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Dana White Blames Jon Jones for Tarnishing Own Image; UFC Champ Calls for Release

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Over the past few days, the contract negotiations for Jon Jones’ first heavyweight foray devolved into a very public ‘he said-he said’ feud between the 205-pound champion and UFC president Dana White.

That continued following UFC on ESPN 9 on Saturday night after White was asked to respond to Jones’ request to release text messages from the fighter, which White himself previously said would provide clarity to the whole situation,` regarding those discussions.