Jon Jones believes Alex Pereira should be keeping his sparring footage close to his chest as he prepares to face Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title in November.
The Brazilian has already knocked out Adesanya during their days as kickboxers, but will be handed the underdog tag in the MMA world where his rival can use a wider range of attacks. Adesanya has never been beaten at middleweight in MMA, although he will be harbouring memories of that brutal defeat last time out.
Jones, who himself is preparing for a return to action this year, has a long-standing feud with Adesanya and is seemingly rooting for Pereira to repeat the feat from their kick-boxing days in the octagon. The fight is a trilogy of sorts given that they fought twice prior, with Pereira winning both, however the UFC aren't marketing it as such.
