UFC legend suggests contract stipulations for Jon Jones to fight at the White House

Former two-division UFC champion Jon Jones has made it clear that he'd like to fight on next year's UFC fight card at the White House. He came out of retirement after just two weeks after relinquishing the heavyweight title when President Donald Trump announced the event. 

UFC CEO Dana White has also been crystal clear in his stance that Jones is too big of a 'risk' to put on such a historic event. 

Jones has found an unlikely ally in his quest to be featured at the White House event, rival Daniel Cormier. Cormier has lobbied on Jones' behalf. "DC" believes contract stipulations may be a way to ease White's apprehensions about relying on Jones. 

"I believes you've got to let him fight. You put some things in his contract that makes it very costly to not follow through. You understand," Cormier said on his YouTube channel.

"If you put Jon Jones on the White House card, say something happens in the law and he has to be pulled off the card, a million dollars. Say he just says he doesn't want to fight, a million dollars," Cormier continued. "Say he gets injured, then it should be less as long as the injury can be proven. If the injury is proven, charge him nothing. He's just a normal fighter that got hurt in training camp. But you put these safeguards in place to make sure that he shows up there."

"Massive eyes will be on that card. And you put an American guy in there, in the main event that has a real chance to win the fight and send everyone home feeling very good." 

UFC CEO recently released renderings of the planned event and has teased the 'best UFC card ever.' The event will take place on the South Lawn with the octagon positioned with the White House on one side and the Washington Monument on the other.