Israel Adesanya expects to meet Jon Jones down the line whether it’s for the UFC light heavyweight title or not. UFC middleweight champion Adesanya (19-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), has been trading barbs with light heavyweight champion Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) in a rivalry that continues to brew. But Adesanya has reiterated his plans of clearing out the middleweight division first before moving up to face Jones. It’s a fight that his head coach, Eugene Bareman, is not fond of for specific reasons, but Adesanya sees the fight happening someday. “It was something that wasn’t there till he uttered my name and I was like, ‘Hmm – I see what this is about,’” Adesanya told MMA Junkie
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