UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones vs. UFC mild heavyweight titleholder Alex Pereira was “a risk” just some weeks again.
Now, it’s utterly off the desk, based on UFC CEO Dana White. The Las Vegas combat boss was on the Pat McAfee present earlier immediately to assist promote the upcoming UFC 305: “Du Plessis vs. Adesanya” pay-per-view (PPV) occasion when requested if he was nonetheless planning to e-book Jones vs. Pereira.
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“No,” White mentioned with a sure diploma of finality.
Most likely as a result of Jones is already scheduled to defend his heavyweight title towards former 265-pound champion Stipe Miocic later this yr. Whereas nothing is official right now, all indicators level to the UFC 309 PPV card on Sat., Nov. 16, 2024 inside Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis.
So what occurs with Pereira?
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With No. 2-ranked Magomed Ankalaev getting paired off with No. 5-ranked Aleksandar Rakic (blame the golden goose), there’s no telling what the promotion has deliberate for “Poatan,” who was additionally connected to a possible slugfest reverse interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall.
Hopefully we’ll get some solutions within the subsequent few weeks … if not sooner.
