{"id":191021,"date":"2025-10-05T08:42:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T08:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/191021\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T08:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T08:42:08","slug":"jon-jones-reacts-to-alex-pereira-holding-moment-of-silence-for-his-late-brother-after-ufc-320-ko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/191021\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones reacts to Alex Pereira holding moment of silence for his late brother after UFC 320 KO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jon Jones has spoken out for the first time since the tragic death of his brother. <\/p>\n<p>Former NFL star <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/10\/03\/conor-mcgregor-and-ufc-pay-tribute-after-jon-jones-nfl-star-brother-passes-away-at-39\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arthur Jones, a Super Bowl champion, passed away<\/a> aged 39 on Friday. <\/p>\n<p>24 hours later, <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/10\/05\/magomed-ankalaev-vs-alex-pereira-2-ufc-320-result-stunning-ko-sees-title-reclaimed-by-fan-favorite\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Pereira knocked out Magomed Ankalaev<\/a> to win back the light heavyweight title he lost at UFC 313 in March. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Poatan\u2019 used his post-fight interview to send a powerful message to <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/jon-jones\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"351\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Jones<\/a> and his family. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239291746-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Pereira poses with his belt after winning at UFC 320\" \/>Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLCJon Jones reacts to Alex Pereira\u2019s UFC 320 tribute <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/alex-pereira\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"263\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Pereira<\/a> got everyone in attendance at <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/ufc-320\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"6581\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC 320<\/a> to hold a moment of silence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got some news recently,\u201d he told <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/joe-rogan\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"283\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Rogan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seems like Alex Pereira was planning on calling out Jon Jones after his win, but instead asked for a moment of silence for Arthur Jones who passed away yesterday<\/p>\n<p>Pure class \ud83d\ude4f\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC320?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#UFC320<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IAx3pNkmdM\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/IAx3pNkmdM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampRDS\/status\/1974702964154716665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 5, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething has happened, so I wanna give my respect to Jon Jones and his whole family. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanna ask everyone here and everyone at home to take a moment of silence for his brother.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Moved by the gesture, Jon Jones took to X to send a two-word message to Pereira.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWow Alex,\u201d the greatest MMA fighter ever tweeted alongside a praying emoji. <\/p>\n<p>Fans react to Alex Pereira\u2019s wholesome gesture <\/p>\n<p>UFC fans were blown away by Alex Pereira\u2019s touching tribute to Arthur Jones. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPure class,\u201d one fan said. While another added: \u201cAmazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClass you like. Well done, Alex,\u201d a third person tweeted. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cW Pereira,\u201d someone else commented. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWow,\u201d another X user wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cClass act from Alex Pereira acknowledging Jon Jones and the passing of his brother Arthur yesterday,\u201d a sixth fan said. <\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jon Jones has spoken out for the first time since the tragic death of his brother. 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