"Dana, you were heated about why I'm not on the White House card, but let's clear something up. My team and I were actually negotiating with the UFC for that fight. Real negotiations. I even came down from my original number, and what was I offered in return? I was lowballed. If the UFC truly feels like I'm done, then I respectfully ask to be released from my contract today."
"Yes, I have arthritis in my hip and it's painful, but that doesn't mean I can't fight. So let me get this straight, if I had accepted the lowball offer, suddenly my hip would be fine and I'd be on the White House card? That doesn't make sense."
Jon Jones publicly confronted UFC CEO Dana White over his exclusion from the UFC's White House event scheduled for June 14. Jones had expressed strong interest in fighting at the event and claimed his team engaged in genuine contract negotiations with the UFC. He stated he reduced his initial asking price but received an inadequate offer in return. Jones also addressed White's concerns about his hip arthritis, clarifying that the condition doesn't prevent him from competing. He questioned the logic of White's position, noting that accepting a lowball offer wouldn't suddenly make him eligible for the White House card. Jones demanded his UFC contract be terminated, asserting the organization doesn't believe in his future as a fighter.
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