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Jon Jones will remain the UFC’s light heavyweight champion according to Dana White.<\/p>\n

After defending his belt against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247, Jones became frustrated with the UFC. He wanted to move up to heavyweight to fight Francis Ngannou<\/a> but the UFC didn’t pay what he wanted.<\/p>\n

So, after that, he said he might be sitting out for a few years<\/a> until he gets what he wants.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got nothing to lose being the position I\u2019m in right now,\u201d Jones said when speaking on the \u201cWild Ride!\u201d podcast hosted by Steve-O. \u201cNo, I don\u2019t want to fight soon. I have no interest in fighting in the UFC until I get paid what I believe I\u2019m worth. A lot of fans will continue to watch the UFC and support the UFC and I have no problem with that. I just ordered the last pay-per-view myself.<\/p>\n

“But I think it\u2019s really powerful when you stand up for what you believe is right. I think that eventually, the UFC will realize that they\u2019re being stubborn. They\u2019ll realize they do have a special athlete in myself. I think they\u2019ll eventually meet me halfway.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Jon Jones said that, many wondered what the UFC would do<\/a>. Some say they should book an interim title fight. But, for Dana White, he says they are still feeling things out with Jones.<\/p>\n

“You know as much as I know. The last time he said he wasn’t fighting, so he isn’t fighting,” Dana White said to Barstool Sports<\/a>. “We are feeling this thing out. When it is time for him to fight, we will see.”<\/p>\n

Although he did fight back in February, the likes of Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz have called for him to be stripped<\/a>. But, for Dana White, he says there are no plans to strip Jon Jones of his light heavyweight title.<\/p>\n

“Not as of yet,” he said.<\/p>\n

So, for the time being, Jon Jones will remain the light heavyweight champion but as of right now, still has no fight lined up.<\/p>\n

What do you make of Dana White saying he won’t strip Jon Jones?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jon Jones will remain the UFC’s light heavyweight champion according to Dana White. After defending his belt against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247, Jones became frustrated with the UFC. He wanted to move up to heavyweight to fight Francis Ngannou but the UFC didn’t pay what he wanted. 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