Jon Jones is the “world’s happiest dad” today. After a long legal struggle, the UFC heavyweight champion now has 50-50 custody of his son.
When partners get separated, and cannot mutually agree over the custody of their children, they must take the legal route to figure out how to raise the kids. Sometimes, a 50-50 custody is the best-case scenario for both the parent and the child since they get to spend equal quality time.
Jones is no different. The Rochester native took to social media to share his elation with his fans, much to their surprise.
I was just granted 50/50 custody of my son, I’m the happiest dad in the world today.
— BONY (@JonnyBones) June 21, 2024
Most fans only knew of Jones’ daughters and weren’t aware that he also had a son. Regardless, they congratulated the champion on the good news.
‘Bones’ family life has been private for quite some time now and by design. He has kept them public eye and scrutiny as much as he can. The only time they have even been seen at a UFC event was for a Fight Night in 2019.
Jones himself hasn’t been in the octagon for quite some time now, having only had one fight in the last 3 years. This was despite the then UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou repeatedly calling him out for a fight. The common consensus has been that the Cameroonian could be the man to put an end to Jones’ win streak.
But UFC president Dana White doesn’t think the world would flip on its axis if Jones and Ngannou get inside an octagon and the doors are locked.
White predicts Jones’ winning over Ngannou
Since Jones’ return to the UFC and his win against Cyril Gane in the heavyweight division, White has maintained that he is the greatest of all time.
So much so that he even believes that Ngannou, whose punching power White used to compare to a Ford truck, doesn’t have a chance against the undisputed champion.
In an interview with Shannon Sharpe, the UFC President spoke about how the actual fight would go if it were to have happened.
“Sits out for three years, comes back, and beats Ciryl Gane, (snaps finger) like that. In my opinion, he does the same thing to Francis, 100%. Francis didn’t want to fight Jon Jones.”
Dana White went on another rant about Jon Jones being the greatest fighter ever pic.twitter.com/khDbPNcDAV
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) June 19, 2024
The UFC president also went on to state that Jones does not have anything left to prove anymore. This has been White’s standard response to Jones not answering callouts from interim champion, Tom Aspinall.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like Jones will ever be fighting the interim champion even if he wins against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309. What do you think? Let us know in the comments.
