The timeline of Jon Jones refusing to fight Ngannou

[NenadRS]

Jones is constantly cautious (not so say scared) about loosing. Would not fight Sonnen as backup after full camp, no Reyes rematch, obviously ducked Francis as much as he could.

He cherrypicks opportunities, like getting belt against Gane, I don't consider that HW belt, Gane is average fighter and lost to Francis - Jones jumped in quickly when that opportunity arose since Gane has ground game of a average teenage girl.


Now the same with Stipe, he did not want Aspinal, because it is much harder fight, just hope Stipe gets the job done.

 

[haj02]

That's all true but it's also true that they did eventually get a figure Jon agreed to but then Francis wouldn't agree to the money offered, this is not something disputed by Francis.

 

[GluttonforPunishment]

There are certain posters trying to spin the narrative about who was ducking who. I remember this time period so I compiled the news that came out about these negotiations and there's a documented 2 and a half years of Jon Jones refusing to fight Ngannou.

5/29/2020 - Jones is asking for Deontay Wilder money (30 million) to fight Ngannou

Dana White: Jon Jones wanted Deontay Wilder money for heavyweight fight with Francis Ngannou

Dana White continued to levy allegations against Jon Jones regarding their negotiations for a potential heavyweight showdown with Francis Ngannou.

www.mmafighting.com

3/27/2021 - Dana says Jones should go to middleweight and doesn't really want to fight Ngannou

Old video resurfaces of Dana White telling Jon Jones to avoid Francis Ngannou

Dana White once told Jon Jones to do something drastic to avoid Francis Ngannou

bloodyelbow.com

3/29/2021 - Jones begs to be cut, goes on a rant against the UFC

Jon Jones asks for UFC release: 'Please just cut me already'

One day after saying there was “still time for the UFC to do the right thing,” Jon Jones doesn’t seem to be quite as optimistic.

mmajunkie.usatoday.com

3/31/2021 - Jones says he met with Hunter to negotiate and told him 10 million is way too low to fight Ngannou

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10000539-jon-jones-says-8-10m-is-way-too-low-for-francis-ngannou-ufc-fight

8/8/2021 - Dana isn't even thinking about Jones, he won't be back until 2022

Dana White ‘not even thinking’ about Jon Jones until 2022, unsure what’s next for Stipe Miocic

Dana White addresses Jon Jones’ future as well as Stipe Miocic as they are stuck on the outside looking in while Ciryl Gane prepares to unify the heavyweight title with Francis Ngannou next.

www.mmafighting.com

10/21/2022 - Dana says Jones isn't available won't be coming back until 2023

Dana White ends Jon Jones 2022 comeback

Is Jon Jones returning to UFC? Promotion president Dana White claims "Bones" won’t be ready to compete until spring of 2023, ending any talk of a UFC 282 comeback.

www.mmamania.com

Now maybe you believe Jones deserved 30 million for that fight and was right to sit out. But don't twist the narrative.

30 mil is unreasonable and I'm a Jones fan. But for an "undefeated" fighter and consensus GOAT to step up in weight class, he deserved way more than that Conor mcregor money.

 

[Fedorgasm]

There are certain posters trying to spin the narrative about who was ducking who. I remember this time period so I compiled the news that came out about these negotiations and there's a documented 2 and a half years of Jon Jones refusing to fight Ngannou.

5/29/2020 - Jones is asking for Deontay Wilder money (30 million) to fight Ngannou

Dana White: Jon Jones wanted Deontay Wilder money for heavyweight fight with Francis Ngannou

Dana White continued to levy allegations against Jon Jones regarding their negotiations for a potential heavyweight showdown with Francis Ngannou.

www.mmafighting.com

3/27/2021 - Dana says Jones should go to middleweight and doesn't really want to fight Ngannou

Old video resurfaces of Dana White telling Jon Jones to avoid Francis Ngannou

Dana White once told Jon Jones to do something drastic to avoid Francis Ngannou

bloodyelbow.com

3/29/2021 - Jones begs to be cut, goes on a rant against the UFC

Jon Jones asks for UFC release: 'Please just cut me already'

One day after saying there was “still time for the UFC to do the right thing,” Jon Jones doesn’t seem to be quite as optimistic.

mmajunkie.usatoday.com

3/31/2021 - Jones says he met with Hunter to negotiate and told him 10 million is way too low to fight Ngannou

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10000539-jon-jones-says-8-10m-is-way-too-low-for-francis-ngannou-ufc-fight

8/8/2021 - Dana isn't even thinking about Jones, he won't be back until 2022

Dana White ‘not even thinking’ about Jon Jones until 2022, unsure what’s next for Stipe Miocic

Dana White addresses Jon Jones’ future as well as Stipe Miocic as they are stuck on the outside looking in while Ciryl Gane prepares to unify the heavyweight title with Francis Ngannou next.

www.mmafighting.com

10/21/2022 - Dana says Jones isn't available won't be coming back until 2023

Dana White ends Jon Jones 2022 comeback

Is Jon Jones returning to UFC? Promotion president Dana White claims "Bones" won’t be ready to compete until spring of 2023, ending any talk of a UFC 282 comeback.

www.mmamania.com

Now maybe you believe Jones deserved 30 million for that fight and was right to sit out. But don't twist the narrative.

Thanks for doing that.

And yes, Jones ducked Ngannou.

The way fighters duck today is they just make demands they know won't be met.

I want 30 million.
I want to fight in xx City
I want only an hour and you have to come to California, etc.

 

[jooohnmatrix]

Francis was too busy wanting to fight a smaller man in jones than give stipe a rematch. Never understand his fans and how they wanted him to fight a smaller man or even leave the ufc rather than fight stipe who had the grace and class to give Francis a rematch after tooling him up and making him look like a novice.

 

[jooohnmatrix]

We're going by what Daner White-liar says, now?

lol I was thinking the same. These very posters who regularly project their daddy issues on Dana also quote him when it suits their bizarre narratives.

 

[Pechan]

Is this AI? Dana us the most honest person I have rever seen.

 

[Pechan]

Francis was too busy wanting to fight a smaller man in jones than give stipe a rematch. Never understand his fans and how they wanted him to fight a smaller man or even leave the ufc rather than fight stipe who had the grace and class to give Francis a rematch after tooling him up and making him look like a novice.

Francis had to wait 3 years and cleanup the division to get his rematch, Stipe again got KOd into a title shot.

 

[Cowboy Kurt Angle]

Like them or hate them, I would've really liked to see the Saudis throw $30 million at Jon Jones to fight Ngannou and see what he says.

Who wouldn’t

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Should have just paid them Conor money and be done with it.

$10 million is Conor money. Jones' best selling PPV against Cormier II did about $40 million in revenue at its reported 860k PPV buys and $3mil gate. Asking for $30 million for a fight is pricing yourself out as far as I'm concerned.

 

[HHJ]

Dana sucking jones dick every chance he gets as soon as Ngannou leaves tells you everything you want to know.