UFC interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is set to fight Robert Whitaker this weekend at UFC 243 to unite the middleweight championship but it seems like he has eyes set on Jon Jones.
Earlier this week, Adesanya talked about his desire to fight Jones in 2021 n Vegas after he clears out the middleweight division.
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“I wouldn’t say he’s the ultimate, but he’s definitely a boss on the game I want to play against,”. “Raider Stadium, Las Vegas, that’s where it’s going to happen. I decided in July when I was in Vegas.”
“Hmm, with the middleweight division, it’s getting stacked. I like Cannonier right now, [Paulo] Costa I have to take care of, and a few others, I’m saying 2021 [vs Jones]. I’m fighting. Probably early, yeah. The way I fight, six fights in 18 months, obviously I had a long break. It’s harder when you become champion, so much weight to move fast, yeah, we’ll see what happens.”
Jones wasn’t too happy with Adensaya wanting to fight him and vowed to expose the middleweight in a tirade on Twitter.
Jones vs Adensaya would be an interesting fight, hopefully it happens sooner than later.