The planned 2026 UFC event on the lawn of the White House is set to be, arguably, the most important in the MMA promotion’s history. The card for the event will be stacked because of its importance, but also because so many UFC fighters want to be a part of the historic event.

The UFC 321 main event ended in acrimony. After Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane was ruled a no-contest due to an accidental eye poke. Jon Jones wasted no time steering the conversation away from the heavyweight champion and toward Alex Pereira.

“If the stipulation was Jon Jones (saying), ‘I’ll fight Alex Pereira, it’s gotta be at the White House,’ Pereira’s gonna go, ‘Well, I am not interested. I am not gonna sit on the sidelines at 37 years old when I’ve got a world championship right now and I can get pay-per-view points three times before then.’

Jon Jones is now on board with a bumper showdown against Alex Pereira on next year’s UFC White House card. ‘Bones’ announced his retirement from the sport earlier in the year and

Chael Sonnen recently shared his two cents on Jon Jones, questioning his motivation. He noted that the former champion often chooses to stay away from octagon action, while other fighters are always ready to face him.