Jon Jones has said that the UFC was not willing to pay him a dime more than $15M to fightAlex Pereiraat the White House.After being denied a spot on the UFC Freedom 250 bout list, Jones had claimed that he was lowballed and therefore decided not to be part of the White House card. He also asked the promotion to release him if they think he is done.

Althoughthe lasttime the American fighter didn’t give exact detailsabout the lowball offer that he declined, earlier today on X, he revealed that he was goingto fight “Poatan” on June 14, but the promotion wasn’t willing to pay him anything more than $15 million.

“[I] was ready, willing, and physically able to step in. I was willing to take substantially less than the Aspinall ask, but they wouldn’t budge one dollar over $15m. I felt like our fight was worth more.”

Check outJon Jones‘ comments below:

was ready, willing and physically able to step in. I was willing to take substantially less than the Aspinall ask but they wouldn’t budge one dollar over $15m. I felt like our fight was worth more.https://t.co/u9ISd2bD07

Previously, in 2025, when Jones was the undisputed heavyweight champ, he was reportedly offered $30 million to fight the then-interim champ,Tom Aspinall. However, “Bones” declined the offer and chose to vacate and retire, after which he hasn’t been in the good books of UFC CEODana White.

🗣️ Dana White: "[Jon] can barely run. Jon Jones retired because of his hips. He's got arthritis in his hips."🗣️ Jon Jones: "Arthritis hurts, it doesn't make you cripple. I'm still smashing 99.47% of you out there." 👀pic.twitter.com/ZinQuRlHKo

White has said that Jones is retired due to severe hip arthritis and was never going to fight at the White House. However, “Bones” andJoe Roganhave now revealed that the former got stem cell treatment for his hip and was getting ready to start training, but was lowballed in the end.

Joe Rogan says he helped Jon Jones get stem cell treatment for his hip 💉🦴"Jon got stem cells on his hip because I helped him get it. I wouldn’t have talked about it, but he talked about it. He’s feeling a lot better. He does have arthritis in his hip, it bothers him, but it…pic.twitter.com/UyJEE4KbJ8

Jon Jones never wanted to fight Tom Aspinall, stalled the latter’s s career, and even turned down $30 million to fight the Brit, as mentioned before.

Source: LowKickMMA.com