A protracted-mooted assembly of present Octagon gold holders Jon Jones and Alex Pereira is slated amid main fan-anticipation — albeit within the coaching room, with the latter confirming plans to share the mats with the previous forward of his return to motion at UFC 309 in November at Madison Sq. Backyard.
Jones, a present heavyweight champion and former two-time undisputed gentle heavyweight gold holder, lastly booked his hiatus-snapping return to motion on the finish of the yr at UFC 309 — with the promotion confirming his Madison Sq. Backyard conflict towards the returning Stipe Miocic throughout final weekend’s Noche UFC broadcast.
As for former two-division titleholder, Pereira is about to headline the subsequent flagship occasion for the group — reserving a UFC 307 fundamental occasion battle with surging knockout artist, Khalil Rountree in Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah simply weeks away.
Alex Pereira expects to coach with Jon Jones forward of UFC 309
And long-linked with a title battle on the heavyweight restrict towards Rochester veteran, Jones in a bid to grow to be the primary three-weight champion in Octagon antiquity, Pereira revealed plans to no less than practice with the previous forward of his November return in his native New York.
It was superior to satisfy him (Jon Jones), he’s a really good man,” Alex Pereira instructed TNT Sports activities throughout his look on the Las Vegas Sphere. “We talked, we talked about coaching collectively. Folks speak about me preventing Jon Jones, going as much as the heavyweight division, however I don’t know if perhaps he has only one battle left. So for me to fret about my weight class is one thing that’s perhaps an excessive amount of. Proper now, perhaps we’re going to begin coaching collectively.”
We’ve been speaking somewhat bit about coaching collectively for a very long time, however I believe it’s going to occur,” Alex Pereira instructed Full Ship MMA. “His battle’s going to be in November. Each time you allow a battle it takes per week or two to recuperate from small accidents. However I believe I’ll have sufficient time to go over there.”
“Right this moment I noticed him more healthy than we final noticed him, he appears to be like actually good and I need to seize his expertise,” Alex Pereira defined. “Folks speak about us preventing, however individuals speak about him preventing one time, one or twice extra. I don’t know if I’ll be capable to share the cage with him, however I need to get the expertise of coaching with him.”
