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Rogan believes Jones and Pereira should fight at UFC White House in June 2026. Rogan suggested a catchweight matchup between the two with some sort of a BMF title on the line. Rogan believes the matchup would be the greatest in the history of combat sports.
“The big money fight is Alex and Jon Jones at the White House… Catchweight, make it 225 [pounds]. It doesn’t have to be for a title. “Make it Bad Motherf—-er upper edition,” Rogan said on “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
“The Jon Jones-Alex Pereira fight would probably be the biggest fight in human history… As a matchup, you got the greatest of all time in Jon Jones. And arguably the most destructive striker that has ever competed: ‘Poatan.’”
Could Stars Align for a Jones-Pereira White House Fight?
When Jones was the UFC heavyweight champ, he refused to fight interim champ Tom Aspinall. “Bones” even reportedly agreed to the matchup for a huge payday but backed out later. Jones finally retired earlier this year, and Aspinall was promoted to undisputed champion. President Donald Trump announced plans for UFC White House just weeks after Jones’ retirement. Jones immediately returned to the drug testing pool and has since been rallying for a slot on the White House card. While Dana White didn’t entirely dismiss the idea, he hasn’t sounded very enthusiastic about Jones returning at the White House.
Meanwhile, Pereira scored a massive knockout win to reclaim his light heavyweight title from Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320 earlier this month. “Poatan” then called for a fight against Jones after paying tribute to the former champ’s late brother, Arthur.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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