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

Dana during an interview. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube

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 [name missing]. Jon JonesFrankly, the company president didn't shy away from the topic, but he clearly expressed his dissatisfaction when addressing it.

At the post-UFC SeattleDuring an event 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 it." Jon Jones "And am I trying to destroy it or something?", said the club official.

"Jon Jones He knows exactly what happened, and this happens every week in the UFC. There are negotiations of all kinds going on. Do you think that...? Jon Jones Is he 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 "He's dying to fight. If we don't do it, we'll have to pay him," he concluded.

UFC White House card

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Ilia Topuria x Justin gaethje – fight for the linear belt

Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Alex Poatán x Cyryl Gane – fight for the interim belt

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Sean O’Malley x Aiemann Zahabi

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Mauricio Ruffy x Michael chandler

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

Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Diego lopes x Steve Garcia

Jones' fighters in MMA

Jon JonesThe 38-year-old made his mark in MMA, becoming the UFC light heavyweight (up to 93 kg) and heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg) champion. Not surprisingly, 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 format, 'Bones' built a record of 28 wins, one loss, and one 'no contest' (no result). His main victories were against Alexander Gustafson (twice), Chael Sonnen, Cyryl Gane, Daniel Cormier, Dominick reyes, Glover Teixeira, Lyoto Machida, Mauritius Shogun, Quinton'Rampage'Jackson, Rashad evans, Ryan bader, Stipe Miocic, Thiago Marreta e Vitor belfort.