Jon Jones reveals dealing with ailment 'most people don't know' about
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Jon Jones has been dealing with a nagging injury.
Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC), a former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion, recently filmed Season 3 of ALF Global's "Alf Reality" series, a Russian version of the UFC's "The Ultimate Fighter," opposite longtime rival Daniel Cormier.
Cormier said he'd be willing to wrestle Jones under the Real American Freestyle banner, but Jones didn't reciprocate the same interest. He revealed recent struggles with his hip.
"I have severe arthritis, and most people don't know that," Jones said (h/t Championship Rounds). "My left hip is covered in arthritis. I actually already qualified for hip replacement. My last training camp, dude, I went to bed in so much pain. I have a 3-year-old baby boy, and I want to use what I got left in my hips to play with his ass."
Despite this revelation, Jones has been campaigning to compete on the UFC's White House event in June. Jones hasn't competed since retaining his heavyweight title with a TKO of Stipe Miocic in November 2024 and later relinquished his belt.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Jon Jones won't wrestle Daniel Cormier because of surprise ailment