UFC CEO Dana White was emphatic that he was not interested in that matchup. "There's no f---ing way I make the Pereira fight. Jon's too big, great wrestler... I like Alex Pereira,

Last weekend, Jon Jones defeated Stipe Miocic to successfully defend his UFC heavyweight championship. In the eyes of many, Jones did enough to prove that he’s still capable of competing at the elite level. In equal measure, the popular opinion was that he should take on Tom Aspinall next.