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.

UFC president Dana White threw cold water on the idea that Jon Jones could compete in the event the company plans to stage at the White House in 2026.