Jones (left) provokes Adesanya (right). Photo: SL Montage
The super fight between Jon Jones, light heavyweight champion (up to 93 kg.), and Israel adesanya, owner of the middleweight belt (up to 83.9 kg.), is still nothing more than speculation for the future, but the fighters never stop provoking each other. This weekend, the North American skewered his Nigerian rival with a series of posts on social media.
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Through his Twitter account, Jones attacked Adesanya, who had speculated on the possibility of a superfight against Bones in the future. However, Jon made a point of minimizing his rival's achievements.
“Man, you're gaining some popularity, I've seen some popular wrestlers come and go over the years. Statistically, we are not at the same level, I will treat it that way. You won't hear from me until 2021, so I'll be interested in hearing your apology”, said 'Bones' via his microblog account.
Then, the light heavyweight champion remembered Anderson Silva, former champion of Adesanya's division, as the greatest fighter in the history of the weight.
“I will tell my children that Anderson Silva he was the greatest middleweight of all time”, he concluded.
upcoming appointments
Despite the provocations, the duel between Jon Jones e Israel adesanya It can't happen soon. The light heavyweight champion will defend his belt against Dominick Reys at UFC 247, in February. Adesanya can now put his reign on the line against Yoel romero, also in the first trimester or wait for the injured Paulo borrachinha, which is scheduled to return in April 2020.
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