Chael Sonnen
Jon Jones
Conversation History
“I forgive Jon Jones. And Jon Jones is going through a lot right now like Ilia… I wish him well. He’s missing the point. The company coming out and saying that they can’t trust him and him making a demand that he will only fight on one [White House card]. That is what they are saying, ‘We can’t trust you. Nobody gets to pick what card they come back and they only come back for this. Jon’s doing his best. He’s just not very bright.”
– via Youtube criticizing Jon Jones for demanding to only return on the White House card, arguing that the UFC's refusal stems from a lack of trust and that Jones is "missing the point" by trying to dictate his terms
“[Jon Jones] doesn't understand, fighters want to fight. Jon is the only fighter that doesn't want to fight. Jon is the only fighter that's ok taking 3 years off to drink some protein shakes... Now he's sitting out by choice… If Jon thinks he's gonna find a dance partner in [Alex] Pereira and one of the contingencies is that Pereira sits and does nothing for a year... It's not going to solve the problem, and it's also not going to solve Dana's problem with Jon and the White House”
– answered for Jon Jones potential UFC return via Ariel Helwani YT channel
“Let me give you the hot take of the day. If I'm in Jon Jones's shoes and I hear this and I feel this buzz, there's this huge fight and it has all of a sudden got my interest, but there's no title on the line. I can fix that real fast. I can say, 'I can fight you and I'll even find a world title, because it's gonna be yours. I'll see you at 205 pounds.' If Jon Jones does that, my partner, we're having a very different conversation”
– via Good Guy/Bad Guy show