UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira is backing Jon Jones to turn into a two-division champion at UFC 285
Former multi-time UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones is anticipated to problem former interim UFC heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane for the vacant UFC heavyweight championship at UFC 285, happening on March 4, 2023.
This battle reserving was a results of former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou’s latest launch from the promotion.
Jon Jones was anticipated to face Ngannou for the title on a few events, an unbelievable match up that by no means got here to fruition, so now we have now probably the most dominant champion in blended martial arts historical past dealing with the no. 1 heavyweight contender, and Alex Pereira likes Jones’ possibilities to seize the throne as he lately said in an interview with MMAFighting:
“I believe he’s actually coming to dominate. It’s by no means straightforward, however I believe this battle shall be a lot tougher than if he had fought Ngannou. Ngannou is stronger and would need to commerce punches with Jon Jones, and Jon Jones could be very skilled, has nice protection, so I believe Jon Jones would beat Ngannou (simpler).
“This subsequent battle (in opposition to Gane) is a bit tougher for him, however I additionally suppose he wins. It’s a bit tougher as a result of (Gane) is sensible, and a bit extra scared in a great way, to not come buying and selling with Jon Jones, which makes him a tougher battle.”
This reply is a tad shocking coming from Pereira, who’s a fellow kickboxing champion like Gane.
Previous to transitioning to MMA full-time, Alex Pereira was a two-division GLORY kickboxing champion, the primary ever in truth, and he left the game in 2021 with a document of 33-7 (21 knockouts).
Ciryl Gane alternatively went 13-0 (9 knockouts) as knowledgeable kickboxer, having gained the AFMT nationwide championship previous to his full-time change to MMA in 2018.
Since then, Gane has gone 11-1, solely shedding a slender determination to Francis Ngannou himself, while laying declare to the interim UFC championship, in addition to the TKO heavyweight championship earlier on, a title he gained in his first battle earlier than defending it twice and becoming a member of the UFC with a document of simply 3-0.
Then we have now Jon Jones, who’s 26-1 (1 NC) as knowledgeable, his solely defeat coming by way of DQ in a battle he was dominating. He got here to the UFC at simply 6-0, as we’ve seen him go undefeated by 22 fights within the worlds main promotion, and he’s 14-0 in world title fights coming in.
Is Alex Pereira proper, does Jon Jones beat Ciryl Gane to turn into the UFC heavyweight champion?
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