And the White House? Jon Jones complains about fight preparation

The former heavyweight champion had announced the end of his career before learning of the possibility of the event, suggested by Donald Trump. Now, despite being interested, Bones began to complain about the last preparation he made, in 2024, for the fight against Stipe Miocic.

“In the last camp, I felt a lot of pain. I have severe arthritis. My left hip is completely affected by arthritis. I have a three-year-old son and I want to take advantage of what I have left in my hips to play with him”, he said, in an interview with the Tripnotix podcast.

Jones’ new statement, contrary to the requests he made publicly to be on the White House card, comes at a time when Dana White announced that negotiations would begin for the historic event, which is expected to feature some title fights.

Will Jon Jones x Poatan no longer happen?

Poatan and Jon Jones’ idea was to fight for the heavyweight title, but it would be impossible, as it has belonged to Tom Aspinall since the former champion announced his retirement. The idea then arose for the two to fight for the light heavyweight belt, as the Brazilian is the current champion of the category.

Dana White, who has always declared himself against the idea of ​​having Jon Jones in the main fight at the White House, was more flexible when the second idea came up, but Bones would have to go through a very intense weight cutting process.

However, the certainty that the fight will not actually happen will only arrive when the special card is complete. Apparently, the former heavyweight champion will not be in it.