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The reigning heavyweight champion Jon Jones expressed his preference for fighting Alex Pereira over Tom Aspinall on multiple occasions after defending his title against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309. The speculations on his next opponent are rife, and now Mark Coleman has reacted to Jones' stance.
Aspinall won the UFC interim heavyweight title in 2023 by beating Sergei Pavlovich and has since then been calling out Jon Jones for a title unification fight. However, 'Bones' has downplayed Aspinall and vocally preferred Alex Pereira over him.
MMA Uncensored quoted Jon Jones' comments during his UFC 309 post-fight press interaction on their Instagram page. He specifically hinted towards 'Poatan' as his next rival or a possible retirement.
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The first UFC heavyweight champion and Hall of Famer Mark Coleman reacted to the post by terming the potential Jones vs. Pereira contest a "BMF fight:
"I like it definitely a BMF Fight."
Chris Curtis reveals he turned down an Alex Pereira fight when it was offered to him
The UFC middleweight fighter Chris Curtis has fought in multiple weight classes and is not known to duck bouts. However, Curtis admitted to turning down an Alex Pereira fight when it was offered to him.
According to 'The Action Man', the reigning light heavyweight champion was competing in the middleweight division during that time. In an interview with MMA Junkie, Curtis said:
"I don’t usually say no unless your name’s Alex Pereira, then I’ve definitely said no. Outside of that, I’m just here to fight people. So whatever comes up, comes up. I just want to have fun fights."
He added:
"They offered me that fight before Bruno Silva, the Bruno Silva fight, or maybe it’s the one Sean took and they offered it to us first. I was like, ‘F*ck no. I’m not fighting him on like kind of short notice. I was like, There’s no way. Because not only do I not want to fight him , I’m not doing it on short notice.”
Check out Chris Curtis' interview below (12:01):
