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The Real Reason Jon Jones Wants to Fight Alex Pereira

Jon Jones Is Open to Walk Away From His Heavyweight Title to Fight Alex Pereira

The Real Reason Jon Jones Wants to Fight Alex Pereira
UFC Fighter Jon Jones - Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images/AFP

To Duck or Not to Duck…

Bones Jones has mentioned Alex Pereira’s name as the most intriguing fight for him…

As a fellow Warwickshire native, I’ve taken inspiration from the homie big Will Shakespear, the greatest writer in English language history, to discuss the “greatest” fighter ever to grace a UFC octagon. The soliloquy from Hamlet: “To be or not to be, that is the question,” does need a minor adjustment, however…

To duck or not to duck, that is the question.

Is Jon Jones ducking Tom Aspinall, and is this the sole reason Bones Jones has mentioned Alex Pereira’s name as the most intriguing fight for him… Should he get past Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 this weekend?

Or is Jon Jones playing the villain in UFC news—a character we’ve yearned for, as opposed to the nice guy acts Mr. Jones has portrayed despite being disliked for his out-of-octagon behavior?

Who Wouldn’t Want Jones vs. Pereira?

So, Jones, the former light heavyweight king, undefeated MMA superstar, and current heavyweight titlist was recently questioned on whether he’d fight Tom Aspinall, the current interim heavyweight champion and rightful No.1 contender. He brushes off Aspinall’s accomplishments—which gets us Englishmen furious, by the way—and suggests a fight with Pereira is more worthy of his time.

How dare he!

Now, this isn’t to say a fight with Poatan wouldn’t be huge; there isn’t an MMA diehard on the planet who wouldn’t want to see such a collision of elites. However, disregarding Aspinall as if he hasn’t cleared out every top-contending heavyweight (besides Ciryl Gane) is a disgrace, and this is why it’s leading critics to believe Jones is trolling us all.

Hopefully, Bones is playing the heel and causing false UFC rumors because he isn’t fit for a babyface role, and the media interviews he’s conducted in recent weeks are the perfect recipe for building the biggest heavyweight fight in history with England’s finest.

The other potential is that Jones doesn’t want that British smoke, and he’s legitimately picking Pereira to fight next. But why would he do this?

Well, if this scenario holds any truth, it’d become clear how Jones wants to protect his legacy, undefeated record, and GOAT status, and the best way to do that would be to select a striking-based superstar whose grappling deficiencies would present him with a significant advantage.

Pereira has predominantly faced fellow strikers during his UFC tenure. Still, even Israel Adesanya—a kickboxer—easily took him to the ground, and a recent clip of Dillon Danis out-grappling the Brazilian 205lb UFC champ has placed even more emphasis on Poatan’s lack of wrestling/BJJ skill.

Tom Aspinall’s Master Plan

Forget all of that noise, anyway. Tom Aspinall, I’ve conjured up the perfect plan; just in case Jon Jones is ducking you, here’s what we’re going to do:

As there isn’t a worthy contender in the heavyweight division, call Pereira’s name and fight him before Jones can. It’s that simple. Beat the man that the man you really want to beat wants to beat; in turn, there’s nowhere to run.

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