UFC fans are in for a disappointment as Jon Jones' manager Malki Kawa has hinted that the champion stripped of his belt may never return to UFC.
Less than a week ago, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones was indefinitely suspended and stripped of his title after being arrested on allegation of leaving the scene of a hit-and-run car accident that left a 20-year-old pregnant woman with a broken arm.
However, if Jon Jones gets through the court case and is even reinstated by the UFC, chances are he'll never return to fighting, according to FOXSports.
Jones' longtime manager Malki Kawa states his client will probably walk away from MMA completely in order to get his life in order following this latest altercation.
On Monday's edition of The MMA Hour, Kawa told Ariel Helwani, "It could very well be the last time we've seen Jon Jones in the Octagon."
"I think Jon Jones is gonna focus on Jon Jones," Kawa added.
Kawa said Jones is going to take time to do whatever he has to do, "and if it's the last time we've seen him fight, it's the last time we have seen him fight."
Kawa further added that he is OK with Jones decision to not fight again.
Jon Jones, who is widely regarded as the greatest MMA fighter to ever live, became UFC's youngest champion ever at the age of 23, when he decimated Mauricio "Shogun" Rua at UFC 128 in 2011 to earn the title he was later forced to kiss good-bye, MMAFighting noted.
In the wake of Jones continually dropping the ball throughout his career, the frustration from fans and pundits alike is acceptable, Yahoo Sports noted.
According to Kawa, a positive drug test for cocaine in 2014, and the recent hit-and-run, none of Jones' outside-the-cage actions will affect his view on where his client ranks in the pantheon of MMA immortality.
"He'll still go down as the greatest of all time and no one is gonna convince me otherwise," Kawa said.
Kawa further added that from his perspective he is 50/50 on whether or not Jones will decide to step in the Octagon again even if his suspension is lifted. The only thing Kawa can guarantee is if Jones decides to walk away and retire from the sports of MMA, it is not because of his recent suspension, or anything else that happened as a result of his arrest.
