UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has spoken about moving to the heavyweight division on multiple occasions. Naturally, the heavyweight champion Jon Jones would be in the conversation. Dana White recently confirmed the possibility of a potential bout to Shaq on his podcast.
The UFC president spoke highly of Jon Jones, referring to him as the “greatest combat sports athlete of all time.” White also touched on UFC commentator and podcaster Joe Rogan’s constant demands for a Bones vs. Poatan fight in the heavyweight division.
“Possibly, I mean, [Joe] Rogan is pushing me right now to try to make that fight,” said Dana White. He revealed that a fight between Jones and Pereira is in the UFC commentator’s best interest, and he is also campaigning for that match-up to take place.
However, Dana White does not believe Pereira stands a chance against Jones. He placed Bones in the realm of former champions like Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson.
A fight between Alex Pereira and Jon Jones would be one of the greatest UFC events of all time. However, it appears that Bones’ next opponent is Stipe Miocic on all accounts. It remains to be seen if he would fight Poatan after the aforementioned bout.
Lightweight fighter Dustin Poirier also expressed his desire to witness the Jones vs. Pereira matchup. He claimed Bones is ‘too smart’ and would possibly grapple Poatan. Poirier said he would make Jon fight Alex over Stipe Miocic.
As for Dustin Poirier, the American contender lost against Islam Makhachev in his final title fight. Although he spoke about retiring, he revealed his desire to fight again.
