{
  "id": 14039199,
  "title": "Jon Jones: Not fighting at White House 'one of my big regrets in life'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/jon-jones-not-fighting-at-white-house-one-of-my-big-regrets-in-life",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T20:20:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jon-jones-not-fighting-white-202024413.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jon Jones, the UFC superstar, admitted to feeling regret over missing out on a historic UFC event at the White House. Jones, who boasts an impressive 28-1 MMA record and 22-1 UFC record, had not competed since his victory over Stipe Miocic to retain his heavyweight title at UFC 309 in November 2024. The fight allowed him to add another high-profile name to his resume and celebrate with President Donald Trump, who was present at the event. Jones stated that he believes this was his last moment inside the cage, which he considered a great experience. He expressed gratitude for having competed, having his brother alive at the time, his father present, sharing his faith, and saluting the president. While Jones is not deeply involved in politics, he believes having the president in attendance made the event extraordinary. Despite being in the drug-testing pool to potentially compete at the UFC White House event in June, Jones claimed he was in negotiations but ultimately missed out. He admitted that missing the White House event is one of his biggest regrets in life, though he remains content overall.",
  "summary": "Jon Jones admits it hurts to have missed out on a historic UFC event this past summer.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}