White has long maintained the claim that the fight will happen, something he reiterated again and again Saturday. He also put forth a claim that many following the social media saga might be surprised by. According to White, Jones agreed to fight Aspinall, but has not yet signed paperwork.

UFC president Dana White says he cannot stop Jon Jones from retiring, despite the American having "agreed" to fight Tom Aspinall. White was responding to the social media activity of the UFC heavyweight champion,

Dana White says Jon Jones has already agreed to fight Tom Aspinall and it’s just a matter of getting the deal done, which is why he finds the whole online petition to strip Jones of the title "kind of f*cking silly.