Following UFC 303 this weekend, Dana White was once requested if he may ever see a heavyweight bout between Jon Jones and Alex Pereira – with the UFC CEO no longer ruling out the blockbuster conflict.
Dana White Teases Pereira vs Jones
The UFC global watched on on the weekend as Alex Pereira simply dismantled Jiří Procházka in the second one spherical at UFC 303, with a brutal kick to the top leaving his Czech opponent spinning at the flooring.
A at ease win for ‘Poatan’ takes the Brazilian’s file to 11-2-0 within the UFC, with many enthusiasts dreaming of a conflict between Pereira and arguably the most efficient pound for pound fighter within the octagon Jon Jones.
And nonetheless the @ufc Gentle Heavyweight champion @AlexPereiraUFC #UFC303 %.twitter.com/11dNFssCUK
— danawhite (@danawhite) June 30, 2024
After protecting his mild heavyweight name closing weekend, Alex Pereira would most probably transfer as much as the heavyweight department to tackle Jon Jones, who weighs in just about 50lbs heavier than the Brazilian phenomenon.
Dana White couldn’t rule out a long term conflict between Pereira and Jones following UFC 303, announcing: “I’m status up there with the belt and I had Joe Rogan in my ear the entire time we have been up there, ‘Let him combat heavyweight. Come on. Do exactly it.’
“I do know that’s what other people wish to see.”
But if it got here to discussing who would win the bout, Dana White didn’t mince his phrases: “That is the issue with the dialog that we’re having right here and why other people aren’t giving Jon Jones the honor for pound-for-pound,” White stated.
Dana White were given right into a HEATED debate with a reporter on whether or not or no longer Jon Jones is the number one pound-for-pound fighter on the earth 😭😭
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— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 30, 2024
“This f******* man destroyed the most efficient heavyweight within the department. He simply made it seem like not anything. Jon Jones is the pound-for-pound absolute best fighter on the earth and the best fighter f****** ever. Duration. Finish of tale.”
Jon Jones hasn’t fought since beating Ciryl Gane in March 2023, along with his go back to the octagon again and again behind schedule because of other accidents.
Dana White wouldn’t rule out a long term blockbuster bout between Pereira and Jones, however he did say that he sought after Pereira to tackle a couple of extra mild heavyweights prior to shifting up a weight elegance.