Joe Rogan, UFC commentator and podcast host, has suggested that a fight between Jon Jones and Alex Pereira could be the most significant in combat sports history.

Jones, a former heavyweight world champion, has come out of retirement and is reportedly eyeing a fight on the White House card next summer. This is despite UFC CEO Dana White’s insistence that he will not book the controversial ex-champion.

Meanwhile, Pereira recently reclaimed his light-heavyweight title by defeating Magomed Ankalaev in the first round of their rematch.

Rogan proposed on his podcast that the two should face off if Brazilian fighter Pereira moves up to heavyweight. “The big money fight is Alex and Jon Jones at the White House,” Rogan declared.

“Are you f***ing kidding me? Catchweight. Make it 225. It doesn’t have to be for a title. Make it the Baddest Motherf***er upper edition.

“The Jon Jones vs Alex Pereira fight would probably be the biggest fight in human history. As a matchup, you have the greatest of all time in Jon Jones and arguably the most destructive striker that’s ever competed. No one is like that guy ‘Poatan’. If Jon really thinks he’s going to fight Alex Pereira, he’s getting ready. He’s at least getting ready in his mind.”

Pereira, the former UFC middleweight champion, expressed his interest in a match with Jones after defeating Ankalaev. “I’m 38 years old,” he stated.

“I’ve got to think about my career. Even thinking about what Jon said the other day ‘Alex is much more important.’ I think the same way he does. We’re both big names. No matter what happens, nobody loses in this fight. It’s all good.”

Jones, on the other hand, has previously indicated that he would prefer to fight Pereira over current UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. “I really don’t like Tom,” Jones admitted last year.

DON’T MISS

“He’s a great athlete, I admit I think he’s a bigger threat than Alex Pereira. But I’ve been fighting the best guys in the world my whole career, I’ve been fighting the No. 1 contender my whole career. So it’s not being a threat that’s the issue, I just don’t like Tom. I find him annoying and I stick by that.

“Alex Pereira, on the other hand, his accolades are incredible. To beat up Tom Aspinall, I don’t break a record doing that, or I don’t set my record further ahead doing that. Beating Alex Pereira, that would be my 10th UFC champion that I beat. It just does more for my legacy.

“I think the numbers are incredibly high, Americans love Alex Pereira, Brazilians love Alex Pereira. If I go to a barber shop and ask ‘Do you know Tom Aspinall?’ No one knows who he is outside UFC fans. Alex Pereira is a household American star and that’s what I’m aiming for. I want the big fights.”