Sonnen: The UFC will only punish Jon Jones by keeping him in contract

You can always count on Chael Sonne to offer a unique perspective on fighting sports battles, and he had no shortage of opinions with the latest worrying law from former opponent Jon Jones.

Jones was arrested in Las Vegas the next morning after being summoned to the UFC Hall of Fame on charges of crime, domestic violence, and vehicle insult or manipulation. The information from the police report includes a blood-colored groom and a cracking police car. It’s a whole new kind of worrying level for Jones, whose previous arrests weren’t quite small things.

So the question arises: What do you do for Jon Jones if you’re in the UFC? Are you shooting a problematic Goat competitor? According to Chael Sonnen, you really don’t. Not yet.

If you want Jon Jones to cut my next question, why? he asked in a recent YouTube video. This answer would be obvious, hurting him. Punish him, right? If you want to hurt him and / or punish him, are you sure you want to cut him? If you release a friend, you can’t control it. And you can try to guess what the market will withstand. But if you still have a contract, you manage it. And if you release Jon Jones ’mind to hurt him, you’ll see where it starts to become a problem.

Ever since Jon fought Dominick Reyes, they haven’t given him a salary, Chael continued. Honestly, it’s a big punishment. You’re financially forcing someone … for the good, the world powers are doing it to each other. It is so effective, so harmful. So if the idea of ​​releasing Jon comes from the perspective that I want to punish him, I want to attach it to him …

Chaels right: Jon Jones has been UFC publication fishing for over a year. Given the current situation where the UFC brass doesn’t seem willing to negotiate meaningfully with him about his next fight, the release would be a prize.

The release was not scheduled to take place in May 2020 and will not take place now. Jones has spent the last 12+ months preparing for a UFC heavyweight transfer that may not even happen. Dana White has downplayed it regularly, and has on several occasions asked if Jones would ever fight again. When Jones was in town at the UFC Hall of Fame presentation, White said he saw no reason to sit with the bones.

As Sonnen said: Jones received financial penalties, hard. And international relations certainly did not improve with this latest event.

Remember what the release would do, Chael said at the end of his video. You think the release just means that Jon will never enjoy the experience of competing in the UFC again. Guys, he hasn’t competed in the UFC at the relevant time. There is no active agreement to make it. There is not even a license anymore.

I think for you, the fan, nothing will change. Don’t want to see Jon Jones? You haven’t seen Jon Jones. See what I’m saying? If someone gave up control of the contract, it would give up control of the desired situation.