After the occasions of UFC 321, you knew Jon Jones was going to make his voice heard. And he did so in a method that was equal components refined because it was blatant.
The UFC 321 heavyweight championship foremost occasion that includes Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane resulted in a no contest after Aspinall was left unable to proceed as a result of a double eye poke. Within the hours since, the MMA neighborhood has been in debate over if Gane is at fault for the attention pokes or if Aspinall needed a method out of the battle.
Jones has given his reply, altering pictures on his social media accounts to rubber geese with eye patches.
Jon Jones reacts to the Ciryl Gane vs Tom Aspinall battle…by updating his Twitter and IG “duck” profile footage to a duck with an eyepatch
through @JonnyBones pic.twitter.com/ieD2CYAnlK
— ACD MMA (@acdmma_) October 25, 2025
This was a clap again and nod to UFC London earlier this yr. There, Aspinall was within the crowd and held up a rubber duck to the digicam, implying that Jones was ducking him within the negotiations for an undisputed title battle between the 2 that finally fell via.
Jon Jones Sends Dig To Tom Aspinall, Desires To Struggle Alex Pereira At UFC White Home
Jones wasn’t accomplished, nonetheless. A number of hours after the top of the cardboard, Jones directed a publish on X (previously Twitter) towards Alex Pereira, placing out the thought of the 2 dealing with off on the UFC White Home card this coming June.
“Alex, I’d be all the way down to carry the very best ability degree to the White Home,” Jones mentioned within the publish. “I recognize the respect you confirmed, let’s dance.”
This was in response to Pereira’s personal response to the UFC 321 conclusion. In an Instagram publish, Pereira may be seen shaking his head with a smirk as he walked away from his TV display screen.
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The publish was captioned with a message towards Jones, asking for the 2 of them to “make the heavyweight division nice once more.”
Each circumstances, nonetheless, should undergo the thoughts of somebody who has been towards each. UFC CEO and President Dana White has beforehand acknowledged that he doesn’t need Jones competing on the UFC White Home card and that he doesn’t have an curiosity in Alex Pereira transferring as much as heavyweight.
