Derek Branson explains why John Jones’ friendship fell aside
John Jones and I hang around every single day after we had been on the town from 2011 to 2014. One evening we went exterior and mentioned, “Why are you doing all this, hang around and have enjoyable with the women, you do not want any extras. They’re already right here with us.”
– Derek Branson (@derekbrunson) June twenty fifth, 2025
“John Jones and I hang around virtually every single day after we had been on the town from 2011 to 2014,” Branson wrote. “One evening we went out. I informed him, ‘Why are you doing all this, let’s hang around with the women and have enjoyable. No want for something further. They’re already with us.’ He checked out me and mentioned, ‘I do not want a dad who wants mates.’ This was after we hang around and I needed to be sincere with my mates. ”
Right this moment, Jones retired after opening his gentle heavyweight belt and quickly dominated because the UFC heavyweight champion. He’s thought of one of many biggest fighters of all time. However he has many authorized points exterior his cage and will have spoken as much as Branson, even the newest ones.
Branson left the UFC in 2023 after dropping to Jared Canonier and Doricus du Plessis. He then signed with the PFL, the place he defeated Ray Cooper III on his debut. He later signed with the GFL, however all hardcore combat followers know what it turned out to be.
