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john jones And alex perera called each other later A wink brought an unexpectedly quick end To Tom Aspinall‘S ufc Defense of the Heavyweight title against Cyril Gane.
When he was the first British man to defend the undisputed title pierced both eyes simultaneously In the first round in Abu Dhabi.
A five-minute break was called to examine him and it was ultimately decided that he could not continue, with the fight declared a ‘no contest’.
The fans at the Etihad Arena were at the end of their entertainment with the brilliant Aspinall responding emphatically, “I’ve just been poked deep in the eyeball. What the hell, why are you screaming? What should I do about it? I didn’t get poked, I can’t see!”
“That’s bulls***. The fight was just going on. Look at this, a double eye poke,” he said, pointing to a slow-motion replay of the incident on the big screen.
With the event ending before it even began, Pereira and Jones both took the opportunity to bid for participation in the UFC’s planned event. white House in this summer.
“Let’s make the heavyweight division great again,” Pereira wrote on Instagram.
Jones responded on X (formerly Twitter): “Alex, I’m ready to bring the highest skill level to the White House. I appreciate the respect you showed, let’s dance.”
Jones won the heavyweight belt in 2023 and defended it before retiring from MMA this year, repeatedly refusing to fight Aspinall and ultimately opting to retire rather than defend the title again.
But he has hinted in an apparent dig at the British that he will come out of retirement to face Perera at the White House.
Pereira is the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and has expressed his desire to move up to heavyweight for his next fight after defeating Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320.