Dana White Sends Stark Message on Conor McGregor, Jon Jones White House Push Amid Legal Battles

US President Donald Trump’s announcement about a UFC event in the White House garnered the attention of the biggest stars of the promotion, Conor McGregor and Jon Jones. As they both seemingly want to fight on the card, CEO Dana White has revealed his thoughts on this situation. It appears that the 55-year-old hasn’t even started entertaining thoughts about the event in the POTUS residence, given that it’s almost a year away.

Yes, Dana White and the UFC matchmaking team haven’t yet started their discussions about what a UFC event in the White House would look like. He believes it is too early to even consider setting up a fight card, but there is good news for the fans because the event at the POTUS residence isn’t going to be a Fight Night event, but rather a PPV. So rest assured, it’s going to be a pretty big one for the promotion.

“I mean, everybody wants to be on this card. I mean, you don’t even have to know who’s blowing up my phone. You just can see it all on the internet,” Dana White stated during the UFC Nashville post-fight presser. “The fight’s a year away. So, the landscape will change a lot over the next year…. It’ll be a PPV card… the best card we could possibly put together.”

Moreover, the reporters at the press conference wanted to know if the UFC fans will have the chance to witness Jon Jones and Conor McGregor on the same card. They have never done it before, so maybe they will do it at the White House event.

Dana White made it clear that when it comes to Jones and Conor’s admission into the White House event, nothing is concrete as of now. “I don’t know [if McGregor and Jones will be on the same card]. In a year, who knows what the world will look like in a year?… We wouldn’t even start building that card until, you know. Still a long time to go,” the UFC CEO added. “It’s a year away. It’s not even worth talking about who would be on the card.”

While Dana White couldn’t give us anything about the fighters who’ll feature in the White House event, he mentioned having discussions about the logistics of the event. And guess what? The 55-year-old also spoke about the setup of the arena inside the President’s residence.

Dana White speaks on the UFC White House setup

The UFC CEO claims that his team’s been working behind the scenes to assess the grounds of the White House. He mentioned what things will look like, with the event set’s placement, claiming that the famous South Lawn will be the place where the show takes place. For those who aren’t aware of it, the South Lawn is not just a big backyard because it is the only spot on the campus where all the major events take place.

“We’re going to be on the South Lawn and literally when you’re watching the fight, this will all be White House here [on one side], and behind me will be the Washington Monument,” Dana White further stated. “We’re just getting into logistics right now. My team has already walked the White House with the staff there, and now we’re putting together the design, and we’ll all fly out to DC and sit down with him and see what he wants to do.”

Well, we’ll all have to wait for updates on Jon Jones and Conor McGregor when it comes to their admission into the White House event. But in the meantime, it will be interesting to see what the final setup looks like. One thing we can all agree on is that there’ll be extra security for sure since it’s the President’s residence. What do you have to say about Dana White’s comments on the UFC White House event? Let us know in the comments down below.