Reigning and defending UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya delivered a verbal blow to fellow top UFC fighter Jon Jones. During a recent appearance on the MMA Hour, Adesayna told Ariel Helwani that Jon Jones is ‘getting fat’ for no reason, suggesting that Jones isn’t serious about reaching the heavyweight division. Credit to SportsKeeda for the below. Jon Jones was recently spotted with this female Bellator star
“If you could say, I don’t think we are ever gonna see Jon Jones fight at heavyweight,” Israel Adesanya told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. “F**k, he has been saying it since 2013. You either get it done or you don’t. I jumped up (to light heavyweight) within three years of being in the company and I jumped in the division ahead of me. The guy who was up there respects me. He’s the champion up there and he gave me my props.”
Adesanya would later add: “I just think that it’s not something that anyone can do. And he’s getting fat for no reason now.”
One person who doesn’t believe Jon Jones has any sizable weight issues is Daniel Cormier as in other news regarding Jon Jones, during a recent edition of the DC & RC show, Daniel Cormier stated that Jon Jones would be the best option to give newly crowned UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Ciryl Gane most problems. Credit to MMAMania for the below.
“Jon Jones is the guy that present the most problems to Ciryl Gane. Why? Jon Jones has fought at 205 pounds,” Cormier explained on the “DC & RC” show. “Jon Jones has the skill of a little guy. Jon Jones has seen athletes before.
Sean O’Malley revealed recently that Jon Jones ‘rejected’ this UFC star.
Cormier continued: “Jones beat me twice, I’m an athlete, he’s seen the speed, he’s seen the foot movement, the angles,” Cormier continued. “He’s had to deal with a guy like that before. Now can he handle that at a weight class above? I don’t know. But, I truly believe Jones is one of the guys who truly gives Gane problems, but I don’t know who beats him. Francis Ngannou has his hands full.”
