Former undisputed middleweight champion, Alex Pereira has heaped praise on current UFC heavyweight titleholder, Jon Jones – claiming he would love the opportunity to train alongside the Endicott native – who has in turn, welcomed the proposal.
Pereira, who made his return to the Octagon at UFC 291 back in July, co-headlined in Salt Lake City, Utah – positioning himself for a likely light heavyweight title challenge are a debut win in the division against former champion, Jan Blachowicz in a close split decision win.
The Sao Paulo native had most recently suffered a thunderous second round KO loss to two-time middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya at UFC 287 back in April in Miami, Florida, suffering his first promotional loss to his arch-rival as he dropped the middleweight crown.