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Dana White at a UFC event. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC
Dana White did not give in to Jon Jones and prevented him from realizing his great dream. Last Saturday (7), the UFC Casa Branca card, an event scheduled to take place on June 14 in Washington (USA), was finally announced and the MMA legend was left out, to the surprise of fans, professionals and himself. However, the official did not seem to have any doubts about the decision he had to make.
At the post-UFC 326Dana revealed that she never considered the option of Jones leading the highly anticipated and special event at the White House. It's quite true that the meeting between 'Bones' and Alex Poatán It was even speculated by many as one of the options to be the main fight of the show, and even the son of Donald Trump, the president of the United States, showed interest in seeing the veteran in action.
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However, the UFC leader remained adamant and explained the reason for vetoing Jones. It's worth noting that the athlete recently stated he was in negotiations with the company's top management to join the event. Aware of the veteran's position, the executive denied this and stressed that Jones, at 38 years old and without fighting since 2024, is not in ideal condition to compete, thus retiring him permanently.
"No, it wasn't him (Jones). Never, ever, under any circumstances, as I've already told you 100 times." Jon Jones"It never even remotely crossed my mind to fight in the White House. I wouldn't do that. First, I already explained why he wouldn't be there and why I wouldn't. And second, a guy filmed him saying his hips are really bad.", said the official.
"I don't know if you saw that American football game where he could barely run." Jon Jones He's retired because of his hips. He has arthritis in his hips. Apparently, the doctors said he should get a hip replacement. Besides all the other reasons why he wouldn't do that. This story of... Jon Jones "That's a load of rubbish."
"I'm not saying they weren't talking to Jon Jones and that Jon Jones I wasn't interested in fighting. The craziest thing was Jon Jones He appeared saying, 'I'm in negotiations to fight for the White House,' after I had texted his lawyer saying that would never happen. Yes, he's retired. It's only fair to say that.”, he concluded.
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Despite always being complimentary about Jon Jones Despite acknowledging his achievements in MMA, Dana White never seemed enthusiastic about having him join UFC Casa Branca. In fact, whenever questioned about it, the executive always emphasized that it would be a risk to put the veteran in a prominent position, given that he had let the company down on more than one occasion over the years.
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