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Alex Pereira heard Jon Jones loud and clear.

The UFC’s reigning light heavyweight champion reacted Friday at a UFC 301 fan Q&A in Rio de Janeiro following comments made by Jones about a potential meeting between the two titleholders. In a lengthy series of social media posts, Jones laid out his case for why he’d rather defend his UFC heavyweight belt against Pereira following his expected bout against Stipe Miocic rather than unifying the title against interim champ Tom Aspinall.

When faced with Jones’ remarks, Pereira did not shy away from the challenge.

“He said he wants this fight, and my job is to fight. This is for the promotion to decide, so let’s see what happens now,” Pereira said in Portuguese.

“After my last fight I said I wanted to fight at heavyweight, but had no answer [from the UFC], so I kind of forgot it and my plans have changed. But there was this message from Jon Jones last night, so I don’t know if this might change [plans moving forward]. Becoming a three-division champion is very hard and not many people try it, but if I have that opportunity, I just want to bring joy to everyone and a better life for my family.”

In addition to being the promotion’s 205-pound beltholder, Pereira, 36, is a former UFC middleweight champion and a former two-division champion in GLORY Kickboxing. He recently headlined UFC 300 with a first-round knockout of Jamahal Hill, adding a fifth former champion to a UFC hit list that already includes Jiri Prochazka, Jan Blachowicz, Israel Adesanya, and Sean Strickland. After UFC 300, Pereira publicly floated the idea of testing himself at heavyweight, but told MMA Fighting on Thursday that he expects his next bout to be a 205-pound title defense against Prochazka in a rematch of their November meeting.

Jones, 36, is also a two-division UFC champion, having held the light heavyweight belt from 2011-15 and again from 2018-20, before capturing the heavyweight title with a first-round submission of Ciryl Gane in March 2023. Jones is expected to face Miocic sometime in the second half of 2024 after recovering from a shoulder injury. Early Friday morning, he wrote on social media that a fight against Pereira would be “absolutely massive” and downplayed Aspinall’s ability to draw. He said a Pereira bout “would be the biggest fight in MMA history.”

“There’s absolutely no fight that generates a payday like that. Marketing would be insane,” Jones wrote.

“Tom only matters in the U.K., newsflash. Pereira is one of the most polarizing figures this sport has seen. Tom’s a contender who won a belt against another contender. We had to save Madison Square Garden’s main event. I’m thinking dollar signs, legacy, big picture here. Not what U.K. fans are dying to see.”

Pereira has never competed above the light heavyweight limit but said Friday that he walks around at 238 pounds when not in camp.

“The longer it takes [to move up to heavyweight], I will be better prepared to fight at heavyweight,” Pereira said. “I’m heavy, but I’m more strong than heavy. I can get to the weight I want in a short period of time.”

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Canelo vs. Munguia weigh ins: Saul “Canelo” Álvarez puts his undisputed super middleweight world title on the line against unbeaten Mexican mauler Jaime Munguía atop the DAZN boxing pay-per-view (PPV) card this Sat. night (May 4, 2024) (order it here) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The official “Canelo vs. Munguia” weigh ins get underway LIVE at 4 p.m. ET in the embedded video above.

For the entire Canelo vs. Munguia fight card and DAZN PPV lineup click here.

“This is going to be a great Mexican war. Munguia and I both come to win, but I am going to win and win decisively,” Alvarez said at the final press conference (watch it here). “The fans are really going to enjoy Saturday night and I’m proud to make history with two Mexican fighters fighting for all four belts. I don’t care about experiences vs. youth, I’m Canelo. I have everything I need to win and I know exactly what I need to do.”

For more boxing news and notes click here.

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At the Canelo vs. Munguia weigh-ins Friday in Las Vegas, Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia will step on the scale.

Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia will have to hit 168 pounds because the clash is for the undisputed super middleweight title.

The Canelo vs. Munguia ceremonial weigh-ins will be at 3 p.m. ET.

Alvarez (60-2-2) has reeled off three straight wins since his loss to Dmitry Bivol on May 7, 2022. He has picked up decision wins over Gennady Golovkin, John Ryder, and Jermell Charlo.

Meanwhile, Munguia has yet to taste defeat with a 43-0 record (and 34 knockouts). He knocked out Ryder in the ninth round in his last outing this past January.

Check out Canelo vs. Munguia weigh-in results below.

Main Card (PPV at 8 p.m. ET)

Canelo Alvarez (166.8) vs. Jaime Munguia (167.4)

Mario Barrios (146.6) vs. Fabian Maidana (146.2)

Brandon Figueroa (125.4) vs. Jessie Magdaleno (128.6)*

Eimantas Stanionis (146.6) vs. Gabriel Maestre (146.8)

Preliminary Card (MMA Fighting at 6 p.m. ET)

Jesus Ramos (154.6) vs. Johan Gonzalez (153.6)

Vito Mielnicki Jr. (153.6) vs. Ronald Cruz (152.2)

*Magdaleno missed weight and is ineligible to win Figueroa’s title, but the bout will proceed as scheduled

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Ronda Rousey’s life story is about to get the big screen treatment.

Well, maybe not the big screen, but fans of the women’s MMA pioneer will be excited to hear that the UFC icon turned WWE Superstar will pen the script for her own biopic. Per a report from Deadline, Netflix closed a deal to distribute a film based on Rousey’s two memoirs My Fight/Your Fight and Our Fight.

Chernin Entertainment, best known for the Planet of the Apes series, The Greatest Showman, and Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy, is set to produce the picture.

This is the second time that Rousey’s story has been optioned. Paramount snagged the rights following the release of her first book in 2015, but let the rights lapse, allowing the streaming giant to step in and snatch them up — with one notable caveat: that she be allowed to write the script alongside her sister Maria Burns Ortiz.

According to the report, Rousey cranked out the screenplay in a week and left everyone who read it “blown away” by the quality of her work.

Perhaps there truly is nothing Ronda Rousey can’t do.

While she will write the script, Ronda Rousey will not play herself in the Netflix biopic

Rousey is no stranger to the silver screen, having appeared in a slew of films at the height of her popularity inside the Octagon.

She featured alongside Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham in The Expendables 3 and landed the role of a villain in Fast & The Furious 7. She also co-starred in Mile 22 with Mark Wahlberg and The Walking Dead’s Lauren Cohen.

However, this time around, Ronda Rousey will not be stepping in front of the cameras. Who lands the leading role remains to be seen, but casting is expected to begin within the next few months.

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On Thursday, UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones posed a question to his X followers.  “Who would you guys want to see me fight the most, Alex or Tom?” 

Jones was reference light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira and interim heavyweight titleholder Tom Aspinall.  On Friday, Jones seemed to have decided who he’d rather face after taking on former two-time heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic later this year.  

“If Alex P became champion of the heavyweight division, would you guys consider him the GOAT? Being back in the gym has got me thinking differently. That fight after stipe maybe the next biggest move I could possibly make,” Jones wrote on X.  “This killer has already defeated so many champions, and is already considered a legend to millions around the world. The most massive fight the UFC could make. Give Alex a chance to avenge all those great Brazilian champions I’ve defeated.”

“It would be absolutely massive,” Jones continued.  “A guy with a chance to be three division champion and a goat versus the actual goat. Same age, different strengths. No one can argue that that would be the biggest fight in MMA history. There’s absolutely no fight that generates a payday like that. Marketing would be insane.”

If Alex P became champion of the heavyweight division, would you guys consider him the GOAT? Being back in the gym has got me thinking differently. That fight after stipe maybe the next biggest move I could possibly make. This killer has already defeated so many champions, and…

— BONY (@JonnyBones) May 3, 2024

It would be absolutely massive. A guy with a chance to be three division champion and a goat versus the actual goat. Same age, different strengths. No one can argue that that would be the biggest fight in MMA history. There’s absolutely no fight that generates a payday like that.… https://t.co/B4LGC209sV

— BONY (@JonnyBones) May 3, 2024

Aspinall has been lobbying for a fight against Jones since winning the interim title at UFC 295 last November.  Jones appeared to shoot down a fight with Aspinall for the ‘dollar signs’ of a match against Pereira.  

“You actually think me fighting Tom would be more massive than Alex and I colliding? Tom only matters in the UK, newsflash. Pereira is one of the most polarizing figures this sport has seen,” Jones wrote.  “Toms a contender who won a belt against another contender. We had to save Madison Square Gardens main event. I’m thinking dollar signs, legacy, big picture here. Not what UK fans are dying to see. Literally just went through this with the French fans.”

You actually think me fighting Tom would be more massive than Alex and I colliding? Tom only matters in the UK, newsflash. Pereira is one of the most polarizing figures this sport has seen. Toms a contender who won a belt against another contender. We had to save Madison Square… https://t.co/JatZed5UUO

— BONY (@JonnyBones) May 3, 2024

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