Ahead of his return at UFC 313, light heavyweight kingpin, Alex Pereira has claimed he wants to finally face off with heavyweight gold holder, Jon Jones in the near future — preferring a clash with the former over a trilogy fight with Israel Adesanya.
Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight champion, is slated to make his comeback to action in March, headlining UFC 313 in a title grudge matchup with surging number one ranked challenger, Magomed Ankalaev.
Sidelined since October of last year at UFC 307, Sao Paulo knockout artist, Pereira turned in his third straight victory of the year, successfully defending the light heavyweight championship with a fourth round knockout win over Khalil Rountree in the pair’s title tussle in Salt Lake City.