Jon Jones releases video promo lobbying for UFC | MMA News
Jon Jones is not letting up on his efforts to be half of next yr’s historic UFC event at the White House.
The former two-division UFC champion announced his retirement in late June. Two weeks later, after the White House event was announced, Jones got here out of retirement and rejoined the UFC anti-doping testing pool.
UFC CEO Dana White initially threw cold water on Jones’ aspirations to be half of the event, but that hasn’t detoured Jones’ efforts. On Wednesday, Jones launched a video promo on Instagram stating his case.
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“In the summer of 2026, America turns 250 years old, and I couldn’t be more proud to call myself an American,” Jones said in the video advert. “I love this country. The people, the promise, the fight. This nation was built on courage and conflict, on the belief that we can take on the biggest, the boldest, and come out victorious. That’s how I’ve lived my life.
“I can’t help but think what a better way to celebrate America’s fight than for its best fighters to put it on full display. To remind the world who we are. Not just a country of words, but of warriors. Maybe somewhere iconic, or maybe on a certain someone’s lawn. All I know is, I’m fueled up, fired up, and ready.
“God bless the United States of America, and God bless the fighters who carry its spirit.”
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UFC matchmakers won’t start to put together the White House battle card until February. Jones is widely thought-about the best of all time, including by Dana White, but GOAT standing is probably not enough.
“I can’t risk putting him (Jones) in big positions, in a big spot and have something go wrong,” said White during the UFC 318 Post-Fight Press Conference on July 19. “Especially the White House card.”
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