Two-time UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Johnson had to beat down comeback rumors recently when he was spotted at a bare-knuckle boxing event.

Johnson, 34, is content with retired life. But there is one thing that could make him change his mind.

“The only way I’d come out of retirement is if Jon Jones goes to heavyweight, and then that’s when I’ll come out of retirement and fight Jon,” Johnson said on the “Into the Weeds” podcast. “I mean, that’s the only guy I want to fight. Because after him, I can officially say I did my job, (and) my mission is complete. Although I didn’t win a title, I fought the best of the best.”

In April, it will have been two years since Johnson (22-6 MMA, 13-6 UFC) hung up his gloves. He retired after a second loss to now-former champ Daniel Cormier.

Johnson got within arms length of a shot at Jones in his prime. The two were scheduled to face off at UFC 187 in May 2015. Then Jones was stripped of the title after he injured a pregnant woman in a serious car accident. Johnson went on to suffer his first defeat against Cormier in a bout for the vacant title.

Jones reclaimed the light heavyweight belt this past December with a second win over Alexander Gustafsson (18-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) at UFC 232. He defended the title this past Saturday with a dominant win over Anthony Smith (31-14 MMA, 7-4 UFC) at UFC 235.

Johnson was cageside for UFC 235 when his longtime teammate, Kamaru Usman, took the welterweight title from Tyron Woodley in the co-headliner.

Since retiring from MMA, Johnson has bulked up as a bodybuilder and likely would struggle to fight as anything other than a heavyweight. He said he hasn’t trained since his loss to Cormier.

Johnson credited UFC President Dana White for motivating him to retire and turn to business.

“A lot of people talk trash about Dana White, how he’s a snake and how he’s bad for the sport,” Johnson said. “You know what? Dana, he’s just smart. He’s a businessman.

“Being in the cage and fighting – this happened during the fight, I think after I knocked somebody out. I don’t remember who it was. I remember looking at Dana on the other side of the cage and thinking, ‘Damn, I just put in all this work, and I’m getting the victory and feeling like a winner, but the dude on the other side of the cage is celebrating more than me right now, because he’s not taking one punch, he’s not running one mile, not doing one sit-up or push-up, and he’s making a grip of money.’ I was like, yeah, it’s time for a career change.”

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