At UFC 307, Alex Pereira made sure that there’s no one to question his legacy after what he did with Khalil Rountree Jr. The Brazilian battered ‘War Horse’ in the fourth round to successfully defend his title for the third time this year. Interestingly, with this victory, Pereira has ousted Ronda Rousey’s long-standing record of subsequent title defense in the shortest time frame( 189 days vs 175 days). Poatan’s rise to the top was such a remarkable story that even former dual-weight champion Conor McGregor couldn’t help but praise the Brazilian for his abilities.

Conor McGregor received a massive payout of $1.2 million after betting that one of the fighters would win by knockout. While having a conversation with ‘The Schmo’, ‘Mystic Mac was asked about his thoughts on Alex Pereira, to which the former dual weight champion said, “2024 has been Alex Pereira’s year, and no one can deny that. If we go by competition alone—forget belts—he’s had four fights this year and four knockouts. His most impressive one was the most recent. I’d put Alex as number one.”

Alex Pereira has not only defeated but also knocked out three top opponents in the last seven months. In addition to that, the Brazilian appears to be looking to became the first three-division champion of the world as he is thinking of jumping divisions to face Jon Jones for the heavyweight belt.’Notorious’ further emphasized that Alex Pereira poses a lot of threat to Jon Jones if they ever decide to face each other, “I’d put Alex as number one. I think he poses a lot of problems for Jon as well.”

He further added, “That’s a dangerous style for Jon, but it’s a decent matchup because Alex isn’t so big. Jon is new to the heavyweight division. He had a nice win against Ciryl Gane, but he’s still untested at heavyweight. I’m sure, in the back of his mind, Jon knows some of these guys are really big. Alex is a solid matchup, but still a dangerous one. At its core, it’s probably even more dangerous. I’d be very excited to see that bout take place, for sure.”

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Robson Conceicao believes Alex Pereira has the potential to knockout Jon Jones

Jon Jones might be the GOAT of the game but the new age of UFC has many fighters who are ready to challenge his legacy and Alex Pereira is one such fighter. Despite making his debut back in 2021, Alex Pereira has already become a two-division champion and defeated 5 former champions. His resume is such that even his opponents had to wait and bow down their heads in appreciation. Interestingly, Pereira’s countryman, the super featherweight world boxing champion Robson Conceicao believes that ‘Poatan’ has what ot takes to become the heavyweight champion by defeating Jon Jones.

While having a conversation with ‘GIVEMESPORT ‘, Conceicao emphasized that Alex Pereira’s power is enough to knock out Jon Jones, “Whenever he fights he is extremely strong like a Robocop. He is an amazing champion — really, really strong. “Jones is a great athlete, but I still thinks Pereira is extremely strong and would definitely win. I will always root for Brazil, and the Brazilian athletes.”

The boxing champion is highly bullish on Alex Pereira but is he looking at a potential matchup with the heavyweight champ? Well, at the pre-fight press conference, ‘Poatan’ was asked about his opinion on moving to the heavyweight division, to which he said, “I was only thinking about training because Jon said his last fight [against Miocic] may be his last fight.So, I want to go over there and learn a little bit from him. I’m a guy that has an open mind and I think it will be great.”

‘Poatan’ might want to learn from Jones rather than fight him. Regardless, whats your take on the situation?State your thoughts in the comments below.