Jon Jones pronounces November ninth return at MSG
In a not too long ago deleted tweet, Jones appeared to announce his UFC return for November ninth at Madison Sq. Backyard.
“November ninth Madison Sq. Backyard right here I come child,” Jones tweeted Thursday night time.
In a follow-up, Jones reacted to the information of Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes being booked for UFC 304.
Curtis versus Tom for the official primary contender spot! 🙌🏾😌
— BONY (@JonnyBones) Might 17, 2024
“Curtis versus Tom for the official primary contender spot!” Jones stated.
After Jones’s UFC 295 withdrawal, an interim heavyweight title combat between Aspinall and Sergei Pavlovich was added on days’ discover, with Aspinall incomes a first-round knockout win.
As of this writing, the UFC hasn’t formally introduced a November ninth card for Madison Sq. Backyard, though the promotion has routinely hosted an annual card on the venue. UFC 295 final November was headlined by a light-weight heavyweight title matchup between Alex Pereira and Jiří Procházka.
If Jones’s tweet leaked respectable particulars, it seems that the UFC heavyweight champ will probably be re-booked for Madison Sq. Backyard, seemingly in opposition to Miocic. Miocic hasn’t fought since dropping the UFC heavyweight title by knockout to Francis Ngannou at UFC 260.
Jones is arguably the best UFC fighter of all time after a legendary run contained in the Octagon. Earlier than a three-year hiatus from competitors main as much as UFC 285, he loved a number of title reigns because the promotion’s gentle heavyweight champion.
Whereas tickets, card particulars, and different data aren’t accessible simply but, hardcore followers of Jones can begin planning to observe him return in New York Metropolis.