"Bones" Jon Jones recently complained on social media, "I was in talks with the UFC official recently. I told them that it was too low for me to play against 'Iron-Blooded' Francis Nagano and only give $8 million to $10 million. I'm waiting for their latest offer, hoping the price won't still be that low. ”
"Bones" Jones once stressed that the match between him and "Iron Blood" will have a major impact on the MMA field, similar to the classic battle between boxing champions Mohammed Ali and George Foreman.
"Bones" Jones didn't say whether the $800 to $10 million was an appearance fee or included PPV revenue. You know, even the UFC's top "mouth cannon" Connor McGregor only cost $3 million.
However, the main source of income for "mouth cannon" Connor in the game is the PPV share, so he does not pay much attention to the appearance fee.
Earlier, UFC Chairman Dana Bai had said that "Bone" Jones asked for treatment to be aligned with the forward heavyweight champion Deonte Wilder. Wilder earned $30 million in the 2020 match against Tyson Fury.
"Bone," Jones said, "I've been working hard all these years because I've had concussions and various surgeries because of the competition. I made up $2 million in those games in my 20s, and now I just want to make a little more money, and I end up angering my boss. ”
"If Connor had made a request for consent, the UFC would have certainly met." I think in my 20s, the money I get for every game is too low, so I hope to earn more in the future. ”
"Bone" Jones's ability to sell PPV is not as good as "mouth cannon" Connor, but he and "blackball" Daniel Comer can sell 800,000 copies in both matches, which is also a guarantee of high box office among UFC players.
Whether UFC Chairman Bai Dana will satisfy the "bones" is not yet known, but Bai Dana has said that the "black beast" Derek Lewis can play the "iron-blooded" Nagano, Lewis is another player in the UFC who has defeated the "iron-blooded", and the two-time battle is also quite interesting.
"Black Beast" Lewis also said on social media, "Give me 8 million, I will immediately go to war with 'Iron Blood'!" ”
The current champion "Iron Blood" Nagano said that although he would like to play against "Bones", he did not want to let the heavyweights stagnate, so his goal is to start his own defense this summer, no matter who the opponent is.