Well, it's not a bunch of BS considering the UFC themselves saw this as a possibility and didn't want to deal with it. But fighters changing their contract and wanting more money is pretty normal. Conor and Jones are both examples of fighters who hold out and re-do their contracts for big fights. How does anyone not understand this?? Perhaps this might be a bit over your head, that's okay, move on junior.
If Francis lost to Jones, it would hurt his legacy. If he won, that would highly elevate his legacy. How do you not get this lol?? The path UFC and Francis wanted was Jones, then Stipe trilogy and Jones again. That would pretty cement him as one of the best HWs ever. Him leaving and fighting in PFL doesn't really do much for his legacy.
And no no no, Francis going to PFL is nothing like Fedor going to Strikefore, my god what an awful and stupid argument to make. Strikefore had top HWs when Fedor signed in Werdum, Overeem, Kharitonov, Arlovski, Bigfoot Silva, Josh Barnett. PFL has absolutely no one on that level.