Jon Jones has demanded he be released from his UFC contract in a heated message to Dana White.

UFC CEO White claimed over the weekend that there had been no discussions with his former light-heavyweight and heavyweight champion Jones over him fighting at the White House this summer. The card will be headlined by Ilia Topuria's defence of his lightweight title against Justin Gaethje and supported by Alex Pereira against Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight world champion.

White insisted his organisation was not in talks with Jones over fighting Pereira but the fighter has hit back with a lengthy message on social media, insisting he had gone as far to have stem cell treatment to enable him to fight, in response to his admission earlier this year that he is suffering from arthritis.

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"I wanted to address Dana White’s comments from this past weekend, because the truth matters to me and the fans," Jones wrote. "Dana, you were heated about why I’m not on the White House card, but let’s clear something up. My team and I were actually negotiating with the UFC for that fight. Real negotiations. I even came down from my original number, and what was I offered in return? I was lowballed.

"Yes, I have arthritis in my hip and it’s painful, but that doesn’t mean I can’t fight. So let me get this straight, if I had accepted the lowball offer, suddenly my hip would be fine and I’d be on the White House card? That doesn’t make sense. I even received stem cell treatment last week to get ready for the White House card, and training camp was scheduled to start today. I was preparing to be ready.

"I understand business deals fall through sometimes, but going out publicly and saying things that aren’t true isn’t right. After everything I’ve given to the UFC , the years, the title defences, the fights , hearing that I’m 'done' is disappointing. Especially when as recently as Friday UFC was calling me trying to get me on that White House card for a much lower number. If the UFC truly feels like I’m done, then I respectfully ask to be released from my contract today. No more spins, no more games."

Jones has not fought since he stopped Stipe Miocic in 2024 to defend his heavyweight title. He then rejected a unification clash with then interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall to instead retire from the sport, only to later reverse his decision in order to secure a White House spot.