U FC CEO Dana White may have set the odds for Jon Jones participating in the proposed July 4 card at the White House at "a billion to one," during the UFC 319 post-fight press conference, but the former light heavyweight and heavyweight champion sees White's statement as a door not entirely shut.

Jones, 38, was expected to do a title unification fight with Tom Aspinall for well over a year but ended up vacating the belt, retiring, and putting the UFC heavyweight division on hold.

Dana White Makes Blunt Admission About Jon Jones Amid UFC White House Plans originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Ever since talk of the UFC bringing a card to the White House next year surfaced, the buzz has been off the charts. Fighters from every corner of the roster and even some who’ve hung up the gloves are itching to be part of it.