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Dana White isn’t changing his stance on Jon Jones. | Getty/UFC
Dana White isn’t changing his stance regarding Jon Jones’ potential participation in a Ultimate Fighting Championship event at the White House.
The UFC CEO recently stated that he couldn’t risk counting on Jones in such a significant moment after “Bones” ended his short-lived retirement to re-enter the promotion’s drug testing pool. At the UFC 319 post-fight press conference, White took that sentiment a step further.
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“Let me ask you, what do you think Jon would do in the next couple of months that would make me trust putting him on the White House card?” White said. “So I already said that I don’t trust him, and you’re asking me what could he do for me to trust him in the next three months? You don’t trust him! I don’t talk to him either. I haven’t talked to him at all. If I had to make odds, it’s a billion-to-one that I put Jon Jones on the White House card.”
White Trusts McGregor More Than Jones
Jones checkered history includes numerous arrests and failed drug tests, which has resulted in a number of canceled bouts. Before Jones retired, White had virtually guaranteed that the promotion would book a heavyweight title unfication bout between “Bones” and Tom Aspinall. Of course, that didn’t come to fruition, though Jones has indicated he will fight anyone if it means competing at the White House.
During a recent appearance on the Jim Rome Show, White revealed that he has more faith in Conor McGregor, who hasn’t fought in more than four years, than he has in Jones when it comes to potential UFC stars fighting at the landmark event. McGregor has joined Jones in returning to the anti-doping program following the UFC White House announcement
“I trust Conor,” White said last week. “Conor McGregor has never, ever—unless he is seriously injured—this guy has always delivered. Jon, I’m a little more skeptical about.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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