Did Dana White Lie About Jon Jones Offer?
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Jon Jones and Dana White have embarked on an ugly altercation ever since the UFC denied the former’s super-fight with Francis Ngannou.
It all started after Jones expressed his wish to move up to Heavyweight. As soon as he posted a Tweet regarding the move, “The Predator” replied to Jones. And thus started the saga that shook up the UFC Universe.
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However, the possibility of the matchup materializing never made it past the initial discussions at the UFC Office. Jones felt terrible about the UFC’s decision and wrote an emotional message to describe what he was feeling about everything. As soon as his discussions with the UFC about the super-fight ended, Jones took to Twitter.
Before even discussing numbers, the UFC was unwilling to pay more for the Francis super fight / for me to move to heavyweight. Said I could possibly earn more in pay-per-view buys.
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) May 21, 2020
Later, in an interview with Dana White, Bret Okamoto asked about the Jones-Ngannou fight. The response would then “add salt” to how the whole situation went down earlier. The UFC Boss said that Jones was demanding an absurd amount of money. To this, too, Jones responded on Twitter.
You already let me down a bit by shutting down this Francis Mega fight, don’t add salt to the wound by telling the fans something that’s not the truth.
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) May 29, 2020
However, Dana went on to respond to Jones’ claims of “Dana’s lies.”
Dana White is willing to take a lie detector test to prove that he is not lying about Jon Jones
The UFC President said, “It’s not like I can’t prove what I’m saying is true. We have text messages. I’m not gonna put his text messages out in the press. I could. If Jon Jones wants to sit down take a lie detector test about who’s lying and who’s not. We can do that too.”
Nevertheless, “Bones” did not wield to Dana’s confident move. He said he is gonna keep defending himself.
If you’re going to stick to these lies, I’m going to stick to defending myself. Please have your lawyer Hunter Campbell release those text messages.
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) May 29, 2020
White also went to the extent to say that Jones was asking for “Deontay Wilder level money.” Of course, Jones has his guard up and does not want his image to bear the consequences of such a comment.
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Don’t be a fucking liar, my reputation has already taking enough hits. I don’t need this bullshit Dana. I never asked for Diante Wilder‘s numbers. And how about since Diante is making 30 million, we settle for half of that. Since you said I’m the goat and everything.
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) May 29, 2020
Well, both Dana and Jones stand firm on their respective grounds. While Dana does claim that Jones is the GOAT, many believe that it is just a move to calm the Champion down.
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While there might be some logic to it, there is also an opposite school of thought. White does not really need to answer Jones. Moreover, it seems highly unlikely that he would make such specific claims without an actual discussion. To top it off, he always has the option of releasing those text messages.
Which side of the coin do you think reflects honesty?
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