It's undeniable that Jon Jones faced various challenges, even with his championship belt. Dana White, as the UFC president, has a crucial role in decision-making, steering the organization toward continued popularity. Managing both individual fighters' concerns and overall fan sentiments is undoubtedly a complex task. Money has been a recurring issue, with fighters like Francis Ngannou expressing dissatisfaction. Despite financial hurdles, some fighters prioritize their careers and title pursuits over monetary gains, underscoring the paramount importance of achieving success in every weight class they compete in, for me personally I think fighters should focus on winning every time they fight and because the money comes next.
And so far Jon Jones is fighter that Dana really cares about, he knows that Jones is able to create hype in every fight and he knows that Jones is very valuable asset for the UFC so that why Jones still has the championship belt even though he is injured and had to postpone the fight.
Moreover, the belt that was being fought over while Jones was injured was temporary belt and of course when he recovers there will be fight to defend and fight for the real belt.
Dana will never let fighter like Jones experience disappointment that ends with the decision to withdraw from the UFC and Dana will definitely defend Jones as Jones should, who has given him lot of money.
But indeed, fighter like Francis Ngannou is typical fighter who fights for the title and every win to get bigger share of the money.
In fact, his contract with the UFC also provides him with lot of money, plus for every fight he also gets quite lot of results, and seeing what Ngannou is asking for really makes Dana feel reluctant to make it happen.
So far, I actually quite amazed by several fighters from the Middle East that perhaps they have succeeded in creating an era where they can become challengers and title holders in their class.
Even though they often do controversial things, everything is balanced with satisfying career achievements.