{"id":28266,"date":"2026-09-16T17:59:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=28266"},"modified":"2026-09-16T17:59:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:59:44","slug":"will-jon-jones-return-to-the-ufc-gable-steveson-provides-an-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=28266","title":{"rendered":"Will Jon Jones Return To The UFC? Gable Steveson Provides An Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A return to mixed martial arts for Jon Jones? In 2027? If Gable Steveson is to be believed, that could be exactly what we are going to see.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the wake of Tom Aspinall vacating the UFC heavyweight championship, many fans and fighters have weighed in on what they think it all means for the title, and for Aspinall\u2019s future. This includes Jon Jones, who has been fairly active on social media in recent days, despite the fact that he spent a long period of time avoiding a fight with the Englishman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jon Jones\u2019 time these days is spent training up Gable Steveson, someone who legitimately has the potential to become a UFC world champion in his own right. Of course, it\u2019s going to take time, but Jon is probably one of the best coaches you could have from an ability standpoint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a recent interview, Gable Steveson gave his thoughts on whether or not Jon Jones could see the vacated title as a reason to dip his toe back into the water of active competition.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Gable Steveson (4-0), partenaire d&#8217;entra\u00eenement de Jon Jones, donne son avis sur Ciryl Gane !<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 Il parle aussi d&#8217;un potentiel retour du GOAT\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa L&#8217;UFC 331, c&#8217;est \u00e0 suivre sur RMC Sport 1 dans la nuit de samedi \u00e0 dimanche. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a6BJkUtxqW\">pic.twitter.com\/a6BJkUtxqW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RMC Sport Combat (@RMCSportCombat) September 15, 2026<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gable Steveson discusses Jon Jones\u2019 possible UFC return<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think Ciryl Gane deserves (the undisputed title) he\u2019s a fantastic fighter and he\u2019s a guy that goes out there and he\u2019s beating everybody besides the infinity stones of fighting, (Francis) Ngannou and Jon,\u201d Steveson told RMC Sport Combat when asked about the state of the heavyweight division.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think Jon would like to come back also, maybe seeing this belt open up put another fire into him. Jon\u2019s my training partner everyday in Albuquerque so I\u2019ve seen what he can still do and I know he can do it at the highest level, and maybe his time will come again and I think it will,\u201d Steveson added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quotes via Bloody Elbow<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s easy for fans and pundits to dislike Jones as a result of some of the things he\u2019s done in the past. Still, given the current state of the heavyweight division, the promotion would certainly benefit from having him back on the team \u2013 even if it\u2019s only for one or two more bouts.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowkickmma.com\/jon-jones-gable-steveson-ufc-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A return to mixed martial arts for Jon Jones? In 2027? 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