LAS VEGAS – Dana White was initially hesitant to book Israel Adesanya against Jan Blachowicz , but that changed thanks to Robert Whittaker . At the UFC on ESPN+ 39 post-fight news conference Saturday, the UFC president said Adesanya (20-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) will move to 205 pounds to fight Blachowicz (26-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC), the light heavyweight champion. White attributed his willingness to book a fight between two of his champions to the former UFC middleweight champion Whittaker’s recent lack of interest in rematching Adesanya. “Listen, when the fight was over on ‘Fight Island,’ the last fight (at UFC 254), I was like, ‘I’m going to have to sit down with this kid (Adesanya) and convince him on why he needs to fight Whittaker,’” White said
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Dana White: UFC plans on booking Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya next – MMA Junkie