Daniel Cormier Puts Rivalry Aside, Urges Dana White to Book Jon Jones for White House Showdown

Cormier’s argument is pretty simple. This isn’t just any UFC card, but America showcasing its best fighters on the world’s biggest stage. Having Americans lose at the White House would be embarrassing.

“Imagine if we’re on the White House lawn and the Americans aren’t winning fights,” he said. Now, that’s vintage DC logic. Putting personal beef aside for the greater good. It is clear that Jones might be unreliable, but he’s still one of the most dominant American fighters ever. White also said the chances of Jones fighting at the White House card are “a billion to one” because of his history. But Cormier has a plan to make it work.

Daniel Cormier Requests Dana White to Give Jon Jones One Last Chance

White previously cited Jones’s unreliability as the main reason for his refusal. He frequently states in various interviews that he values consistency, which Jones lacks extremely. Cormier has a solution for that. The former Olympian laid out his plan with specific dollar amounts, and his plan aims to directly target Jones’ wallet.

“If you put Jon Jones on the White House card, say something that happens in the law, and he has to be pulled from the card, $1 million. Say he just says he doesn’t want to fight for $1 million. Say he gets injured, then it should be less, as long as the injury can be proven,” Cormier proposed.

The math sounds brutal, but also fair for someone like Jones. In this kind of contract, legal trouble will cost Jones a truckload of money. Only legitimate injuries could get him a discount.

Cormier finished with an emotional appeal, saying, “We have no American guys in the top 10 of the pound-for-pound since Jon Jones retired. That’s crazy. Come on, boss. It’s me asking you to give Jon Jones a chance.”

It is really hard to believe that is the guy who got eye-poked by Jones twice, got knocked out cold by him, and hated him for years. Now the same guy is swallowing his pride for Team USA. It is safe to say that he sees the bigger picture beyond their personal history.