From the files of having your cake and eating it, too, it has been difficult to come to terms with Jon Jones' self-narrative of late as the often reclusive UFC legend has resurfaced in the media cycle entering just his second bout in a span approaching five full years.

If Jon Jones is claiming that fighting Tom Aspinall wouldn't improve his legacy, what on earth would 'The Black Beast' or 'Sweet Dreams' do for it?

Jon Jones won't extend his fighting career beyond UFC 309 to unify the heavyweight title, but he will to fight Derrick Lewis or Jamahal Hill.