Overview
- Jon Jones told Red Corner MMA he does not believe Dana White will allow a bout with Alex Pereira.
- Bloody Elbow reports the UFC chief has blocked the proposed superfight between the former heavyweight and the reigning light heavyweight champion.
- After recent talks with the promotion, Pereira indicated he likely will not appear on the UFC’s planned White House event in June.
- A key hurdle is that Jones is no longer the heavyweight titleholder, making a non-title move to heavyweight for Pereira less compelling.
- Online chatter about an interim heavyweight title fight featuring Pereira and Ciryl Gane surfaced after Tom Aspinall’s injury, but it remains unconfirmed.