Overview

• At the UFC 319 post-fight press conference, Dana White said the likelihood of Jon Jones fighting on the targeted White House card next July is “a billion to one.”
• Jones responded playfully by referencing “one in a billion” and saying “I like my odds,” adding that he would stay motivated, believe, and keep training.
• Retired fighter Brendan Schaub argued White is using reverse psychology and said that if Jones is healthy and back in the testing pool with no issues, he guarantees Jones will be on the card.
• Chael Sonnen criticized Jones’ upbeat reply as insincere, claiming Jones is not training, even as he praised the effectiveness of the message.
• Reporting describes the planned White House show as one of the biggest events in combat sports history, and White’s odds comment followed Jones not taking a proposed fight with Tom Aspinall.