Israel Adesanya jokes about domestic violence case and provokes Jon Jones on Valentine's Day

I. Adesanya taunted J. Jones. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS montage

Less than two days after Successfully defends the middleweight belt in a rematch against Robert Whittaker, in the main fight of UFC 271, Israel adesanya found time to provoke another rival: Jon Jones. Last Sunday night (13), the Nigerian wished a happy Valentine's Day, a date celebrated this Monday (14), in the United States, to the former light heavyweight champion, mentioning the accusation of domestic violence for which he Jones was arrested in 2021.

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"Happy Valentine's Day. What counts is the intention”, wrote Adesanya along with a “meme” that shows a fighter putting bandages on his hands accompanied by the following text: “Jon Jones wrapping a Valentine’s Day gift for his fiancée.”

I. Adesanya provoked J. Jones on social media (Photo: Reproduction)

Jon Jones was arrested in September 2021 accused of domestic violence against his fiancee. In December, the former UFC champion escaped prison by accepting a deal, only having to compensate the victim, seek anger management therapy and not commit another crime.

Israel adesanya e Jon Jones have been teasing each other since before the Nigerian became middleweight champion. Today, however, the idea of ​​a confrontation between the two becomes increasingly distant. While “Izzy” established himself as holder of the under-84kg belt, with four defenses, “Bones” gave up the light heavyweight title (up to 93 kg) to venture into the heavyweight division (up to 120,2 kg), but has not yet debuted in the new category.

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