UFC 243: Dana White open to Jon Jones vs Israel Adesanya as trash talk intensifies
- ‘That’s a really big fight,’ says UFC president after back and forth between fighters
- ‘Stylebender’ hits back at ‘Bones’ after barrage of social media insults – ‘he’s the one tweeting about me’
Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya have been talking plenty of smack about each other this week. And now UFC president Dana White seems open to booking that fight down the road.
“The Last Stylebender” faces Robert Whittaker in a blockbuster middleweight title unification fight at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on Sunday.
But he clearly has his eyes on going up to challenge light heavyweight champion and pound-for-pound king Jones at some point.
“Yeah!” White told Sky Sports New Zealand when asked about a potential match-up.
“Those guys have been talking smack back-and-forth,” White said. “If Israel wins and he really does want to fight Jon Jones, that’s a really big fight.”
Jones has sent a barrage of trash talk Adesanya’s way on social media this week. “Keep convincing yourself that one day you’ll be ready to face a boss like me. I’ll keep convincing myself that when that day comes, I will make you my absolute b****,” Jones wrote in a series of tweets.