Jon Jones says money no longer drives him not even $30 million. Before officially vacating the UFC heavyweight title earlier this year, Jones (28-1, 22-1 UFC) had a unification fight on the table against then-interim champion Tom Aspinall. It was a bout the UFC wanted. It was a bout the fans wanted. It was not a bout Jon Jones wanted.
According to Jones, the UFC called his bluff on his reported $30 million price tag and he still declined.
“Some of my motivations aren’t traditional anymore,” Jones said on Geoffrey Woo’s podcast. “Most fighters wouldn’t turn down $30 million.