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Jon Jones eyeing retirement as UFC boss Dana White denies $30million payday for return: ‘It’s bullsh*t’

According to Joe Rogan, current UFC heavyweight champion, Jon Jones is now considering a rumored retirement from combat sports, after revealing promotional CEO, Dana White contacted him to refute rumors that a $30,000,000 payday was being sought by the Rochester native to make an Octagon return.

Jones, a current heavyweight champion, made his return to action back in November in the headliner of UFC 309, taking on former titleholder, Stipe Miocic in their rescheduled pairing at Madison Square Garden.

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And sending the Ohio veteran into retirement, Jones turned in a stunning spinning back-kick to the body TKO win over the former, successfully defending his portion of the heavyweight crown for the first time.