Khabib Nurmagomedov had high praise for Jon Jones after he decided to call it a career. Dana White announced Saturday that Jones retired and relinquished his UFC heavyweight title. A former two-division UFC champion,

According to UFC president Dana White, the deal for Jon Jones, 37, to face Aspinall was “done” before Jones called White on Saturday and retired from mixed martial arts competition.

His post comes after UFC president Dana White announced earlier Saturday that Jones officially retired from the promotion, making Tom Aspinall the new heavyweight champion. "Jon Jones called us last night and retired," White told reporters at a press conference. "Jon Jones is officially retired. Tom Aspinall is the heavyweight champion of the UFC."