Former champion sees Jon Jones as the clear favorite in the matchup against Alex Poatan; check it out.

Meeting between Jon Jones e Alex Poatán in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC

While Jon Jones e Alex Poatán They openly talk about their desire to face each other, and other personalities in the MMA world are already speculating about how a fight between the two could unfold. Michael BispingFor example, the clash of technical styles in the duel would present great difficulties for the Brazilian, so Bones would be the clear favorite.

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According to the former middleweight champion (up to 83,9 kg), who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) between 2006 and 2017, the American's grappling skills would make the difference in a fight against the current light heavyweight champion (up to 93 kg), a striking specialist.

Let's be honest, Jon Jones derrotou Cyryl Gane after knocking him down and will probably defeat Alex Pereira as well. So it's one of those matchups that favors... Jon Jones. Jones is very complete,” Bisping said in a video posted to his YouTube channel this Friday (7).

Michael Bisping believes the Alex Pereira matchup favors Jon Jones

Let's be honest Jon Jones beat Cyryl Gane by taking him down and he'll probably take down Alex Pereira, so it's kind of one of those matchups that would favor Jon Jones. Jones is very well-rounded.”

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While Poatan declared his desire to move up to the heavyweight division after his victory against Magomed Ankalayev, Jon Jones He has spoken on several occasions about his intention to return to the octagon for a fight with the Brazilian at UFC in the White House, scheduled for June of next year. Despite this, Dana White remains resistant to the possibility.