UFC CEO Dana White sees a means the place Jon Jones does battle Alex Pereira.
Jones is ready to defend his heavyweight title in the primary occasion of UFC 309 on Saturday towards Stipe Miocic. It’s an intriguing matchup and will Jones win, he has made it clear he’ll battle Pereira subsequent or retire.
Jon Jones says he has no real interest in dealing with Tom Aspinall who’s the interim heavyweight champion. Nonetheless, White says he’ll solely make the Jones-Pereira battle if ‘Bones’ face Aspinall subsequent.
“If Jon Jones wins and retires on Saturday Tom Aspinall would be the heavyweight champion..
I believe Jon Jones ought to battle Tom Aspinall if he wins..
So long as he is lively within the UFC he is the pound for pound greatest fighter on this planet”@danawhite #PMSLive https://t.co/4eScbs1Zws pic.twitter.com/CCeFHlvzRu
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) November 15, 2024
“Clearly a man like Jon Jones has had a profession, if he needs one thing we’d do it,” Dana White mentioned on The Pat McAfee Present. “However, you possibly can’t simply do a enjoyable battle and never battle the interim heavyweight champion, the man who’s subsequent, as a result of if Jon Jones retired on Saturday, Tom Aspinall can be the heavyweight champion. So, alternatives got to Jon Jones. He was 23, he was the youngest champion of all time. Now, as he sits the place he sits, it’s his obligation to provide it to the youthful man to provide him that chance. If he beats Tom Aspinall, then sure, I might do the Alex Pereira battle.”
Even when the Pereira battle is assured if Jones faces Aspinall subsequent, it’s nonetheless unsure if ‘Bones’ would take the bout.
