UFC President Dana White is livid at Jon Jones following the light heavyweight champ’s decision to turn down a short-notice fight with Chael Sonnen for UFC 151.
Although Jones now has been shifted to UFC 152 opposite ex-champ Lyoto Machida, White thinks his relationship with the fighter may never be the same, to say nothing of the fighter’s relationship to fans.
“As much as as he’s won, and all the things that he’s accomplished in a short amount of time . he’s been a champion that hasn’t been very popular,” White said today. “I don’t think this is going to do wonders for his popularity.”