{"id":358645,"date":"2020-08-14T07:55:48","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T14:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=358645"},"modified":"2020-08-14T07:55:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T14:55:48","slug":"dana-white-lists-fights-he-want-to-see-jon-jones-in-before-champ-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-lists-fights-he-want-to-see-jon-jones-in-before-champ-retires\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White lists fights he want to see Jon Jones in before champ retires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White believes there are many exciting fights to be made for Jon Jones before the light heavyweight champion inevitably retires.<\/p>\n<p>White listed some of the matchups he&#8217;d like to see Jones in before all is said and done during a Thursday interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KHeVTRrg4h8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Schmo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dana White Addresses Why Conor McGregor is Still in UFC Rankings\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KHeVTRrg4h8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It depends what he does,&#8221; White said of Jones. &#8220;Does he move up to heavyweight? Does he stay at [light heavyweight]? I mean, if he stays at light heavyweight, he&#8217;s gotta fight [Dominick] Reyes again. You have to see the Reyes fight again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If he moves up to heavyweight, there&#8217;s a lot of interesting [options],&#8221; White added, listing some fights he likes for Jones in the heavyweight division. &#8220;He could fight [Daniel] Cormier, he could fight Stipe [Miocic], depending on what happens on Saturday. He could fight Francis Ngannou.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of fun fights for him at heavyweight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While there&#8217;s undoubtedly a plethora of exciting matchups available for Jon Jones at the moment, the light heavyweight champion is currently at odds with the UFC over the issue of his pay.<\/p>\n<p>His squabbles with the UFC actually began when he and Ngannou began discussing a prospective meeting in the heavyweight division, but the promotion was unwilling to pay him what he felt what he deserved for this massive fight.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of that stalemate, Jones has stated that he&#8217;s willing to sit out for <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jon-jones-prepared-to-sit-out-multiple-years-to-make-change\/\">multiple years<\/a> if that&#8217;s what it takes to get what he wants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not asking for anything outrageous, and I know we\u2019re in a pandemic, and I know when you\u2019re a multimillionaire and you\u2019re asking for more, it makes you seem like this greedy person,\u201d Jones said on Steve-O&#8217;s podcast. \u201cI\u2019m very aware of all of this, but I\u2019m also very aware that I have the voice and the platform to make change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of the guys who are doing the absolute worst are not in the position that they can say publicly, \u2018I have a second job, I\u2019m borrowing money from my parents,'&#8221; Jones added. &#8220;I know so many fighters who are living in the Jackson Wink MMA gym because they can\u2019t afford to have their own apartment, and they\u2019re UFC fighters. So this is sad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if I have to have a bad relationship with Dana, sit out for two years, three years, to bring light to what\u2019s happening, then these are the things people remember you for more than winning belts. I stood for the younger fighters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who do you want to see Jon Jones fight before he retires from competition?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White believes there are many exciting fights to be made for Jon Jones before the light heavyweight champion inevitably retires. 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