The former light heavyweight champion, who’s been engaged in a tumultuous war of words with the UFC over the past two days, has publicly asked for his release from the promotion.
“Please just cut me already,” Jones wrote Monday on Twitter in a series of messages that were later deleted. “You would rather have me around and treat me like sh*t. I swear the UFC industry has been nothing but depressing for me. Just f**king let me go.
“What type of weird sh*t is this, obviously the boss hates me. Let me take my business elsewhere.