Jones then compared Pereira’s heavyweight frame with two bigger opponents from his own heavyweight timeline, Stipe Miocic and Ciryl Gane. “I feel as if Stipe Miocic is a true heavyweight,” Jones said. “He’s a big, big boy. Alex Pereira is not a big, big boy. The timing matters because Pereira’s heavyweight move kept him connected to Jones, Gane, and the UFC’s White House discussion.