Jon Jones reveals details of negotiations to fight at the UFC White House: 'I felt it was worth more'

Jon Jones Celebrates victory in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/jonnybones

Jon Jones He went on to give further details of his version of why he is not scheduled to face [the opponent]. Alex Poatán at UFC Casa Branca, an event scheduled for June 14th. The former champion is embroiled in a war of narratives with UFC president Dana White, who stated that the fighter's name... It wasn't even considered. for the card. However, 'Bones' disputes this version and insists that they simply couldn't reach an agreement.

In a post on social network X, Jon Jones He stated that he was ready to compete and revealed financial disagreements in the negotiations. According to the fighter, he would accept receiving less than Tom aspinallHowever, there was no progress on the part of the organization.

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“I was ready, willing, and physically fit to step into the fight. I was willing to accept a substantially lower amount than Aspinall was asking, but they wouldn’t budge an inch above $15 million. I felt our fight was worth more,” he wrote. Jon Jones.

was ready, willing and physically able to step in. I was willing to take substantially less than the Aspinall ask but they wouldn't budge one dollar over $15m. I felt like our fight was worth more. https://t.co/u9ISd2bD07

— Jonny Meat (@JonnyBones) March 21, 2026

Jon Jones is out of the UFC White House

Jones celebrates his UFC victory. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/ufc

According to Dana White, the reason for Jon Jones Not being scheduled for UFC Casa Branca, set for June 14th, is due to his unavailability to fight. Despite frequently campaigning for a fight, the former champion continues to recover from a hip injury. According to the organization's president, the fighter's name was never even considered for the card.

Given the situation, the UFC moved forward and decided... Ilia Topuria against Justin gaethje as the main fight of the event. Already Alex Poatán, who was mentioned by Jones as a possible opponent, faces Cyryl Gane in the co-main event.