‘Veni, vidi, vici’: UFC star Jon Jones threatens to leave title amid pay dispute
Star UFC fighter Jon Jones has threatened to stroll away from his mild heavyweight title amid a pay dispute with the MMA promotion. The American fighter is eager on a profitable battle with Francis Ngannou however the UFC doesn’t need to pay him sufficient to make the transfer as much as a better weight class. UFC President, Dana White, mentioned that Jones has demanded cash to the tune of $15 million to $30 million.This comes only a week after White had referred to as Jones, the reigning pound-for-pound No 1, as the best UFC fighter in historical past.
Jones took to Twitter on Sunday night time and wrote: “To the light-heavyweight title – veni, vidi, vici,” (the Latin phrase for “I came, I saw, I conquered”).
To the sunshine heavyweight title Veni, vidi, vici
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) May 31, 2020
During dialog along with his followers, Jones revealed that he’s going to stroll away from the struggle. When a follower advised that he was damaging himself greater than UFC by strolling away, Jones wrote, ““I hurt myself every time I walk out there and take a punch to the head and not feel my pay is worth it anymore.”
I harm myself each time I stroll on the market and take a punch to the pinnacle and Not really feel my pay is value it anymore. https://t.co/X3BjGA9d02
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) May 31, 2020
Both Jones and White have been bickering over the promotions for some time now. Jones has been the light-weight champion for nearly a decade now and boasts of a blended martial arts report of 26 wins and one loss (and one no contest).
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