Jon Jones has spent most of 2025 in a strange space between retirement, preparation, and global headlines, but his latest public appearance has raised an entirely different set of questions. The former two-division UFC champion has reportedly been training for a potential return on the UFC’s planned White House card in June 2026, all while living part-time in Chechnya after purchasing a luxury apartment there.

For months, he has posted sporadic updates about training, travel, and recovery. But this week, Jones surfaced alongside one of the world’s most controversial political figures, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. The photos and videos posted by Jones on X showed him sitting beside Kadyrov, riding in a convoy resembling a full police escort, and testing military-grade weapons during h

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