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‘Please bro’… Jon Jones begs Dana White to let him fight at the White House
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Jon Jones has sent a heartfelt plea to Dana White about the UFC White House card.

MMA’s premier promotion will head to President Donald Trump‘s official residence for a once-in-a-lifetime event on June 14, 2026.

Jon Jones ended his very brief retirement after finding out he could possibly fight at the White House.

However, UFC CEO Dana White has ruled out Jon Jones competing on the card in recent months.

Jon Jones sends message to Dana White

Jon Jones was at Dirty Boxing 4 to watch his teammate Gable Steveson win with a 13-second KO.

During the event, ‘Bones’ was asked about potentially returning from retirement at the White House.

“I really hope it happens,” Jones said.

“Dana, please, bro. Please! I’m training, I feel great, I’m healthy.

“I’d be so honored to represent our country and do what I do best.”

Dana White’s issue with Jon Jones

Dana White completely shut down Jon Jones’ UFC White House dream in September.

The UFC boss said the odds of Jones competing on the card were ‘a billion to one‘.

White simply doesn’t trust his greatest star, as he reneged on a $30 million deal to fight Tom Aspinall earlier this year.

“[Jon Jones] is the greatest of all time, I still know that to be a fact,” the MMA mogul said last month.

“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.”

White won’t start putting the White House card together until February, so Jones still has some time to change his boss’s mind. But right now, it looks like he won’t be a part of the biggest event in UFC history.

This article first appeared on Bloody Elbow and was syndicated with permission.

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