Jon Jones and Alex Pereira wish to combat one another through the deliberate UFC occasion in June on the White Home.
Two of the UFC’s largest stars publicly referred to as out one another Saturday within the quick aftermath of the UFC heavyweight title combat between Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane. Jones is a former heavyweight champion who retired earlier this yr somewhat than settle for a combat in opposition to Aspinall, whereas Pereira is the sunshine heavyweight champion with a listing of potential contenders in his personal weight class.
The UFC has been hesitant to guide a combat between Jones and Pereira for these causes, however with Saturday’s title combat leading to a historic no-contest because of an eye-poke, Jones and Pereira noticed a possibility to state their circumstances.
“Let’s make the heavyweight division nice once more,” Pereira wrote on Instagram.
“Alex, I’d be all the way down to carry the best talent degree to the White Home,” Jones responded. “I respect the respect you confirmed, let’s dance.”
UFC CEO Dana White has repeatedly mentioned that the promotion has not but mentioned particular bouts for the White Home occasion, which President Donald Trump has mentioned will occur June 14. White has mentioned, nevertheless, that he doesn’t belief Jones sufficient to permit him to headline the cardboard, as Jones has a historical past of non-public and authorized points which have impacted his availability to compete.
Jones (28-1) is broadly thought-about the best UFC fighter of all time. He stays the youngest champion in UFC historical past, successful his first title at 23. He captured the heavyweight belt in 2023 and defended it as soon as earlier than retiring from MMA in 2025. Shortly after saying his retirement, and making it clear he didn’t want to face Aspinall, Jones mentioned he would come out of retirement to combat on the White Home occasion.
Pereira (13-3) is a two-weight champion within the UFC and kickboxing. He has a number of potential title challengers at 205 kilos, however would favor to maneuver to heavyweight in his subsequent bout. Earlier this month, Pereira revealed that he had deliberate to name out Jones after his most up-to-date combat at UFC 320 in Las Vegas, however refrained after the sudden loss of life of Jones’ older brother, retired NFL lineman Arthur Jones.
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