Israel Adesanya doesn't forget Jon Jones and promises to surpass his achievements: 'I'm going to do what he couldn't'

I. Adesanya attacks J. Jones again. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @stylebender

Some rivalries in MMA are manufactured, but the real ones become remarkable and Israel adesanya seems to enjoy being one of the parties. If the trash talk between him and Paulo borrachinha became the UFC 253 one of the most anticipated events of 2020, the one between the middleweight champion (83,9kg) and Jon Jones, former light heavyweight champion (93kg), is even heavier and increases expectations for a possible superfight.

In an interview with the North American website Submission Radio, the Nigerian, once again, did not mince words when criticizing Jones, he promised to become champion of another category, in a much shorter time, something that his rival was unable to achieve and guaranteed that, to face him, he would even move up to heavyweight (120,2 .XNUMXkg).

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“Jones doesn’t matter to me. I'm going to do something he couldn't do. He cleared light heavyweight twice and began facing recycled middleweights. Don't talk about gaining weight and fighting, when you haven't done that throughout your time in the UFC. I can do something in three years that Jones couldn't do in ten! We don't even know if he'll fight at heavyweight. When I win the light heavyweight belt and, if Jones achieves the miracle of having the heavyweight belt, I'll go after him. I want three belts at the same time,” said Adesanya.

At 31, Israel adesanya had one of the fastest rises in the UFC. The Nigerian debuted in the organization in 2018 and became middleweight champion in 2019. 'The Last Stylebender' remains undefeated in MMA, has already had nine fights for the company and has beaten big names in MMA, such as Anderson Silva, Robert whittaker, Yoel romero, Paulo borrachinha, Kelvin Gastelum, Derek Brunson e Marvin vettori.