Hoping for a profitable payday for his subsequent outing within the Octagon, Jon Jones has dismissed claims on social media that he made considerably lower than OnlyFans creator, Sophie Rain — who revealed he earned greater than $43 million by way of the platform this 12 months alone.
Jones, a former two-time gentle heavyweight champion, returned final month within the headliner of UFC 309, efficiently defending his heavyweight crown with an eventual third spherical win over the returning former two-time champion, Stipe Miocic — ending the now-retired Ohio veteran with a blistering spinning back-kick to the physique.
Snapping his prolonged hiatus from the Octagon within the course of, Rochester native, Jones had been sidelined by way of harm since March of final 12 months, the place he snatched the vacant heavyweight title with a primary spherical guillotine choke submission win over former interim kingpin, Ciryl Gane.
Jon Jones claims comparisons between his and Sophie Rain’s earnings are bogus
And claiming a considerable paycheck from UFC brass could entice him to make a long-anticipated title unification pairing with present interim heavyweight titleholder, Tom Aspinall — Jon Jones claimed a fan-made submit evaluating his reported earnings for his UFC 309 towards these of the above-mentioned Rain’s, had been simply bogus.
“Whoever put this [post] together really deserves a round of applause,” Jon Jones commented on his official Instagram account. “For mastering the art of talking without knowing a thing.”
And by way of what Jones desires to receives a commission to share the Octagon with present interim gold holder, Aspinall — the previous pound-for-pound pacesetter has “f*ck you” cash in thoughts.
“He’s annoying to me,” Jones stated. “He’s annoying to me and that’s my own personal—he annoys me. I get it you guys find it entertaining, but I find him annoying. I just don’t like him and at the end of the day, if I give him the opportunity to fight me, I want to be so compensated-I want to say it, I want that ‘f*ck you’ money, honestly. That’s just what it is.”