Overview

• Dana White said the odds of Jon Jones fighting on the White House card are “a billion to one,” citing a lack of trust and no recent dialogue.
• Jones retired in June and re-entered USADA testing to pursue a slot on the July 4, 2026 event but has yet to win over UFC executives.
• The UFC has advanced logistics for the South Lawn card with detailed renderings pending President Trump’s approval and security sign-off.
• White will defer all fight booking until 2026 and does not anticipate including Jones among the roster of interested fighters.
• Jones’s history of legal troubles, past fight pull-outs and doping issues underpins White’s assessment of him as too risky for the invitation-only celebration.