UFC 260: Dana White tells Jon Jones ‘we can make Francis Ngannou fight tonight’ as payday feud resurfaces
- Former light heavyweight champ hits out in series of tweets demanding a big payday to fight new heavyweight champ
- White calls Jones’ bluff and says Derrick Lewis could be Ngannou’s first heavyweight title challenger
UFC president Dana White has told former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones to call him if he is serious about a heavyweight match-up with new champion Francis Ngannou.
White was clearly impressed with the Cameroonian’s performance and questioned whether Jones would really be willing to move up to heavyweight. Jones has been bulking up as he prepares for a debut in the 205 pound-plus weight class.
“If I’m Jon Jones and I’m home watching this fight, I start moving to ’85 [185 pounds],” White said jokingly in the post-fight press conference.
“Listen, I can sit here all day and tell you what ‘show me the money’ means. I tell you guys all the time, you can say you want to fight somebody, but do you really want to?”
Upon hearing Jones’ tweeted response in real time – “Go 185? I didn’t gain this weight for no reason” – White suggested they get initial talks under way, but also called Jones’ bluff by hinting Derrick Lewis (25-7, one no contest) could get the next shot.
