“I’m not really worried about the Tom [Aspinall] fight. I’m worried about the Pereira fight,” Jon Jones said before defeating Stipe Miocic in November 2024. Alex Pereira quickly responded, stating, “I want [Jon Jones.] Now, it’s up to the UFC to make it happen.” Since then, however, their career have taken them on drastically different paths.

After initial interest in the matchup, Magomed Ankalaev defeated Pereira at UFC 313 on March 8, 2025. A few months later, Jones announced his retirement amid growing calls for a fight against Tom Aspinall . That retirement, though, was short-lived when President Donald Trump expressed interest in hosting a fight at the White House. Regardless , as UFC 320 approaches, headlined by the Pereira vs. Ankalaev rematch, Pereira’

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