Last night, Dana White & Co. wrapped up the year’s first event in London, the main event of which was supposed to give a definitive answer to Alexander Volkanovski. But as the night unfolded inside the O2 Arena, they criticized several fights, including the headliner, the featherweight title eliminator between Movsar Evloev and Lerone Murphy. Evloev won a controversial decision, but to Joe Rogan, it’s all about the Russian’s next fight.

On the JRE Fight Companion, Joe Rogan was joined by his friends Joey Diaz, Brendan Schaub, and Eddie Bravo in his studio to watch the UFC London fight night. After the main event, they discussed Evloev’s potential next fight against Alexander Volkanovski, and Joe Rogan strongly pushed UFC to include it on the White House card.

Rogan was gushing over Evloev, a wrestler, standing and trading with Murphy. Schaub and Bravo chimed in with how this fight was supposed to give Volkanovski his next title challenger, and Rogan said, “Hope so… It has to be [Evloev]. Or something is terrible in the world.” The JRE host even had a location suggestion primed and ready to go.

“White House lawn. Let’s go. Give the man [Evloev] a couple of months off,” said Joe Rogan. “We’re only in March. It’s in June. It’s true. Come on, spice that card up, baby.”

Rogan’s suggestion makes sense, especially since the UFC has yet to generate the hype fans expected for the upcoming White House event after announcing the card. The promotion currently lists six fights, but the card lacks big names like Conor McGregor and Jon Jones, whom they had indirectly hinted at. With more than 80 days to go, booking Alexander Volkanovski versus Movsar Evloev could therefore give the event a significant boost. White even said that they might end up adding one more fight to the June 14 card.

However, things are not that simple. Former champ Merab Dvalishvili has already stated that UFC cannot put the Russian fighter on the card, citing the current “geopolitical complications” as the reason. The United States sides with Ukraine in the ongoing war against Russia, which is why Dvalishvili claimed UFC is not scheduling his trilogy against Petr Yan at the White House event.

Dana White, however, has denied those claims and clarified that politics do not interfere with his sport. Moreover, UFC has already scheduled two title fights for the White House event. Champion Ilia Topuria will face interim champ Justin Gaethje for the lightweight title unification, and in the co-main event, former LHW champ Alex Pereira will face Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title. UFC did not overload the event with another title fight and, therefore, left room to schedule other big fights on different cards.

Additionally, the White House event will not have live gates, and Alexander Volkanovski already draws strong revenue from live highlights, as seen at UFC 314. For this reason, UFC would not risk placing Volkanovski on this card. Still, besides Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev, Joe Rogan wants another fight badly at the White House event.

The matchup Joe Rogan is pushing hardest for at UFC White House

Fans and analysts have been anticipating Jon Jones vs. Alex Pereira since 2024. Yet, every time the fight seems close to happening, it falls apart. This latest situation occurred while Dana White & Co. worked on matchmaking for the UFC White House card. They initially planned this heavyweight superfight, but in the end, UFC booked Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane, along with other stars like Sean O’Malley and Michael Chandler.

UFC initially snubbed Jon Jones, even though he hoped to return at the White House event on June 14. He also told the media that he was in “negotiations” with UFC. However, when the UFC 326 broadcast announced the card, it dashed both fans’ hopes and Jones’ own expectations. Meanwhile, UFC commentators and Joe Rogan on his podcast also hoped to see his blockbuster fight.

“I was hoping for that,” he said of the UFC and Jones striking a deal on his podcast. “I don’t know why that didn’t happen..I don’t know…I mean there’s Jon’s version, there’s the UFC’s version. Don’t know what was the stumbling block there.”

Jones has since gone ballistic on social media, with Dana White refuting his claims at every turn. ‘Bones’ claimed the UFC tried to lowball him, offering only half of the $30M they offered him last year to fight Tom Aspinall. Dana White fired back, saying he was never going to have Jones on the card, even if the matchmakers made inquiries and tried to strike a deal with the former champion. He cited Jones’ arthritis, among other reasons, as causes for the snub.

Putting Jon Jones aside, now the question is which fight the UFC could add to the upcoming White House card to ‘spice’ things up. So, share your options below.