Demetrious Johnson Puts UFC on Blast for Not Paying Jon Jones

In White's words, Jones is "100 percent guaranteed" to fight interim heavyweight champion Aspinall at some point in 2025, but for now, that bout is still up in the air with no financial agreement between "Bones" and the UFC.

Johnson pointed to the UFC’s massive financial success under TKO Group Holdings, which disclosed a $100 million increase in annual revenue from the previous year.

The former champion believes the UFC’s refusal to meet Jones’s asking price doesn’t add up.

“The UFC made $1.4 billion, and this man is asking for $30 million…" Johnson said. "Pay the man $30 million and call it good."

Despite White's dismissal of a reported $30 million offer, the UFC CEO recently confirmed the promotion is still trying to finalize the Jones-Aspinall fight, confirming Jones "definitely wants the fight."

“Jon Jones definitely wants the fight," White said after UFC 313 on March 8. "Just when and where is what we’re working on now. I’m very confident that fight happens.” 

Meanwhile, Aspinall addressed his future in a video blog posted to his YouTube channel following the same event, asking Jones to "sign the contract" while hinting at "good news coming soon."

“Jon, there’s only one thing to do, mate: Sign the contract, and let’s get a date going,” Aspinall said. “Everything is now done on Jon’s side, and the UFC now have to find a date and a venue, a place, location.

”So we’re waiting for that. We’ve got some good news coming soon, hopefully.”