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Jon Jones recently shared his thoughts on wanting to fight Alex Pereira at the UFC White House event next year. Jones admitted that Pereira was "in the conversation" to be among the greatest fighters ever and lauded the reigning UFC light heavyweight champion for his respectful personality.The UFC White House event will go down next year as part of the grand America250 celebrations. While the card was initially scheduled for the Fourth of July, logistical issues forced the UFC to reschedule it to June.Jones is among the most notable names who have expressed a keen interest in competing on the White House card. The MMA legend made it clear that he's willing to unretire for this one-of-a-kind event and has called for a fight against Pereira. It's worth noting that the Brazilian has also expressed an interest in fighting Jones and has voiced his willingness to compete on the White House card.In an interview on the No Scripts Podcast, Jones explained why Pereira was the perfect opponent for him:"I'd like to fight Alex Pereira at the White House. I feel like he's incredibly respectful. I feel like he's a household name in America and in MMA. Everybody knows who he is. He's a champion. He's in the conversation to be one of the greatest fighters of all time. It would be a blockbuster event. I think the whole world would come out."He continued:"I beat many Brazilians over the course of my life. Either way that fight was to go, no one loses in that fight. It generates so many millions for the sport. There is just no losing when you have such high-level people competing, who respect each other."Alex Pereira discusses wanting to fight Jon Jones at heavyweightAfter Alex Pereira reclaimed the UFC light heavyweight title with a statement first-round knockout victory over Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320 last month, he explained why he was keen on fighting Jon Jones at heavyweight.In an interview on the Podcast Connect Cast show (via @ChampRDS on X), Pereira pointed out how big Jones was in the combat sports world and said:“I always talked about this fight at heavyweight. I wanted it [a fight against Jones], but then I said, ‘No, I’ll stay in my weight class.’ But then I said, ‘Damn, I’m 38 years old, you know?’ I’m also thinking about my career, right? I think this is the fight that needs to happen.”He continued:“I was thinking the same thing as Jon, you know? We have big names, and hey, if I lose or he loses, nobody loses.”
