If Jon Jones needs a bit of Alex Pereira, he can get it.
‘Bones’ spent a while on social media Thursday, providing perception into his preventing future and testing curiosity in a possible conflict between himself and the UFC’s reigning mild heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira. Jones urged {that a} scrap between himself and ‘Poatan’ might be an “completely huge” struggle for the promotion.
Pundits appeared to agree with Jones. A lot in order that whereas participating within the UFC 301 festivities in his residence nation, Alex Pereira’s telephone started to explode with notifications stemming from Jones’ feedback.
Throughout a Q&A session in Rio, Alex Pereira was requested about Jones’ feedback. ‘Poatan’ admitted that he was initially shocked by the callout and the way shortly the entire thing seems to have taken on a lifetime of its personal.
“It caught me without warning, particularly after I noticed the primary message,” Pereira stated. “I didn’t actually anticipate to see that this morning. I do know we’ve been doing an excellent job. There’s all this hype round me proper now. I spoke about going as much as heavyweight to struggle on this card. I knew it’d catch some eyes finally. I didn’t anticipate it to be so quick. However I used to be very honored and it was a really respectful message, so it was enjoyable.”
Alex Pereira Believes he and Jon Jones would ship an ‘entertaining matchup for the followers’
Having already claimed the middleweight and light-weight heavyweight titles a mere seven fights into his UFC profession, Alex Pereira has shortly established himself as one of many biggest athletes the game has ever seen.
A win over Jon Jones wouldn’t solely solidify his spot on the high of MMA’s pound-for-pound listing, however it will additionally etch his identify within the historical past books because the UFC’s first and solely three-division world titleholder.
“I really feel when you ask the followers, after all, they’ll be throughout it and overrated for that struggle,” Pereira added. “There are different athletes within the division that want to maneuver on and all that, so we have to see what’s occurring. If the UFC provides us the inexperienced mild they usually present curiosity, we are able to make that occur. I’m certain everybody goes to get pleasure from it.”
“… It might be a warfare. It might be a really entertaining showcase for the followers. With all of the expertise and ability set that Jon has, but in addition with all the talents I’ve been rising throughout my MMA profession, all of the preparation I’ve been doing, and the enhancements I’m having. I believe it will be an awesome championship (struggle) and everybody can be entertained by that.”
Pereira additionally made it clear that he has nothing, however respect for Jon Jones and his accomplishments contained in the Octagon.
“I’ve nothing towards Jon,” Pereira stated. “I respect him lots. We’re each making an attempt to construct one thing. He has a tremendous profession and has constructed lots. I’m constructing lots on my profession as nicely. I believe we’d make for a really entertaining matchup for the followers. If this finally ends up taking place, I consider it’d be implausible. I might be wanting ahead to it.”
