Dana White has definitely finished with Any hope that Jon Jones could have to convince him that he should fight at the UFC event: White House next year.
White had previously said that I couldn't trust Jones enough to include it on the billboard, But with the event scheduled to be held in the summer of 2026, it seemed that there was still room for the former heavyweight champion to change his mind.
However, when a journalist asked him directly on Saturday night There was something that Jones could do in the coming months to gain the trust of Whitethe executive director of UFC gave a definitive answer.
«Let me ask you, What do you think Jon would do in the coming months for me to trust him and include him in the White House billboard?”White said. «I have already said that I do not trust him, and ask me what he could do so that I would trust him in the next three months. You don't trust him! I don't talk to him either. I have not spoken with him at all.
«If I had to bet, I would say that There is a probability between one billion that includes Jon Jones on the White House billboard».
The fact that, after many months of negotiations, Jones has recently opted to retire instead of defending his heavyweight title against Tom Aspinall It seems to have been the coup of grace for White, although he quickly changed his mind about hanging the gloves after learning the next billboard of the White House.
Of course, Jones has a long history of reliabilitysince the end of the UFC 151 event when refusing to accept a fight against Chael Sonnen, until They stripped him of the 205 -pound title for positive in anti -doping controls and for criminal charges up to three times.
So White's position is understandable, although what is disconcerting is that it seems willing to give a pass to Conor McGregor even though It has also proven to be extremely controversial and unreliable.
«I trust Conor (McGregor)”White told Jim Rome last week. «McGregor never, unless you have suffered a serious injury, this guy has always fulfilled. Jon (Jones), I'm a bit more skeptical».
It is a curious opinion, since He has not fought in four years and withdrew from a fight back with Michael Chandler last year in advance due to a fracture on the little finger of the footdespite having repeatedly mocked Rafael Dos Anjos many years ago for retiring from a fight with him due to a fracture in his foot.
Taking into account that McGregor also lost a civil demand for sexual aggression in Ireland last year and continues to appear in the headlines for negative reasons, It seems very risky to have it near a high profile event in the White House garden.
However, McGregor is the biggest star that this sport has seen and attracts much more public than Jones, And since President Trump himself is known for being his fan, it seems that White is willing to bet that this time his return is not another false alarm.
