{"id":37330,"date":"2026-03-21T14:46:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T14:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Jon-Jones-believes-he-beats-most-fighters-despite-arthritis-200537"},"modified":"2026-03-21T14:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T14:46:58","slug":"jon-jones-believes-he-beats-most-fighters-despite-arthritis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/jon-jones-believes-he-beats-most-fighters-despite-arthritis\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones believes he beats most fighters despite arthritis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <center><!--PICTURE R--><\/p>\n<div class=\"pointer\">\n<center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jon-jones-believes-he-beats-most-fighters-despite-arthritis.jpg\" width=\"640\" class=\"Picture\"\/><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><b>Jon<br \/>\nJones remains confident in his abilities. | Getty\/UFC<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--\/PICTURE R--><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Jon-Jones-27944\">Jon<br \/>\nJones<\/a> is not to be counted out because of his<br \/>\narthritis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jones recently reminded fans that while arthritis is painful, it<br \/>\nhasn\u2019t robbed him of his skills. Widely considered the greatest of<br \/>\nall time, Jones believes he still runs through most fighters.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \u201cRandom thought: Arthritis hurts, it doesn\u2019t make you cripple,\u201d<br \/>\nJones wrote on X. \u201cI\u2019m still smashing 99.47% of you out there.\u201d<center readability=\"1.8169934640523\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.359477124183\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Random thought: Arthritis hurts, it doesn\u2019t<br \/>\nmake you cripple. I\u2019m still smashing 99.47% of you out there.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonny Meat (@JonnyBones) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonnyBones\/status\/2035090446050107832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\nMarch 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Shattered Dreams<\/h2>\n<p>Jones stalled the heavyweight division for over a year before<br \/>\nretiring last year. However, \u201cBones\u201d returned to the drug testing<br \/>\npool within weeks of his retirement after <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-White-House-Freedom-250-Topuria-vs-Gaethje-111990\"><br \/>\nUFC White House<\/a> plans were revealed. But Jones failed to land a<br \/>\nspot on the card despite his best efforts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While there were talks of potential fight with <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Alex-Pereira-224511\">Alex<br \/>\nPereira<\/a>, they fizzled out after Jones\u2019 arthritis was revealed.<br \/>\nJones\u2019 arthritis was first revealed on a video recorded with Meta<br \/>\nglasses, allegedly without his knowledge. After missing out on the<br \/>\nWhite House card, Jones has asked for his release from the <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUFC<\/a>.&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Jones remains confident in his abilities. | Getty\/UFC Jon Jones is not to be counted out because of his arthritis.&nbsp; Jones recently reminded fans that while arthritis is painful, it hasn\u2019t robbed him of his skills. Widely considered the greatest of all time, Jones believes he still runs through most fighters. 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