Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has faced immense scrutiny from the public eye since he opted to retire from MMA this past Saturday instead of accepti

Jon Jones doubles down on his claim that the UFC has known about his plans to retire since last year, and urged him to reconsider.

"It was always rumors of him retiring," Aspinall said on "The Diary Of A CEO" podcast. "He's putting stuff out in the media saying that he's retiring because MMA, especially at an elite level, is quiet. You hear rumors a lot. I heard rumors from people close to him that he's going to retire and that he's not living like an athlete."