Jon Jones issued his first statement in response to Dana White and the UFC’s proposed event at the White House. Jones retired, and then abruptly unretired following the reveal that the promotion plans to hold a fight card on the White House’s South Lawn in Washington,

UFC CEO Dana White all but nixed the idea of Jon Jones fighting at the promotion's proposed event at the White House in 2026, saying, "I would not bet on it."

UFC CEO Dana White may have set the odds for Jon Jones participating in the proposed July 4 card at the White House at "a billion to one," during the UFC 319 post-fight press conference, but the former light heavyweight and heavyweight champion sees White's statement as a door not entirely shut.