Jones no longer sees Adesanya among his potential rivals: “Time to land”



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A Pole retained the title of UFC Lightweight Champion at the UFC 259 Mixed Martial Arts Tournament in Las Vegas (USA) early Sunday morning in Lithuanian time. Janas Blachowiczs, acting unanimously49-46, 49-45, 49-45) defeated the Nigerian middleweight champion Israel Adesanyfor whom it was the first loss in his career on March 21.

It was thought that if I.Adesanya became the world champion in the light heavyweight category, he would root for a long-term “king” of that category. John jones to go back to at least one fight in the lower category and find himself in a super fight with I. Adesanya, but it seems that such a scenario is not destined to come true.

“It seems that the ‘super compact’ offering will no longer be on the table. There will be no outside interference, “Jones wrote during the fight.

The American, who is preparing for his debut in the heavyweight category, did not stop there and received a lot of criticism on the Twitter network for I. Adesanya: “The best blow MMA has seen? This nonsense should already stop and descend. It seems like everyone who cares about me fails to defeat the rivals built against them in the first place. Strange.”

It is not yet clear when Jones himself will return to the cage. The UFC heavyweight title is scheduled for March 28. in the morning between Stipe Miočičiaus Y France Ngannou. The participants in that fight are among the candidates to fight Jones, who has hinted at the possibility of a fight in December, but all of this remains speculation.

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