Dana White unfazed by Jon Jones’ latest retirement flip flop after UFC 327

Dana White wasn’t moved in any respect by Jon Jones’ latest decision to retire – after which come out of retirement moments later.

Throughout the week, Jones was seen in a video for Red Corner MMA telling media that he had ‘hung up his gloves’, and that he was now specializing in business. That retirement lasted minutes as he soon confirmed that he just isn’t actually done with fighting just yet.

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And after appearing cageside at UFC 327, he was interviewed on Paramount and declared that he was unsure about his fighting future. None of this appeared to interest promotional boss White, who already refused to offer the game’s best ever fighter a spot on the UFC White House card.

Dana White has muted response to Jon Jones’ retirement flip flop

Jon Jones made his UFC debut in August of 2008, and Dana White has been dealing together with his antics ever since. The Latest Yorker has won gold at heavyweight and light-heavyweight on a run that has earned him the crown of MMA’s best ever fighter.

But he can be a wildly controversial figure, with arrests, failed drug tests and cancelled fights in his chequered past. So when White heard that he had once more retired and are available out of retirement this week, it barely registered on the UFC bosses’ radar.

Asked if he had talked to Jones a couple of potential comeback, White replied: “No… Listen, how is that any different than Jon’s been within the last 10 years? I used to inform Lorenzo, ‘You’ll never find a way to construct a business with this guy,’ but when he does show up, it’s fun.”

Jones was cageside together with his close friend Gable Steveson, whose signing with the UFC was announced survive the published. And he claimed that watching an exciting night of motion – which Joe Rogan branded among the best cards ever – got him excited for the potential of a comeback.