UFC CEO Dana White has likened Jon Jones to Michael Jordan while maintaining he is the greatest fighter in UFC history, despite their increasingly public falling out.
“You’re looking for your Michael Jordan, it would be Jon Jones, who is the greatest. Jon Jones is in his forties now. He’s undefeated still, never been beat. And he’s moved up and down weight classes. It is very, very unique and hard to be undefeated in the UFC,” White said
The praise comes as relations between the two sides continue to deteriorate. Jones requested his UFC release after claiming he was lowballed on an offer to fight at UFC White House on June 14, an event White denied Jones was ever considered for. Jones has since been actively pursuing a contract exit, most recently requesting the contact details of Tyron Woodley’s lawyer Sam Spira.