Jon Jones placed on such a dominant efficiency at UFC 309 that he might have fought his method out of the matchup he actually needed subsequent.
In his first protection as heavyweight champion, Jones dismantled Stipe Miocic over three rounds earlier than ending the struggle with a vicious spinning again kick to the physique. Jones beat Miocic at each stage from grappling to putting and it was one other full efficiency from a fighter many take into account to be the best of all time.
Watching Jones stroll by way of Miocic in such lopsided vogue additionally satisfied UFC CEO Dana White that he shouldn’t even start to entertain a possible matchup pitting Jones in opposition to present gentle heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. It’s the struggle Jones needs most however clearly White doesn’t agree.
“You understand what tonight advised me? There’s no f*cking method I make the Pereira struggle,” White stated on the UFC 309 post-fight press convention. “Jon’s too huge.
“[Jon is a] nice wrestler. Did you see how he took Stipe down in that first spherical? I like Alex Pereira. I like him personally. It simply doesn’t make sense to make that struggle.”
White was already adamant previous to UFC 309 that he has no actual want to e-book Jones in opposition to Pereira regardless of curiosity from each athletes in making the superfight occur sooner or later.
At one level, White went so far as saying he would entertain Jones’ request to struggle Pereira provided that “Bones” confronted and defeated interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall subsequent. This time round, White didn’t convey up Aspinall when addressing the potential matchup between Jones and Pereira however his emotions seemingly stay the identical.
That stated, White thinks the one method he may be satisfied to vary his thoughts can be if Jones and Pereira are completely insistent on preventing one another after which he may be compelled to tug the set off.
He simply wouldn’t be ok with it.
“In the event that they each need it dangerous sufficient and so they’re each f*cking hounding me or one thing, perhaps I’d do it,” White stated. “But it surely’s simply Alex Pereira is killing it. Take a look at his age and what he’s doing proper now, what’s the explanation to go up and struggle a man that’s a lot larger than you and such wrestler? Cash? That’s undoubtedly a motive however simply so we’re clear, I don’t wish to make any of that sort of cash. I would like Pereira to remain the place he’s and do what he does and run the road.
“However once more in the event that they go loopy on me and so they wish to do, what am I going to do? They’re grown ass males and I’m positive the followers wish to see it, I’m positive you wish to see it, I suppose we’ll discuss it.”
