Dana White puts belt on Alex Poatán. Photo: Reproduction/UFC
Dana White threw cold water on MMA fans by ruling out the possibility of a confrontation between Jon Jones e Alex Poatán. In an interview with 'The Pat McAfee Show', the UFC president was categorical in stating that, at the moment, there are no plans for the Brazilian to face the heavyweight champion (up to 120,2kg.).
The expectation for a fight between the two biggest names in MMA today had intensified after the recent achievements of Poatan, who is a former middleweight champion (up to 83,9kg) and current light heavyweight king (up to 93kg.) . However, Dana appears to have other plans for both athletes.
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Jon Jones, considered by many to be the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time – The best in the history of MMA, dominated the light heavyweight division for years and, after a long break, returned to the Octagon to win the heavyweight belt over Cyryl Gane. Now he must face Stipe Miocic in November, in a fight that was seen as a possible dismissal.
Poatan, with his aggressive style and devastating knockouts, quickly became one of the organization's most popular fighters. After knocking out names like Israel adesanya, Jamahal hill e Jiri Prochazka, the Brazilian declared that he can move up a division to become the first fighter champion of three different categories. He is, however, tipped to face Jan Blachowicz.
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