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Dana White confident he’ll eventually ‘figure it out’ with Jon Jones despite current tension

UFC president Dana White has been here before. Over his tenure at the promotion, he’s been at odds with plenty of superstar fighters where a disagreement eventually boils over into a heated war of words.

Currently, he’s embroiled in a nasty back-and-forth with UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones over the money he reportedly wanted to change divisions and face Francis Ngannou. White called Jones’ demands “absurd” and later said the champ asked for money comparable to boxer Deontay Wilder, who reportedly made around $30 million for his most recent fight.

Jones quickly fired back, saying he was going to vacate his UFC title and walk away from the sport after spending almost his entire career with the organization.