UFC Champion Predicts Dana White and Co. Won’t Miss Chance for Jon Jones vs. Alex Pereira Fight Before ‘Bones’ Retirement

Allan Binoy | 05/06/2024
“Vince McMahon WWE Style!”: UFC Ex-Heavyweight Star Says Jon Jones vs. Alex Pereira Is ‘The Only’ Fight to Make

Alexandre Pantoja wants a fight between Alex Pereira and Jon Jones next. He believes it will do wonders, as fans will be interested to witness a clash between two of the biggest names in the sport.

Pereira the current light heavyweight champion has built up a brand of his own and is a big PPV draw at the moment. Jones, on the other hand, is one of the greatest MMA fighters to step into the octagon. Hence, the fight will have everything one needs for a mega event.

Although ‘Bones’ has his eyes set on Stipe Miocic as his only opponent, Pantoja recently appeared on the ‘Show Me the Money’ Podcast, where he spoke about why the Jones vs Pereira fight needs to materialize, saying,

“Pereira, that’s the big fight to happen. I think Dana White can’t lose that opportunity…That’s a big fight in the UFC.”

When talking about potential opponents, Jon Jones did mention Alex Pereira in one instance. However, fans want him to fight the UFC interim heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall.

Fans keep calling ‘Bones’ out for ducking Aspinall and trying to fight everyone but him. However, at the same time, Alex Pereira is looking to move up to heavyweight in the future, so a fight against Jones will make complete sense.

Nevertheless, amidst all the talk regarding Jones’ next fight, a debate broke out on who the UFC should rank as #1 in the P4P list and Dana White was very clear.

Dana White defends Jon Jones for keeping the #1 P4P spot despite Islam Makhachev’s UFC 302 performance

Islam Makhachev put on an impressive performance in a dogfight against Dustin Poirier at UFC 302. Following the fight, the media asked Dana White about the P4P rankings.

There was a lot of buzz online about  Makhachev going up to the #1 spot after his performance. However, in the post-fight press conference, White made his stance clear as to why Jon Jones is still number one, saying,

“I think he’s (Makhachev) incredible, I don’t think he’s the P4P best fighter in the world…As long as Jon Jones is still fighting, active, and in the rankings, nobody is P4P best fighter in the world.”

Dana White had nothing but words of praise for Jones and defended his opinion well. He also spoke about how ‘Bones’s’ resume tells you all you need to know about him as a fighter.

On top of it, White insisted that Jones proved he was the GOAT by coming back after a long layoff and beating Ciryl Gane in the first round itself at UFC 285.

Post Edited By: Shraman Mitra
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Allan Binoy

Allan Binoy is a MMA journalist at The SportsRush. Taken to the sport in 2015, thanks to a certain Conor McGregor, Allan has himself dabbled in the martial arts. And having graduated from Loyola College, Chennai, with a degree in English Literature, he has learnt to use his love for language to have a voice in the MMA community. Allan has been writing about the gladiatorial stories for more than three years now and has pursued excellence at a number of reputable media organizations, covering every UFC PPV in the last couple of years. In addition to this, the southpaw is also a semi-professional soccer player for Diego Juniors FC in Pune, playing in the Pune Super Division League.

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