There is no immediate indication that Jones' retirement is related to the latest charge. Jones' lawyer, Christopher Dodd, released a statement on Monday firing back at the charges and accusing the Albuquerque Police Department of "improper" targeting of his client.

Stephen A. Smith thinks Jon Jones should have given the fans what they wanted before retiring. Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) retired and relinquished his heavyweight title, meaning the long-awaited title-unification bout with Tom Aspinall (15-3 MMA,

Jon Jones has retired, ending an illustrious career in which he laid claim to being the greatest mixed martial arts fighter of all time, UFC chief executive Dana White announced at a press conference on Saturday.