{"id":248689,"date":"2026-06-17T07:36:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/dana-white-provoked-it-fans-react-as-alex-pereira-expresses-confusion-over-jon-jones-goat-chain-diss-during-ufc-freedom-250\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T07:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:36:44","slug":"dana-white-provoked-it-fans-react-as-alex-pereira-expresses-confusion-over-jon-jones-goat-chain-diss-during-ufc-freedom-250","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/dana-white-provoked-it-fans-react-as-alex-pereira-expresses-confusion-over-jon-jones-goat-chain-diss-during-ufc-freedom-250\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Dana White provoked it&#8221; &#8211; Fans react as Alex Pereira expresses confusion over Jon Jones&#8217; GOAT chain diss during UFC Freedom 250"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5180370\" data-slug-id=\"2796114\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alex Pereira is puzzled by Jon Jones&#8217; decision to flaunt a goat-themed chain on social media following his loss to Ciryl Gane at UFC Freedom 250. Unsurprisingly, the MMA community has plenty of theories about what Jones may have meant.<\/p>\n<p>At the historic White House event, after a competitive first round, &#8216;Bon Gamin&#8217; knocked out the legendary Brazilian in the second, laying claim to the interim heavyweight title.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the result on social media, Jones flaunted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-he-ran-scared-tom-btw-fans-blast-jon-jones-sporting-goat-chain-alex-pereira-s-loss-ciryl-gane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">GOAT-themed chain<\/a> while glancing nonchalantly into the camera.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Poatan&#8217;, for one, is puzzled about why the consensus MMA GOAT would react to his loss in such a way when he has done nothing to disrespect him. In a recent YouTube video, Pereira questioned:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Get the latest updates on One Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/one-championship-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">Rankings<\/a> at Sportskeeda and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;To be honest, I was very surprised. If I were one of the guys that provoked him, then I lose, and then he goes and says something, then I&#8217;d understand. But I&#8217;ve never spoken bad about Jon Jones. I&#8217;ve always respected [him]&#8230; So I don&#8217;t understand, to be honest. For real, I don&#8217;t understand why he did that. In a difficult moment like this for the athlete. Nobody wants to lose. In a moment so difficult, he decides to provoke someone who&#8217;s never provoked him.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Check out Alex Pereira&#8217;s comments below:<\/p>\n<p>Fans soon took to social media to address &#8216;Poatan&#8217;s&#8217; confusion over Jones&#8217; apparent diss.<\/p>\n<p>@TestAnRecognize wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Dana White provoked it by saying Alex would be the new GOAT if he won.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>@P4NTHERMMA chimed in:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Jones acting like he didn\u2019t duck [Tom] Aspinall even for 30 million.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>@10eightgg opined:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;He didn&#8217;t disrespect Alex, though. His tweet was more of a, &#8216;Hey, look, I&#8217;m still the GOAT.&#8217; Unless Pereira thinks he&#8217;s the GOAT, he shouldn&#8217;t be offended. But he seems not to be dealing with the loss well.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>@_funnydavid pointed out:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Pretty sure Jones&#8217; whole intent was to get at the fact he beat Gane, who is on top of the world right now.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Check out a few more responses to Alex Pereira&#8217;s video below:<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1200\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/16d2f-17816720529298-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/16d2f-17816720529298-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/16d2f-17816720529298-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/16d2f-17816720529298-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/16d2f-17816720529298-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/16d2f-17816720529298-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/16d2f-17816720529298-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/16d2f-17816720529298-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/16d2f-17816720529298-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Screenshots courtesy: @Home_of_Fight on X\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/16d2f-17816720529298-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201200%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Screenshots courtesy: @Home_of_Fight on X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Alex Pereira believes &#8220;lucky jab&#8221; helped Gane win at UFC Freedom 250<\/h2>\n<p>Alex Pereira believes it was a lucky jab that helped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/ciryl-gane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Ciryl Gane<\/a> win at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-will-never-happen-again-dana-white-shares-60-million-white-house-event-repeated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">UFC Freedom 250<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the White House event, Gane walked Pereira onto a stiff jab in the second round, sending &#8216;Poatan&#8217; crashing down to the canvas. &#8216;Bon Gamin&#8217; then unleashed vicious ground-and-pound and a relentless barrage of strikes once the Brazilian fought his way back to his feet, ultimately prompting referee Herb Dean to stop the contest.<\/p>\n<p>Pereira believes the jab that led to the knockdown was little more than a lucky shot. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eWNHOnYc4Fc?si=H8hNEBYpnXBULdqb&amp;t=171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">aforementioned YouTube video<\/a>, he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Unfortunately, the punch landed; the jab, as I said, it&#8217;s heavyweight; the punches are stronger. But I would say it was a lucky jab, a lucky shot, because if you throw it, closing your eyes and lowering your head, cool, the shot landed. 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