Dana White insists that there is nothing Jon Jones can do to change his stance on him fighting at the White House.
White has teamed up with US President Donald Trump to organise the UFC White House event for June 2026.
White played a crucial role in building Jones into the MMA legend that he is todayGettyThe MMA mogul is in the process of compiling what he has promised to be the ‘baddest ever’ lineup for a historic UFC card.
As the announcement came, fighters began vying for a spot and both Jones and Conor McGregor re-entered the drug-testing pool.
Jones even went as far as to reverse his retirement in the hopes that he would be given a chance, especially as the UFC boss revealed a heavyweight clash between ‘Bones’ and Tom Aspinall would be his dream headline for the event.
White quickly changed his mind and stated that the odds of him being on the card are a billion-to-one, leaving McGregor presumably in the leading spot.
In the latest development, Jones has made yet another attempt at changing White’s mind, this time attempting to reconcile with his long-term rival, Aspinall.
The UFC CEO explained what happened to Zach Gelb on Sirius XM: “It wasn’t a conversation.
“He reached out, he wrote, like, a text saying ‘listen, sorry how this all played out’ or whatever. ‘I want to fight at the White House, I’m serious about that’.”
Gelb asked if the message had made him rethink his decisions so far.
White simply responded: “No. I appreciate it, I appreciate him reaching out and doing that. But I need people I can count on for this fight.
“I know who they are and I know who they are not.”
White stands firmly in his stance that he can’t trust the 38-year-old with the responsibility but Jones seems blindly hopeful White continues to dismiss any talk of Jones featuring at the White HouseIt’s believed that ‘Bones’ had ducked a meeting with Aspinall as the former decided to retire instead of keeping to his verbal agreement to finally meet his rival.
But not even an apology was enough to sway White into considering Jones’ return on the White House card.
White clarified his position, telling the Wade Concept: “[Jon Jones] is the greatest of all time, I still know that to be a fact.
“But he’s not the greatest of all time ‘guy you can count on that you know 100 per cent is going to be solid and be there’. Say what you want about Conor McGregor because people like to talk s*** about that too, but he is that guy.
“He’s always been that guy, I’ve been in the room and on the phone with him. There are a lot of guys who talk tough publicly but behind the scenes it’s a whole other ball game. When the s*** hits the fan who’s really willing to go out there? Conor McGregor has always been that guy.”
It might come as a surprise to fans that McGregor is a frontrunner for the event, due to his period of inactivity that he had following breaking his leg in the Octagon.
White met with Trump to iron out any logistical complications and finalise negotiations in AugustGettyWhat do we know so far about the UFC White House event?
Now scheduled for June, despite the initial rumours that it would take place on July 4, 2026, to celebrate 250 years of US independence.
The attendance on the South Lawn will be capped at under 5,000 guests, while up to 85,000 can be hosted in a nearby park.
While the full list of participants has not yet been released, Bo Nickal recently told talkSPORT.com that Trump has promised him a place on the card.
After the 29-year-old suffered the first defeat of his career to Reinier de Ridder in May, he will be using his recent defeat as a learning curve to gear up for the 2026 date.
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