Oh, the tease, the buildup, the anticipation! UFC White House and any conversation about the June 14th card have been piling up on the fans as they await Dana White to reveal the matchups this Saturday. On one hand, there are fighters the fans are longing to see on the memorable day.

On the other hand, some fighters like Jon Jones and Conor McGregor have been promoting themselves for it. But many dreams were broken by one mistake by the UFC’s official social media page, as it possibly revealed the main card.

“Jon Jones and Alex Pereira, who wins and how?” the UFC’s official Facebook account posted, hinting at the potential heavyweight clash, which Dana White has yet to confirm.

To be fair, just a day ago, White confessed to journalist Piers Morgan in a one-on-one virtual interview that there may be six to seven or even more fights on the card. Since all of them are supposed to be bigger than the other, Jones vs Pereira might be just one of them and not the main card. But here’s where it gets interesting, and heartbreaking.

Initially, the Brazilian vacating the light heavyweight belt hinted at a possible clash against Ciryl Gane, and there’s some solid reason behind the showdown. The heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall, is currently recovering from his eye injury. Fans believed the UFC would conduct either an interim or an undisputed title fight between them to move the division forward. However, Jones’ single update flipped the entire script.

During a recent interaction with the media, ‘Bones’ revealed that he’s in positive negotiations with the UFC to fight on the White House card. A few days later, Charles Oliveira, who is Alex Pereira’s colleague and friend, completely shut down Poatan’s three-belt move in his next outing. With that math in place, all the stars are pointing toward a stellar clash between Pereira and Jones. But could this fight be the main event?

Dana White and Co. could indeed set up the card accordingly. But traditionally, the heavyweight fight has always stood as the headliner of the show since it’s the highest weight class.

Now, as two of the biggest superstars of the sport could collide in a once-in-a-lifetime bout, it’s definitely destined to steal the spotlight. Still, not everyone is thrilled about this matchup for one reason: they’ve had enough.

Fans react to Alex Pereira vs Jon Jones leaked White House main event

One completely livid fan wrote, “What the actual f—k. Good for Alex and his big payday but this fight is a mismatch. Alex has made leaps and bounds when it comes to grappling but JJ (even with his “bad” hips) is going to pull off the W.” However, another user’s comment kind of explains why this matchup could’ve been designed: “It was the only way to get a big main event fight where an American would win.”

Although ‘Poatan’ has developed a decent enough takedown defense, the fact remains that he actually hasn’t faced a grappler like Jones so far. The Brazilian looked amazing fending off Magomed Ankalaev’s takedown attempts at UFC 313. But let’s be real, the Dagestani’s base is striking, not grappling.

However, ghosts of the past rarely leave. And as ‘Bones’ is seemingly successful in getting the fight against the kickboxer, fans again reminded him about not fighting Tom Aspinall while he was the heavyweight champ. One fan wrote, “If true, it proves Jones was scared of Aspinall Lol.” Followed by another dig, “Ducked and retired, now comes back for another payday after avoiding Aspinall.”

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As fans have continued the narrative that ‘Bones’ was afraid to face the English Juggernaut, another fan decided to mock him and Ciryl Gane, writing, “Idk why he was scared. He’s much better at eye poking than Gane is.”

For the unversed, the former two-division champion was notorious for using fouls against his opponents, and Jones also admitted to eye poking Daniel Cormier. Accordingly, Big Gamin’s eye poke ended up turning the fight against Tom Aspinall into a no-contest. But if Jones had been there, his particular technique of eye poking would’ve been a pass, resulting in a possible defeat for the Manchester native.

Coming back to the card at hand, Jon Jones seems to have the better edge on the ground. But Alex Pereira definitely has the advantage on the feet. And it’s not just that the Brazilian would be dangerous for the first couple of rounds. The former two-division champ would have power until the last round. So if he connects once with full power, that could be it for Jones’ night.

That said, it is still not a confirmation that this is the UFC White House main event, and we will wait for the official announcement by Dana White himself in a few hours.