The latest evidence of this came Wednesday when Jones answered an X user’s presumptive question, “How does it feel to be retired?” Jones’ response, which he quote-tweeted for his 3 million followers to see, was telling.

“I don’t know if I wanna call it retired,” Jones wrote. “I feel like I’ll always have an ability to pop out and show em. I’ve had many breaks throughout my career, my identity outside of fighting is well intact. I’m genuinely enjoying life, I’m growing in different ways.”

That’s the last thing UFC fans, who’ve been clamoring for Jones vs. Aspinall for months, want to hear. Jones repeatedly has been accused of ducking Aspinall, whom he didn’t deem worthy, ever since he made it clear that he was uninterested in the matchup leading up to UFC 309. Immediately after his finish of Stipie Miocic last November, Jones said it would require “f*ck you money” to get him to agree to the fight. Since then, Jones has been lukewarm, at best, on fighting Aspinall.