Jon Jones ‘grateful’ for Dana White’s enthusiastic assistance of No. 1 P4P status: ‘It’s a big honor’

In current weeks, UFC CEO Dana White hasactually gone out of his method to acknowledge heavyweight champ Jon Jones as the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the promo.

White endedupbeing really vital of media members who dropped Jones a coupleof areas on the P4P rankings due to lackofexercise when other dominant champs, such as Alex Pereira and Islam Makhachev, were more active.

Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) returns to action Nov. 16 at UFC 309 to safeguard his heavyweight title for the veryfirst time versus previous champ Stipe Miocic. It’s a match slated to take location last year, however a Jones injury postponed the battle. Throughout it all, White still sees Jones as the No.1 P4P fighter, which the champ considerably values.

“It’s simply an honor, that’s all,” a smiling Jones informed Kevin Iole. “It’s simply a substantial honor to even be thoughtabout at 37 years old one of the most well-rounded winners in our sport still. It’s a big honor and I’m simply really grateful that my employer, a guy who’s sat front row for every battle, all of our battles.

“For him to state, ‘Hey, listen guys, trust me. I understand what I’m seeing. I understand wh