Sike! Jon Jones wants ‘F—k You Money’ to fight Tom Aspinall, still only wants Alex Pereira | UFC 309

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Well, say goodbye Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall.

Jones scored the first defense of his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight title at UFC 309 last night (Sat. Nov. 16, 2024) when he stopped Stipe Miocic with a brutal kickback from Madison Square Garden in New York City (see highlights).

After his legacy-defining victory, Jones surprised everyone and revealed that he has decided not to retire. But during the UFC 309 post-fight press conference (watch here), “Bones” said he will retire if he doesn’t fight Alex Pereira next.

“I’m not really worried about the Tom fight; I’m worried about the Pereira fight; that’s what I’m going to do,” Jones told the outlet. “I think if the UFC wants me back, that’s the fight they’re going to take. I’ve been really clear about my intentions… I’ll retire with the heavyweight belt if I have to .Give the guy what he wants at the end of the day, I feel like I’m in a place where I want to fight established champions, I don’t care the really good things about negotiating is being willing to walk away from a deal, and that’s the deal I want, I think I’ll say sayonara.”

While Jones doubled down on wanting to fight the current light heavyweight champion next, he teased a fight with Aspinall at a high price.

“If I give him the opportunity to fight me, I want that much compensation. I want the fk you money, honestly, that’s just what it is,” Jones said. Or my life is perfect without him. I don’t need him at all, but he needs me, and that’s a good place to be in a negotiation.’

“Bones” kind of clarified what the price tag is on ‘f—k you’ money.

“That’s a very, very high number. I’ve learned over the years not to get into finance publicly, but I want to be compensated to the point that if I win or lose, it wouldn’t matter,” Jones concluded.

Jones has asked for ‘f—k you’ money before and … he didn’t get it. So unless something crazy has changed in the last four years, it looks like Jones vs. Aspinall is just a dream.

UFC CEO Dana White said he was willing to compensate Jones during the same press conference, but he didn’t know that his Heavyweight champion wanted ‘f—k you’ money.

“Poatan” it is.

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