Alex Pereira is currently on top of the world. He regained his UFC light heavyweight championship earlier this year and did so in devastating fashion, scoring a quick TKO victory over Magomed Ankalaev. Since then, fans and pundits alike have been wondering what the future could hold for him – and it looks like there’s a frontrunner when it comes to what ‘Poatan’ himself wants.
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Pereira has made it clear he is interested in taking on Jon Jones at heavyweight, most likely on next year’s UFC White House card. If he manages to get the win over Jon, he could very well be pursuing a third world title in a third weight class against Tom Aspinall, or whoever is the champion at the time of his challenge.
In a recent interview, Robelis Despaigne, who has trained with Pereira, gave his thoughts on how Alex would fare against Jones.
Despaigne’s take on Pereira versus Jones
“To be honest, Pereira is a heavyweight,” Despaigne said. “To me, he’s a heavyweight going down to 205 pounds. He’s a heavyweight, he’s 240 pounds, he basically weighs the same as, I don’t know, Ciryl Gane in competition form. He’s a heavyweight going down to 205 pounds, and he could even afford to make 185 if he wanted to. He can do whatever he wants.”
“If Jon Jones makes a mistake, you know he can put him to sleep,” Despaigne said. “Not easy – we know the quality of Jon Jones. It will be a highly anticipated fight, a big box-office fight because they both have a big fan base and very strong numbers. It will be a very good fight. That’s what I think. Everyone has their strengths, Pereira has his standouts, and Jon Jones, you know, I imagine he will try to take advantage of his wrestling. Let’s see who wins.”
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