UFC President Dana White said Saturday that Jon Jones, the UFC heavyweight champ and former light heavyweight champion, has retired. Tom Aspinall, the former interim champ, is now the UFC's heavyweight champion, White said.

Francis Ngannou has fired back at Dana White following Jon Jones’ unexpected retirement from the UFC. For months, Jones had been at the center of one of the most drawn-out sagas in UFC history, refusing to face interim champion Tom Aspinall.

Jones was the heavyweight champion and in discussion to fight interim titleholder Tom Aspinall throughout the year