Dana White: 'No F--king Way I Make' Jon Jones vs. Alex Pereira Fight After UFC 309

UFC president Dana White has no interest in granting Jon Jones' wish for a fight with Alex Pereira after successfully defending the heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 on Saturday.

Speaking to reporters following the event, White said there's "no f--king way I make" Jones vs. Pereira now in part because the champ is physically "too big" at this point in his career.

The money fight would seem to be Jones vs. interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall, but Bones has shown no interest in that match at this point. He once again lobbied for the Pereira bout during his press conference on Saturday night.

"I'm not really worried about the Tom fight. I'm worried about the Pereira fight. That's what I want to do. I think if the UFC wants to have me back, then I think that's the fight they'll make. I've been really clear about my intentions. That's what I want. I just feel like anybody would understand at this point. I'll retire the heavyweight belt if I have to. … Tom can have the heavyweight championship. I don't really care about it."

Jones did leave a glimmer of hope for an Aspinall bout, saying at the presser it would take "f--k you" money to get him to agree to it.

As White alludes to, the issue with putting Jones in the octagon with Pereira is the size difference. Pereira is the current light-heavyweight champion and has been competing at 205 pounds for more than a year, but he spent the bulk of his career fighting in the 185-pound division.

Jones started his MMA career as a light heavyweight before moving up to heavyweight last year. He weighed in at 237.6 pounds for his bout with Miocic. It might not take a long time for him to get his body back into condition to fight at 205 pounds, but it would certainly be a process for the 37-year-old to get there.

It's hard to find anyone who can physically compete with Jones whether it's at light heavyweight or heavyweight. His technique is strong and it's hard to really attack him because his limbs are so long.

Even an established heavyweight like Aspinall would be at a significant size disadvantage because Jones has a reach advantage of 6.5 inches (84.5 inches to 78 inches).

Aspinall does have rare knockout power that would give him a chance to beat anyone, but you can't knock someone out if you can't touch them.

We will have to see if White and the powers that be at UFC are able to convince Jones to soften his stance about fighting Aspinall in the future because it seems like the Pereira bout is off the table.