Jon Jones asks for UFC release, tells Dana White ‘no more games’

Jon Jones isn’t comfortable, and he needs out of the UFC.

Jones, thought-about by many the best MMA fighter of all time, has expressed his discontent with UFC CEO Dana White’s dealing with of his negotiations for a return on the UFC White Home occasion, however it seems like he is hit a boiling level.

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Within the newest forwards and backwards between Jones and White, all going down within the media, the previous two-division champion referred to as for his launch from the promotion in a legnthy put up on X.

“Hey everybody, I wished to handle Dana White’s feedback from this previous weekend, as a result of the reality issues to me and the followers,” Jones wrote on X. “Dana, you have been heated about why I’m not on the White Home card, however let’s clear one thing up. My workforce and I have been truly negotiating with the UFC for that combat. Actual negotiations. I even got here down from my unique quantity, and what was I provided in return ? I used to be lowballed . Sure, I’ve arthritis in my hip and it’s painful, however that doesn’t imply I can’t combat. So let me get this straight, if I had accepted the lowball supply, all of the sudden my hip could be high quality and I’d be on the White Home card? That doesn’t make sense. I even acquired stem cell remedy final week to prepare for the White Home card, and coaching camp was scheduled to begin right now. I used to be getting ready to be prepared. I perceive enterprise offers fall via typically, however going out publicly and saying issues that aren’t true isn’t proper.

“After all the pieces I’ve given to the UFC , the years, the title defenses, the fights , listening to that I’m “executed” is disappointing. Particularly when as just lately as Friday UFC was calling me making an attempt to get me on that White Home card for a a lot decrease quantity. If the UFC actually looks like I’m executed, then I respectfully ask to be launched from my contract right now. No extra spins, no extra video games. Thanks to the actual followers who know what’s up. Bones out.”

Jones and White have had a rocky relationship over time. Nevertheless, this newest wrinkle began this previous weekend with White claiming that Jones was “by no means, ever” going to combat on the White Home occasion, and that Jones was accountable for beginning “bullsh*t” rumors. White’s claims did not sit proper with Jones, who’s been very public in saying that he was in negotiations to compete on the June 14 card. Jones request for a launch is the newest in the saga.

The White Home card, which was introduced Saturday throughout UFC 326, rolls on with six fights, together with two title bouts: Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje, and Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane. Different bouts embrace Sean O’Malley vs. Aiemann Zahabi, Michael Chandler vs. Mauricio Ruffy, Bo Nickal vs. Kyle Daukaus and Steve Garcia vs. Diego Lopes.

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