Jon Jones doesn't like what the UFC is offering him to go up to heavyweight to fight Francis Ngannou, so now he's negotiating through Twitter.
Jones tweeted Thursday night that he might just stay away from the Octagon for a while if the money doesn't improve.
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
It’s been fun you guys, maybe I’ll see you all in a year or two.
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) May 21, 2020
He also played the "They need me more than I need them" card:
Honestly no, not in the stage of my career. I could retire today. I’ve already done my job, I’ve given this company over a decade of entertainment. https://t.co/8V3iORDXAk
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) May 21, 2020
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For what it's worth, Ngannou isn't thrilled with the terms, either.
In my opinion, the @ufc aren't willing to make this Jon fight happens or at least for what it worth 💰
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) May 22, 2020
Jones' last fight was in February at UFC 247, when he beat Dominick Reyes via disputed unanimous decision. Jones' effort didn't impress middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who said the 32-year-old light heavyweight legend (26-1, one no-contest) looked "washed up."
Ngannou, 33, is coming off a 20-second knockout of Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 249 on May 9.
