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.

Jon Jones is confident that he has a chance to be a part of the UFC White House event, despite Dana White’s comments. Jones retired in June, a few weeks before US President, Donald Trump,

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.