MMA News: Heavyweight

Diniz defeated Alvin Hines via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC 317 on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Hines lost to Jhonata Diniz via unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC 317 on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Brzeski will take on Ryan Spann at UFC 318 on Jul. 19, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

UFC CEO Dana White announced the retirement of Jon Jones during the post-fight press conference of UFC Baku on Saturday, which translates to Aspinall being promoted as the new heavyweight champion. "Jon Jones called us last night and retired," said White. "Jon Jones is officially retired. Tom Aspinall is the heavyweight champion of the UFC."

UFC CEO Dana White announced the retirement of Jones during the post-fight press conference of UFC Baku on Saturday. "Jon Jones called us last night and retired," said White. "Jon Jones is officially retired. Tom Aspinall is the heavyweight champion of the UFC."

Kuniev lost to Curtis Blaydes via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 28-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Usmas defeated Hamdy Abdelwahab via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Abdelwahab lost to Mohammed Usman via unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Delija has signed with the UFC, according to Guilherme Cruz of MMA Fighting.

Cortes-Acosta will face Sergei Pavlovich in a heavyweight bout in Shanghai on Aug. 23, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Pavlovich will face Waldo Cortes-Acosta in a heavyweight bout in Shanghai on Aug. 23, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Hines will face Jhonata Diniz at UFC 317 on June 28, according to Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Diniz will no longer face Justin Tafa (undisclosed) at UFC 317 on June 28 and will instead take on Alvin Hines, according to Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Cortes-Acosta defeated Serghei Spivac via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC 316 on Saturday in Newark, New Jersey.

Spivac lost to Waldo Cortes-Acosta via unanimous decision (27-30, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC 316 on Saturday in Newark, New Jersey.

Tafa will take on Tuco Tokkos in a light heavyweight matchup at UFC Nashville on July 12, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Tafa is not scheduled to compete against Ateba Gautier at UFC Nashville on July 12, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Walker will face Kennedy Nzechukwu in a heavyweight bout at UFC Nashville on July 12, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Nzechukwu will take on Valter Walker in a heavyweight bout at UFC Nashville on July 12, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Tafa will face Ateba Gautier in a light heavyweight bout at UFC on ESPN 70 in Nashville on July 12, Danny Segura of MMAJunkie reports.

Teixeira is scheduled to compete against Derrick Lewis in a heavyweight fight at UFC Nashville on July 12, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Lewis (undisclosed) is scheduled to compete against Tallison Teixeira in a heavyweight fight at UFC Nashville on July 12, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Petersen defeated Don'Tale Mayes via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-25) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa.