Jon Jones Gets Support From Past Nemesis Regarding UFC Negotiations

Money is known to be the divider of many relationships, but it can also be a uniter under the right context, such is the case with Jon Jones and Corey Anderson.

When it comes to fighters’ pay, even individuals who have had bad blood in the past can come together and find common ground in an “us vs. them” environment. Jon Jones’s and Corey Anderson’s feud never sniffed the level of Jones vs. Daniel Cormier or Jones vs. Israel Adesanya, but there was a stretch between 2019-2020 when there was significant beef between the two, including a confrontation at a public signing.

After Corey Anderson’s release from the UFC, Jones and Anderson were officially off one another’s radar, and much of the public may have even forgotten their short-lived feud even happened. Anderson himself seems to have certainly moved on from it when talking about Jon Jones’s current negotiation dispute with the UFC. Anderson is placing the blame on the UFC for the fractured state of affairs between the promotion and Jones and believes that this is just the latest example of the company trying to short-change fighters.

“They kinda low-ball you, and they take advantage of you. That’s what it is,” Anderson said during a media scrum this week. “Just like you got the ’55 title fight going on. You got Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler, but then you got Dustin Poirier, you got Justin Gaethje, you got plenty of guys ranked above those, but they’re gonna take the lowest bidder. Instead of going to the highest bidder, they’re gonna do everything they can to save the money in their pocket.

Sherdog.com: UFC, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) News, Results, Fighting
Corey Anderson. Image Credit: Esther Lin, SHOWTIME

“And that’s what it is. They’re not gonna pay you your worth until you go out there and you have to either earn it…but sometimes you do that and they still don’t think it…or there’s no options left, and then it’s kind of like eh, OK. Your turn.”

Corey Anderson Has A Way For Jones To Be The Solution For Himself & Others

As a point of correction to Anderson’s comments, Dustin Poirier was, in fact, offered the title fight against Charles Oliveira, so the UFC did not opt to chose Michael Chandler over him as a means to save money. Nonetheless, his point remains that the UFC does not have the fighters’ best interest at heart when making business decisions. Anderson believes that one way to remedy this is by unionizing, and he believes someone like Jon Jones would be perfect to kickstart this idea.

“Now (that Jones) is trying to fight to get the money, now would be a time to throw out the union and maybe he would show faith and jump on it. And you get a big name like him, and we get some other big-name guys, some other champions that feel they can make more money, and that’s when the union would be effective. But as long as the little pawns of the organization, the guys in the #10-15 rankings or not even ranked and trying to jump in there, all they’re gonna do is cut you and bring somebody else in. But when you’re a household name selling tickets and putting butts in the seat, you jump on it, then they have to listen.”

Corey Anderson will be competing tomorrow night at Bellator 257 in the quarterfinals of the light heavyweight grand prix when he takes on Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov in the co-main event. As for Jon Jones, the world continues to wait to learn when or even if he will be competing in the UFC again.

Do you agree with Corey Anderson’s take here?

Related News

Top Stories

UFC Store

Dominick Reyes Reveals Anthony Smith’s Strange Mid-Fight Request At UFC 310

Dominick Reyes continued his resurgence at UFC 310 on Saturday night, earning a second...

Ciryl Gane Frustrated By Early Toe Injury He Says Impacted UFC 310 Performance

Ciryl Gane secured a split decision victory over Alexander Volkov at UFC 310, marking...

Daniel Cormier Reveals Injury Shavkat Rakhmonov Fought Through To Beat Ian Garry At UFC 310

Ian Machado Garry came away from UFC 310 this past weekend with the opinion...

‘New Favorite Callout’ – Fans React As Dooho Choi Uses Earth Image To Pitch Bryce Mitchell Fight After UFC 310

One of the stand out performances from UFC 310 this past weekend came from...

Themba Gorimbo Recalls Waking Up After Being Choked Out By Vicente Luque At UFC 310: ‘Where Am I?!’

Themba Gorimbo appears to be in good spirits following the second loss of his...

Shavkat Reacts To Losing 100 Percent Finish Rate At UFC 310: ‘Ian Had Great Preparation’

In the co-main event of UFC 310, Shavkat Rakhmonov remained undefeated as he became...

Merab Dvalishvili Gives His Side Of Fan Altercation At UFC 310: ‘Deliberate Provocation From Umar’s Team!’

At UFC 310, Merab Dvalishvili appeared to get into a heated confrontation with a...

Ian Garry Feels He ‘Won’ Against Shavkat Rakhmonov At UFC 310: ‘Very Happy With My Performance’

UFC welterweight contender Ian Garry emerged from this past weekend's pay-per-view pleased with his...

VIDEO: Dana White Tells Alexander Volkov The Judges ‘F*cked’ Him In Cageside Interaction At UFC 310

UFC CEO Dana White offered words of support to Alexander Volkov after the heavyweight...