On Friday, Jon Jones posted a short, generic clip of his 10-hour commercial shoot for his upcoming fight against Daniel Cormier at UFC 200 on Instagram, but what has people talking are a few of the captions he chose to use.Â
There's nothing to read into with #UFC200 and #Promo, so let's scoot over to those other two hashtags. Of course, the #thankyouConor hashtag is in reference to McGregor announcing his retirement in a cryptic tweet which led to UFC president Dana White pulling the rematch between Conor and Nate Diaz as the main event at UFC 200. Â
As for #Redpantyparty, that's where things get interesting. Back in September, McGregor made the following statement before his fight against Jose Aldo.Â
PerFOX Sports:
"I can make you rich," McGregor shouted last September. "I'll change your bum life. When you sign to fight me, it's a celebration. You ring back home, you ring your wife -- baby, we've done it. We're rich, baby. Conor McGregor made us rich. Break out the red panties."
Now, is Jones paying homage to McGregor? Or, as FOX Sportspoints out, could this be a response to a recent swipe by McGregor where he claimed that he holds the record for most PPV buys before throwing shade at the numbers done by Jones' last fight at UFC 197?Â
​Jones' team did not immediately respond to Complex’s request for comment.
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