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Jon Jones reacts to Dana White denying him spot on UFC White House card

BAD MMA News — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:45:14 +0000

In late June, former two-division UFC champion Jon Jones relinquished his heavyweight championship and announced his retirement from fighting. Two weeks later, Jones came out of retirement after President Donald Trump announced plans to host a UFC event on the White House grounds next July 4th. During last Saturday’s UFC 318 Post-Fight Press Conference , UFC CEO Dana White poured cold water on Jones’ hopes to compete on the historic fight card. “I can’t risk putting him (Jones) in big positions, in a big spot and have something go wrong,” said White

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Jon Jones ‘disappointed’ in Dana White denying him UFC White House headline spot

BAD MMA News — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 21:33:54 +0000

Jon Jones and Dana White | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jon Jones isn’t letting anyone stop him from fighting at the White House. Following Saturday’s UFC 318 event in New Orleans, UFC CEO Dana White was asked if he was entertaining the idea of the recently retired Jones coming back in July 2026 to fight at a proposed UFC White House event to commemorate the 250th Independence Day in the United States. White was blunt in shooting down the suggestion , saying, “You know how I felt about him.

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