Jon Jones reacts to Dana White’s comments about pound for pound rankings following UFC 302: “Facts are facts”
Jon Jones Sides With Dana White in UFC Pound-for-Pound Discussion
Jon Jones, the UFC Heavyweight Champion, has taken to his X account to respond to Dana’s comments. “Bones” was appreciative of the UFC boss and agreed with him.
It felt awesome to get that level of recognition from the boss, the man that’s literally been here since UFC 1. I know the haters are not gonna like his comments but Dana’s a pretty hard person to argue with. @danawhite has had a front row seat to my entire career, facts are…
— BONY (@JonnyBones) June 2, 2024
“It felt awesome to get that level of recognition from the boss, the man that’s literally been here since UFC 1. I know the haters are not gonna like his comments but Dana’s a pretty hard person to argue with. @danawhite has had a front row seat to my entire career, facts are facts.”
Jones hasn’t competed since winning heavyweight gold back in March 2023. An injury prevented him from making his first title defense at UFC 295 against Stipe Miocic. The UFC has hoped to reschedule the bout this year. Some have called for Jones to be stripped of the championship given his inactivity, but Dana White has balked at the idea and booked interim titleholder Tom Aspinall to put his gold at stake against Curtis Blaydes in the co-main event of UFC 304 in Manchester on July 27th.
