In July, President Donald Trump revealed that a part of subsequent yr’s Independence Day celebration marking the 250th anniversary of the Second Continental Congress adopting the Declaration of Independence establishing the USA of America, a UFC occasion shall be held on the White Home grounds.
Upon listening to the announcement, two-division champion Jon Jones shortly ended his retirement in hopes of preventing on the historic occasion. Two weeks earlier, Jones relinquished the heavyweight championship and abruptly retired.
Regardless of Jones’ willingness to return subsequent summer time in opposition to whoever holds the heavyweight title on the time, UFC CEO Dana White not too long ago mentioned the percentages of Jones being featured on the White Home struggle card have been a ‘billion to 1.’
Curiously, former two-division champion and infamous rival of Jones, Daniel Cormier, believes the struggle promotion must have Jones compete that night time to make sure a win for an American fighter.
“They’re speaking concerning the White Home, a White Home struggle card. Hey man, we have to have some People win,” Cormier mentioned throughout an look on Membership Shay Shay.
“I do not like Jon Jones. It is not secret. The entire world is aware of that. I mentioned, ‘Man, ya’ll higher put Jon Jones on there as a result of proper now ain’t acquired one American within the High 10 pound-for-pound (rankings).’ I mentioned, ‘If ya’ll need an American dude to go get a victory, put Jon Jones in there as a result of he’ll win.’ That is what he does.”
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Jones has re-entered the UFC anti-doping testing pool. He is again within the fitness center coaching and responded to Dana White’s ‘billion to 1’ remark.
“Regardless of the percentages, I’m nonetheless coaching and optimistic about the opportunity of being a part of the White Home occasion. On the finish of the day, Dana is the boss and it’s his name whether or not I compete that night time or not. I do know Dana was actually excited concerning the struggle, and the door hasn’t been utterly closed. That’s all a man like me actually wants,” Jones wrote on X.
“It feels like one other superior aim to be impressed by. Generally in life, we’re not going to achieve the whole lot we got down to do and that’s okay. However I like my possibilities… in spite of everything, one in a billion is strictly what it took to finish up as Jon ‘Bones’ Jones within the first place.”
