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Israel Adesanya wants to cement his legacy as the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time. To do so, Adesanya believes he needs to face the light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with BT Sport<\/a>, Jones shut down claims of a potential Adesanya matchup. The UFC star doesn’t see himself facing the middleweight champion in the future as he will likely move up to heavyweight.<\/p>\n

According to Adesanya, he won’t let a weight class change stop his chances of fighting the widely regarded G.O.A.T. During an interview on Submission Radio<\/a>, the 185-pound champion Adesanya made it clear what his intentions are.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw it on Instagram that by the time he goes to heavyweight the fight will be \u2014 who gives a f*ck about weight?\u201d Adesanya said. “I\u2019ve never given a f*ck about weight. Since when? It\u2019s never been an issue for me. I\u2019ve been a heavyweight in boxing [and] in kickboxing. I\u2019ll do it in again in MMA, so it\u2019s never been an issue for me.<\/p>\n

“He can try and run to heavyweight, but I\u2019ll chase him down. I\u2019ll hunt him down if I have to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adesanya wants to take on the toughest challenges the UFC has to offer, and that includes the middleweight titan, Yoel Romero. In his first title defence since claiming the belt from Robert Whittaker, Adesanya will face Romero in the main event of UFC 248<\/a>. He plans on defending his belt a few more times before stepping up to take on the light heavyweight division.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, let him go to heavyweight,\u201d Adesanya said. \u201cRight now, I\u2019m still working at middleweight. He can skip the line if he comes down to middleweight. I\u2019ve said that already. But I\u2019m sure he can\u2019t do that because his frame won\u2019t let him. So, let me do my work, shut the f*ck up, and I\u2019ll come see you when it\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Jones is also busy defending his 205-pound crown. He will return to action to fight Dominick Reyes on February 8 in the main event of UFC 247. Regardless of the outcome, the Nigerian-New Zealander still has his sights set on a Jon Jones showdown.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know when I\u2019m fighting, he tries to talk sh*t about me when I\u2019m fighting to try and take away the attention from my fight onto him. Or to try and like, make it about him for whatever reason. But it\u2019s my show, I don\u2019t really care.<\/p>\n

“If Dom wins, good on Dom, happy for him, and I think he\u2019s got a big problem on his hands with Dominick Reyes as well. But if Dom wins, doesn\u2019t matter, I\u2019m still coming for that a*s.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who do you think would have the upper hand between Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a> on 1\/31\/2020.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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