Jon Jones reveals biggest regret over UFC White House card

The former champion regrets missing UFC Freedom 250, but fighting on the historic card could have carried major risks.

Jon Jones has once again stated that his UFC career is definitively over, but at the same time revealed what he regrets most. The 39-year-old became the youngest UFC champion in history at the age of 23 and later went on to win a heavyweight title as well. His last fight was in 2024, and he hasn’t been seen since. Speaking to The Schmo, he explained that his last fight was something very special to him, and he doesn’t regret ending his career at this point. He’s happy with how everything played out during his career and would certainly do it all over again exactly the same way, except for one thing. Jon Jones missed a huge event that he clearly regrets: competing at UFC Freedom 250. Before it was announced that Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje would headline the event, Jon Jones was actually in talks for that main event. Ultimately, however, nothing came of it, and Jon Jones likely missed out on the biggest UFC event ever, something he deeply regrets.

“I usually don’t regret decisions, but that was one of my biggest regrets in life, not being part of the White House card"

he said.

While his last fight is practically impossible to top, the White House event was an opportunity that will likely never come again. The only question is whether it would have been such a good thing for him. Imagine if his last fight had been at the biggest UFC event ever, and then he lost. Of course, that’s just a theory, and who knows how that potential fight would have turned out, but there’s a possibility he could have lost his final fight in front of the biggest audience ever. It would have been a huge risk, and you can bet that Jon Jones wouldn’t have taken that lying down, and who knows what might have happened then. Ultimately, you can look at it either way, but a final fight in front of the biggest audience ever would definitely have had its risks, too. What do you think?