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Jon Jones vacates UFC light heavyweight title, uncertain about future

Jon Jones is no longer the UFC light heavyweight champion.

On Monday, Jones revealed that after having a conversation with the promotion about his future, he decided to vacate his 205-pound title effective immediately.

“Just got off the phone with UFC, today I confirm that I’m vacating the light heavyweight championship,” Jones tweeted. “It’s officially up for grabs.

“It’s been an amazing journey, sincere thank you to all my competition, UFC and most importantly you fans.”

Just got off the phone with @Ufc, today I confirm that I’m vacating the light heavyweight championship.