Fighters changing their minds about retirement after getting itchy knuckles shouldn’t be unusual.
Jon Jones has admitted he “could possibly be done” after changing his mind about hanging up his gloves following the announcement of the UFC White House event.
While the ending of his profession resulted in quite a lot of criticism, ‘Bones’ has nothing left to prove contained in the Octagon.
Meanwhile, Dustin Poirier still seems like he has unfinished business with Justin Gaethje resulting from them each holding a win over one another.
One other legendary fighter who has an unfinished trilogy is sticking to his guns about leaving this chapter of his life behind.
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Demetrious Johnson won’t entertain competing in Real American Freestyle against Henry Cejudo
Jon Jones and Demetrious Johnson settled the GOAT debate when two of one of the best fighters within the history of the game got here face-to-face at a recent charity event.
After Johnson made his debut in 2011, he went on to set the record for probably the most consecutive title defenses in UFC history.
The flyweight legend announced his retirement in 2024 following a six-fight win run in ONE Championship where he suffered his first stoppage loss and accomplished his first trilogy.
Johnson parted ways with the UFC after a loss to Henry Cejudo ended his iconic title reign to even the rating between them at 1-1.
Each men competed in the identical celebrity flag football match as Jones last week, where ‘Mighty Mouse’ wasn’t entertaining the thought of facing off along with his ‘frenemy’ Cejudo in a Real American Freestyle grappling match.
“Don’t attempt to con me into this s—,” Johnson said in a video on his YouTube channel. “I don’t wrestle, man. I’m retired, I’m busy doing all of my other s—… I don’t want that. That’s all you baby.”
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Henry Cejudo faces one other legend who got here out of retirement next outing
Henry Cejudo made the daring decision to vacate his bantamweight title and retire in 2020 before returning to the UFC three years later.
Urijah Faber had the identical gap of inactivity before making his return to the Octagon in 2019 for 2 more fights in a short-lived comeback.
Later this month, the 2 legends will meet at Real American Freestyle’s next event on February 28 on the Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona.