-division UFC champion is thinking that he might be finished with MMA [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2443],"tags":[2444],"class_list":{"0":"post-42151","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fighting","8":"tag-fighting"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}