Although they’re in different weight classes, UFC middleweight champion Adesanya and heavyweight champ Jones appeared to be on a collision course.
The pair engaged in some trash talk when Jones held the light heavyweight title, but a fight never came close to materializing.
For years, Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones have not gotten along. On several occasions, there has been talk of a potential fight between the two men. Nonetheless, that conversation ended when Jones announced his move up to heavyweight.
The clash between ‘Izzy’ and ‘Bones’ will therefore probably never take place. A few weeks ago, Jon Jones even called Israel Adesanya the most entertaining fighter in the UFC right now. Words that did not fail to react to the main interested party.
“For me, evolution is something you have to go through as a human being,” Israel Adesanya said on the “Impaulsive” podcast. “As a man, it’s mostly maturity. When I got to the UFC… I feel like it’s up to him to admit it, but I feel like he was a fan, he was kind of like ‘Ugh, there there’s another one coming and shining’. But there’s enough room for both of us to shine. »
“We can be in our own ways and be great. I’ve been a fan of Jon since UFC 94 when he fought Stephan Bonnar. I saw what he did in that fight… But yeah. True recognizes true, I’ll put it like that. »
In his heavyweight debut at UFC 285, Jon Jones submitted Ciryl Gane in the 1st round, capturing the belt. Now that he is champion, the American is looking to defend his title. Israel Adesanya may have a big challenge ahead of him at UFC 293…
