Jon Jones breaks silence after Dana White claims he AGREED to Tom Aspinall fight to deliver message to ‘haters'
The MMA legend has hinted that he'll soon vacate his belt
'NEVER CLAIMED' Jon Jones breaks silence after Dana White claims he AGREED to Tom Aspinall fight to deliver message to 'haters'
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JON JONES has issued a message to his "haters" after Dana White's claim that he AGREED to fight Tom Aspinall.
The UFC have been hard at work trying to finalise the mammoth heavyweight title unification fight, which has been on the cards since last November, between the pair.
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Jon Jones made his first defence of the UFC heavyweight title last November
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The UFC have been trying to finalise a massive unification bout between Jones and Tom Aspinall for the last few months
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UFC supremo Dana White recently claimed the MMA icon - who is flirting with retirement - agreed to the unification bout
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Jones has broken his silence following the claim in a message to his 'haters'
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White and Co. agreed to Jones' demands to be paid "f**k you money" for the fight but the former pound-for-pound king is now seriously leaning towards vacating his belt and retiring.
Jones' recent hints came as a surprise to White, who said last weekend: "Jon Jones agreed to do the fight.
"Jon Jones was offered the deal and accepted the deal. Jon agreed to fight Tom, yes."
White's revelation has led to a barrage of MMA fans accusing Jones of trolling everyone with his social media activity.
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And he issued a message to his detractors after being branded the "best troll the sport has ever seen".
He said: "I've never claimed to be the best but somehow, I keep ending up with my hand raised.
"Jones haters [are] frustrated these days."
UFC supremo White has been bullish about booking the biggest heavyweight fight in the promotion's near 32-year history.
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But like fight fans worldwide, the veteran promoter's confidence in the fight coming to fruition is seemingly starting to fade.
During the UFC 316 post-fight press conference, he admitted: "Listen, you can't make people fight.
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"If Jon doesn't want to fight, you can't make him fight.
"We can try to make him fight, we can throw things at him that inspire him to want to fight.
"But we'll figure it out."
Jones hasn't fought since making his sole defence of the heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 last November.
Aspinall, meanwhile, has been on the sidelines waiting for his crack at the former 205lbs king since his 60-second demolition job of Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 last July.
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