Open Extended ReactionsJon Jones' retirement from mixed martial arts has felt more and more inevitable over the course of this year. "Jon Jones called us last night and retired," White told a group of reporters when asked directly about Jones. It might have something to do with the feeling around Jones' retirement, which is undeniably disappointment. Now here's the part that fans and Jones' critics probably don't want to talk about: He doesn't owe the world the Aspinall fight. No one should say Jones' fighting résumé is ruined for refusing to fight Aspinall.