One among Jon Jones’ largest rivals did not maintain off on the previous two-division UFC champion’s current dedication to retire.
After lacking out on the upcoming UFC White Home card, Jon Jones has publicly requested his launch from the promotion as his feud with CEO Dana White continues. Jones stated White and matchmakers had been “lowballing” him in contract negotiations to combat at UFC Freedom 250, demanding greater than $15 million to combat the likes of Alex Pereira and Tom Aspinall.
With Jones’ future within the UFC unsure, he just lately introduced he could be “hanging up the gloves” and shifting on to completely different ventures. He’s additionally teaching UFC heavyweight prospect Gable Stevenson forward of the Olympic gold medalist’s debut scheduled for later this summer season.
This wasn’t the primary time Jones introduced his retirement from MMA. He has suffered setbacks at many factors in his profession, together with months after vacating the UFC mild heavyweight title in 2020.
However certainly one of Jones’ largest rivals, Chell Sonnen, believes Jones wants an evidence given his checkered historical past of claiming retirement.
Chel Sonnen questions Jon Jones’ ‘phrases’ relating to current retirement feedback
In a current social media video put up, Sonnen responded to Jones’ current retirement tease.
“Jon Jones publicly retired on Friday. In accordance with the principles, that is sufficient to take him off the testing inhabitants. Jon Jones got here again on Saturday and stated he hasn’t formally retired. In accordance with the principles, that is sufficient to rejoin the testing inhabitants,” Sonnen stated of Jones.
“Now, no, nothing like that’s taking place and it is all very silly, however I’ve a query. In case you’re the baddest man on the earth and you are going to be world champion, it’s a must to be a person. And nobody goes to mistake you for a person, not to mention a person, if they can not belief you.”
“While you make a press release on Friday after which make the precise reverse assertion on Saturday, it begs a easy query: It isn’t whether or not or not you are going to retire or whether or not you are going to combat once more,” Sonnen continued about Jones. “Merely, what good are your phrases?” (h/t MMA Martial Arts)
Pressure between Jones and Sonnen has elevated lately since their combat at UFC 159. Sonnen, a distinguished Jones critic, acknowledged that the previous two-division champion shouldn’t be excluded from the UFC GOAT debate regardless of failing a number of drug checks.
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