The fight that all UFC fans want to see made official still seems to be some way away, according to the latest Tweets sent out by superstar Jon Jones. The UFC legend posted on social media stating that he believes that he has been underpaid throughout his career, and that he wants a big fee to step inside the octagon with newly crowned heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
Jones is set to step up to heavyweight for his next fight, and there is a feeling that a title match will be the first fight that he will be involved in.
UFC News: How Much Is Jones Asking For?
From the Tweets sent out by Jones, it looks as though the UFC will have to pay big money to make the fight happen. And, for good reason. It is the fight that the world are talking about, and Jones admits that is his reason for accepting nothing less than $10 million. There will now be pressure put on the UFC to make sure the fight happens, as it is the one that all fans want to see.
Jones’ step up to the heavyweight division was already an occasion that all fans were looking forward to. However, adding into the fact that it is a title match only adds to the intrigue further. Jones hasn’t been in the octagon since February last year, when he beat Dominick Reyes by unanimous decision.
UFC News: Ngannou Targeting Other Heavyweight Stars
Ngannou had called out Jones after winning at the weekend, but this week he has now set his sights on dominating the heavyweight scene outright. He recalled that he was so inspired after meeting Mike Tyson that he wants to box at some stage in his career. Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are set to fight in a huge money fight later in the year, but Jones has revealed that he wants to cross over and box against the huge heavyweight in the ring.
He hasn’t put a timeframe on when he will step foot in the ring, but admitted that it is something that he would like to do before he finishes. Any cross-over fight is likely to be a massive draw, which means that it could possibly happen at some point in the future.
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