After Alex Pereira evened the score with Magomed Ankalaev earlier this month, he turned his sights on a heavyweight run. “All I want is a super fight at heavyweight,” Pereira said. His target? “I was going to ask for Jon Jones at the White House [card in June 2026]. [But] with everything that happened, it’s not the right time to talk about it.” Despite his delicate approach due to Jones’ brother’s death, he later reiterated his desire to face the retired, later un-retired, Jones.

It didn’t take long for UFC CEO Dana White to hear about the enormous commotion the Brazilian’s callout had started. “It’s not like jumping up two weight classes in boxing. It’s a big jump,” White said, explaining his concern. “It’s not that I have reservations about it. He’s in a divis

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