Jon Jones has slammed the UFC for shutting down the possibility of a “super fight” against Francis Ngannou.<\/p>\n
Ngannou’s 20-second knockout of Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 249 <\/a>caught the attention of the light heavyweight champion. “Bones” has since expressed his interest in a blockbuster bout against the heavyweight “Predator”.<\/p>\n Although this potential fight would undoubtedly be a fan favorite, Ngannou said to BJPENN.com he wasn\u2019t sure the fight would happen<\/a>. Since then, UFC president has clarified that the fight won’t happen any time soon.<\/p>\n During an interview with ESPN<\/a>, White claimed the fighters were asking for too much money and the organization has other plans.<\/p>\n “For the amount of money [Jon Jones is] asking for, it\u2019s not gonna happen,” White said. “You couldn\u2019t be asking for a more absurd amount of money at a worse time.\u201d<\/p>\n Jones completely denied asking White for an increase in pay and accused the boss of lying.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s interesting to just sit here and watch your boss lie to the camera like this. We never discussed any increase in pay,” Jones wrote on Twitter. “Immediately the conversation was that I already made enough. I never made a number offer.”<\/p>\n Jones then continued on a Twitter rant, accusing the organization of being unfair, not telling the truth and rubbing salt in his wounds.<\/p>\n I\u2019m not going to give up hope the way I\u2019m taking this whole thing is @Ufc<\/a> don\u2019t want to budget the Jon Jones heavyweight move up right now. They should\u2019ve just said that, lying on me and saying I asked for too much it\u2019s just unfair. That was unnecessary.<\/p>\n \u2014 Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) May 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n