‘Honored’ Alex Pereira loves Jon Jones fight pitch, but needs UFC green light for heavyweight shift

May 3, 2024 3:33 pm ET Alex Pereira admits he was caught off guard Friday morning as the phone notifications rolled in. During a UFC 301 fight week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil that he won’t compete on, the promotion’s light heavyweight champion Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) the center of attention once again thanks to a series of tweets by UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones. “Yeah, it caught me by surprise, especially after I saw the first message. I didn’t really expect to see that this morning. I know we’ve been doing a very good job. There’s all this...