Current light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira has picked heavyweight kingpin, Jon Jones to successfully unify the divisional thrones against Tom Aspinall — if the duo make good on a potential pairing next year — pointing to Jones’ veteran savvy as his potential route to victory.
Pereira, the current undisputed light heavyweight champion and a former undisputed middleweight gold holder, most recently headlined UFC 308 back in October, successfully defending his 205lbs championship for the third time this year alone, with a knockout win over challenger, Khalil Rountree.
As for Jones, the former pound-for-pound number one made good on his return to the Octagon last month in the main event of UFC 309, stopping the returning, Stipe Miocic with a brutal spinning back kick knockout win at Madison Square Garden.