Jon Jones recently shared the reason why he turned down a hefty $30 million offer to fight Tom Aspinall and unify the titles. Jones resigned earlier this year, after which Aspinall was crowned the new undisputed UFC heavyweight kingpin.
Jones’ rejection of the offer infuriated UFC CEO Dana White, who had previously told supporters that Jones vs. Aspinall would undoubtedly happen. Recently, during a conversation with Geoffrey Woo, ‘Bones’ revealed why he turned down $30 million. He said:
“I’m really at a point in fighting where I feel like I have a lot more to lose than to gain. I’m almost 40 years old now. Just continuing to fight doesn’t make sense to me anymore. Being in the White House is the reason I’m retired. It has nothing to do with Aspinall or Pereira. Most fighters wouldn’t turn down $30 million; they wouldn’t just do that. The White House would be a bucket list thing for me personally.”
Check out Jon Jones’ comments below:
Dana White does not support Jon Jones’ decision to fight on the UFC White House 2026 card
Jon Jones has retired and also entered the drug testing pool. He has expressed interest in fighting on the UFC White House card in 2026, as previously mentioned. Even UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has done that called ‘Bones’ for a super fight.
However, UFC CEO Dana White does not support the idea of Jones returning to the White House. On the Blatant podcastWhite recently said:
“I can’t put Jon Jones in a position where he can do that [pull out]. We had a deal to fight Tom Aspinall, and he said, ‘You know what, I’m not going to do it. He didn’t want to do it, and I can’t be in that position.”
Check out Dana White’s comments on Jon Jones below:
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