UFC star Jon Jones blasts Dana White over Francis Ngannou 'bulls*t' lies

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Jon Jones opened fire on Dana White after the UFC president slammed his light heavyweight champion for demanding an ‘absurd’ amount of money to fight Francis Ngannou.

Fight fans were hoping Jones would finally move up to heavyweight and the American had been beefing with Ngannou on social media for several weeks.

Jones revealed to fans talks about the showdown broke down when the UFC made it clear they weren’t willing to pay extra for him to jump up in weight.

White, however, blasted his fighter when quizzed by ESPN about why the heavyweight clash wasn’t happening.

‘It’s one thing to come out and say I want more money,’ White said.

‘The amount of money Jon Jones wanted — first of all, in the light heavyweight division, [a rematch] against Dominick Reyes is the fight that makes sense.

‘Is Jon Jones going to fight Francis Ngannou and then take a run at the heavyweight title? I don’t believe that.