Dana White gets annoyed with journalist when questioned about Jon Jones' absence from UFC. White House.

Dana during an interview. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube

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If Dana White was already struggling with constant questions about the full UFC White House fight card after the fights were announced in March, the questions about the grand event scheduled for June 14th in Washington (USA) still haunt him. Now, the issue is the absence of the legendary Jon Jones . Frankly, the company president didn't shy away from the topic, but showed his dissatisfaction when addressing it.

At the post- UFC Seattle press conference , held last Saturday (28), a journalist asked the executive if the MMA icon was lying when he said that the company offered him 15 million dollars (approximately R$ 79 million, at the current exchange rate) and that the decision not to schedule him to work at the White House was due to the figures. Irritated, Dana made it clear that the problem goes far beyond money.

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Furthermore, the UFC president has stated more than once that he never considered giving 'Bones' the opportunity to fight in the historic event because, over the years, he has proven unreliable by failing to deliver on certain issues, particularly legal problems and doping. On the other hand, Jones disputes Dana's version that there was never any interest in having him in the show, stating that he was negotiating with the league and wanted a higher purse. Unwilling to continue the saga, the executive put an end to the matter.

“Who cares? I’ve talked about this a million times and Jon knows what happened. So, first of all, before all this, whatever it is, all I did was say that Jones is the best of all time, the greatest, and everyone kept saying I was sucking up to Jon all the time. Now, this has come to light and what happens? I hate Jon Jones and I’m trying to destroy him or something?” said the executive.

“ Jon Jones knows exactly what happened, and this happens every week in the UFC. There are negotiations of all kinds going on. Do you think Jon Jones is crazy to fight? We have to give this guy three fights a year if he really wants to fight. Legally, we have to give him three fights a year if Jon Jones is dying to fight. If we don't do that, we'll have to pay him,” he concluded.

UFC White House card

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje – fight for the undisputed title.

Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Alex Poatan vs. Ciryl Gane – interim title fight

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Sean O'Malley vs. Aiemann Zahabi

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Mauricio Ruffy vs. Michael Chandler

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Bo Nickal x Kyle Daukaus

Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Diego Lopes vs. Steve Garcia

Jones' fighters in MMA

Jon Jones , 38, made his mark in MMA, becoming the UFC light heavyweight (up to 93 kg) and heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg) champion. It's no wonder that the American is considered by many to be the greatest and best fighter in history. He began his career in the sport in 2008 and debuted in its biggest organization that same year.

In this discipline, 'Bones' built a record of 28 wins, one loss, and one 'no contest' (no result). His main victories were over Alexander Gustafsson (twice), Chael Sonnen , Ciryl Gane , Daniel Cormier , Dominick Reyes , Glover Teixeira , Lyoto Machida , Mauricio Shogun , Quinton ' Rampage ' Jackson, Rashad Evans , Ryan Bader , Stipe Miocic , Thiago Marreta , and Vitor Belfort.

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