UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones now has so much disdain for middleweight champ Israel Adesanya that it\u2019s actually indirectly improving his relationship with his long-time nemesis Daniel Cormier.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, on Ariel Helwani\u2019s MMA Show, Adesanya\u2019s coach Eugene Bareman explained that he prefers<\/a> a fight with heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic over a matchup with Jones.<\/p>\n \u201cNo,\u201d Bareman said on Ariel Helwani\u2019s MMA Show when asked about a Jones vs. Adesanya fight (via MMA Mania<\/a>). \u201cI believe me and Israel are in a certain place where we don\u2019t have to give a person of Jon\u2019s nature the opportunity that Israel can bestow upon him.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s why I suggested, and this isn\u2019t set in stone or anything, but if we were going to do a super fight we would much rather do it against Stipe. A good dude, a nice guy. A stand up guy. Let\u2019s do it against him, let\u2019s not give someone like Jon Jones an opportunity. That\u2019s just how my team operates.\u201d<\/p>\n Upon hearing these comments, Jon Jones decided to \u201cformally release\u201d Daniel Cormier and, well, we\u2019ll just let you see what he said after that…<\/p>\n Lol I formally release DC as being my pussy, Izzy now takes the throne https:\/\/t.co\/3pKJSFLKNN<\/a><\/p>\n — BONY (@JonnyBones) October 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n