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Dana White has doubled down on his stance about Jon Jones never being a part of the White House plan.
Jones is not fighting at the UFC White House card in June despite having tried for a spot ever since the event was first mentioned. Jones recently claimed that he was willing to fight Alex Pereira for much less than he had demanded to fight Tom Aspinall last year. However, the UFC was allegedly not willing to offer more than $15 million to Jones, who didn’t think it was enough.
“Was ready, willing and physically able to step in,” Jones wrote on X. “I was willing to take substantially less than the Aspinall ask but they wouldn’t budge one dollar over $15m. I felt like our fight was worth more.”
White responded to Jones’ claims at the UFC London post-fight press conference on Saturday. White maintains that Jones was never a part of the plan for the White House card.
“How many f—-ing times I gotta say this?” White said. “He was never fighting on the White House card… There was no way in hell I was putting him on that card, no matter what the money was. Jon Jones was never gonna fight in the White House card.”
Jones (28-1) kept the heavyweight division hanging for over a year, while White kept promising fans that “Bones” would fight interim champion Aspinall. However, Jones retired in June 2025 without fighting Aspinall. Jones would return to the drug testing pool just weeks later, after plans for the White House card were mentioned. Jones kept rallying for a spot on the card, even pleading with White.
When Jones missed out, White claimed that he was never a part of the plan. However, the former UFC double champ lashed out on social media, hinting at lengthy negotiations with the promotion about fighting at the White House. Jones has since called for his release from the UFC.
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Jones is not fighting at the UFC White House card in June despite having tried for a spot ever since the event was first mentioned. Jones recently claimed that he was willing to fight Alex Pereira for much less than he had demanded to fight Tom Aspinall last year. However, the UFC was allegedly not willing to offer more than $15 million to Jones, who didn’t think it was enough.
“Was ready, willing and physically able to step in,” Jones wrote on X. “I was willing to take substantially less than the Aspinall ask but they wouldn’t budge one dollar over $15m. I felt like our fight was worth more.”
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White responded to Jones’ claims at the UFC London post-fight press conference on Saturday. White maintains that Jones was never a part of the plan for the White House card.
“How many f—-ing times I gotta say this?” White said. “He was never fighting on the White House card… There was no way in hell I was putting him on that card, no matter what the money was. Jon Jones was never gonna fight in the White House card.”
Jones (28-1) kept the heavyweight division hanging for over a year, while White kept promising fans that “Bones” would fight interim champion Aspinall. However, Jones retired in June 2025 without fighting Aspinall. Jones would return to the drug testing pool just weeks later, after plans for the White House card were mentioned. Jones kept rallying for a spot on the card, even pleading with White.
When Jones missed out, White claimed that he was never a part of the plan. However, the former UFC double champ lashed out on social media, hinting at lengthy negotiations with the promotion about fighting at the White House. Jones has since called for his release from the UFC.
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