Conor McGregor Considers Alex Pereira a Big Threat to Jon Jones

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Conor McGregor has been out of the Octagon for three years now, but he is still connected to the organization. He also has shares in Bare Knuckle Fighting, which gives him a good presence on the business side of the MMA.

Recently McGregor has shown a lot of respect and appreciation for Pereira after his latest fight. Pereira successfully defended his UFC light heavyweight title with a knockout at UFC 307, and now the UFC world is expecting him to jump up to the heavyweight division but the final decision will be for Pereira and Dana White.

Conor McGregor Talks about Divisions

If we analyze the heavyweight division, we already know that every fighter wants to fight Jon Jones. Stipe Miocic and Tom Aspinall are already in the line, but seeing Pereira and Jones on the same card fighting each other would be thrilling to watch. Including the fight against Khalil Rountree, this was the third fight that Pereira fought to defend his title. Conor McGregor has always tried to be a three-time UFC champion, and now it seems like Pereira is near that ambition.

Conor McGregor said this about the championship in an interview with the Schmo: “I think that would be a viable next move for him. Maybe he is fine at light heavyweight. There is one more matchup for him at light heavyweight that I’d be interested in, him vs. the Dagestani. But other than that, I’d like to see him go for it. Someone has to go for the three belts. It’s myself or himself. I’m sure one of us will aspire to it in the future.”

Alex Pereira Pound-for-Pound

Islam Makhachev is the current UFC Pound for Pound Champion. He has only lost one fight in his entire UFC career. But things seem to have changed a bit right now. The topic of the best pound-for-pound fighter is linked to Pereira, the lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, and Jon Jones, who has defended his heavyweight title for a long period of time without dodging many fights.

Conor McGregor said this about the success of Alex Pereira: “2024 has been Alex Pereira’s year. No one can deny that. And if we go by that, forget belts, forget any of that, in competition, he has four fights this year, four KOs, and his most impressive one was most recently. I’d put Alex No. 1. I’d put Alex as No. 1. Some of these guys are big.’ Alex is a nice one. It’s still a dangerous one though. At the core of it, it’s probably even more dangerous. I’d be very excited to see that bout take place for sure.”

Final Thoughts

Michael Chandler has left the Notorious Conor McGregor fight and moved forward in his career. McGregor has responded by trying to have some presence and relevancy. With that purpose in mind, he even challenged Belal Muhammad, the champion who had been an underdog for a long time. McGregor faced a lot of criticism from fans and officials for that.

As the CEO of UFC, Dana White has to make sure that they make the fights happen as soon as possible and not just talk about the fights. He made it clear to Conor McGregor that he would only get a fight if he made his comeback. After these fights, McGregor would go to Boxing and BKFC to expand his business. What are your thoughts about the future of Conor McGregor?

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Article originally written by Muhammad Adan.