Former two-division champion and largely thought of the best fighter of all time Jon Jones was left off the UFC 250 Freedom battle card deliberate for the White Home in June. He got here out of a short-lived retirement as quickly because the announcement was made that the White Home would host a UFC occasion.
Jones actively lobbied for the chance. UFC CEO Dana White acknowledged early on that he wouldn’t put Jones on the White Home battle card however UFC matchmakers reached out to Jones with potential matchups. In the end Jones was not chosen by the battle promotion to compete on the historic occasion.
Jones went public along with his greivences and accused the UFC of ‚low balling‘ with their supply. In response to Jones, he minimize his asking worth in half however was denied. He additionally requested to be launched from his contract.
UFC analyst, insider and former multiple-time title challenger Chael Sonnen weighed in on the scenario and believes the battle promotion did not want „Bones.“
„Jon Jones didn’t select to take much less on the White Home card. He selected to get nothing,“ Sonnen stated on his YouTube channel. „Terry Manufacturers has a really well-known saying, and Jon Jones would have heard it as a result of Jon’s a wrestler. And it is fairly merely this. ‚If you cannot get what you need, you’re taking the following smartest thing.
„And Jon got here out and revealed that he was keen to take considerably lower than he was going to get for the [Tom] Aspinall battle. He was keen to do the [Alex] Pereira battle for $15 million. And proper there was a little bit of a priority for me as a result of the typical fan isn’t going to see $15 million. So, once you come to the followers for assist, they’re simply not going to have any sympathy for you,“ continued Sonnen.
„The UFC didn’t want Jon Jones. That’s the greatest story of this complete factor. Look, the UFC has one model. Jon has a distinct model. Anyone is mendacity … However it does not matter who. I imply, we do not have to resolve this. The underside of that is quite simple. The UFC didn’t want Jon Jones. And there is nothing impolite or merciless about that.
„The UFC has many instances wished Jon Jones, when Jon Jones was even the champion of the world, however they could not have him and we moved on seamlessly.“
