Daniel Cormier believes Tom Aspinall faces a star power issue following Alex Pereira’s call-out of Jon Jones.Pereira said he wanted to fight Jones next after knocking out Magomed Ankalaev in just 80 seconds at UFC 320 to reclaim the light heavyweight title.Pereira reclaimed his throne in the light heavyweight division at UFC 320 and called out Jon Jones for a super fight afterGettyUFC heavyweight champion Aspinall has been embroiled in a year-long saga with former great Jones, until the latter retiredGettyThe Brazilian fan-favourite had intentions of calling out former two-weight UFC champion Jones in his post-fight Octagon interview, but instead called for a moment of silence for Jones’ late brother, Arthur Jones, who tragically died last week.‘Poatan’ then made his plan clear to move up a division and contest a super fight with the now unretired Jones in a press conference after his win, snubbing a fight with UFC heavyweight champion Aspinall.Aspinall makes the first defence of his heavyweight strap against Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi on October 25, but it seems Pereira has no interest in chasing the division’s gold.This, in the eyes of MMA legend and ex-UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Cormier, is Aspinall’s ‘biggest problem’ right now. Daniel Cormier: Jon Jones being a bigger fight for Alex Pereira is an issue for Tom Aspinall“If Pereira does move up, why isn’t he chasing the heavyweight champion?” Cormier said on his YouTube channel.“That’s the biggest problem with Tom yet. For as dominant as he has been, he hasn’t necessarily hit that point where people go, ‘I’ve got to fight this dude because I know that the value in a victory is so great that I am willing to take the chance.’“If I put Alex Pereira against Jon Jones, Tom Aspinall, and Ciryl Gane, Pereira may be the underdog.“But does it bring the same type of recognition or value to a victory as fighting Jon Jones? “Pereira [even] matches up much better against the likes of Aspinall and Gane than he does Jon Jones.”UFC CEO Dana White is unsure if he wants Pereira to make the move up to heavyweight at the moment, given there are still fights for the champion at 205lbs.Aspinall fights Gane in Abu Dhabi on October 25 to mark his first defence of the undisputed UFC heavyweight titleGettyPereira has seemingly no interest in fighting the winner of the UFC 321 bout – instead opting to call out Jones for what would be a mega-clashGettyCarlos Ulberg, who dominated Dominick Reyes at UFC Perth last month, is the No.3-ranked light heavyweight and frontrunner to face Pereira for the title next.Jiri Prochazka cemented his status as the No. 1 contender to Pereira’s throne by stopping Khalil Rountree at UFC 320, but the Czechia star has already suffered two defeats to Pereira.UFC stars want big fights over belts now says Cormier“A Jon Jones fight for Pereira is the most difficult fight,” Cormier added.“It speaks to the type of man that Alex is – he called out the hardest fight possible. “It also shows where we are in today’s world of mixed martial arts, where, like with Conor McGregor, people are valuing the fight over the belt.“Because, right now, it would be easy for Alex to go, ‘I want to fight Tom Aspinall,’ and the UFC would have to listen because he’s that big of a star…Cormier said Prochazka has earnt another shot at UFC gold following his emphatic win over RountreeGettyUlberg, currently on a nine-fight winning streak, is waiting in the wings for his shot at a UFC title, tooGetty“Pereira can get up for Jon Jones at heavyweight. The big fights matter to these dudes. “Alex is 38 years old and probably thinking at this point, ‘How do I go and make another statement that I am the guy?’“If he went to heavyweight and beat Jon Jones, Alex Pereira, who is already considered one of the greatest fighters of all time in the most expedited timeline I have ever seen, would literally cement himself to almost stand above everyone…”Before he was elevated to undisputed heavyweight status in White’s promotion, Aspinall had been waiting for months for a fight with Jones to be made.The Briton hasn’t fought since stopping Curtis Blaydes in 60 seconds at UFC 304 last July, as the UFC repeatedly told him a fight with ‘Bones’ would be happening.However, when White shockingly announced Jones’ retirement out of nowhere at UFC Baku in June, the door on Aspinall vs Jones was firmly shut.UFC kingpin White has repeatedly dismissed talks of Jones fighting on his card at the White HouseJones has since stated that he wants to make a return to fight at the UFC’s monumental White House card on US President Donald Trump’s birthday on June 14, 2026.White, however, has hit back at Jones’ ambitions to return, saying the odds of it happening at the White House are ‘one billion to one.’Nonetheless, with the credibility the light heavyweight champion currently possesses, the UFC brass may have no other option but to make a fight between Pereira and Jones happen, if both men agree to the fight.Aspinall, meanwhile, has admitted that he wants to clear out the UFC’s heavyweight division in his intended long reign as champion.