{"id":340394,"date":"2020-02-07T07:05:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T15:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=340394"},"modified":"2020-02-07T07:05:06","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T15:05:06","slug":"jon-jones-believes-he-is-a-bigger-draw-than-israel-adesanya-even-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jon-jones-believes-he-is-a-bigger-draw-than-israel-adesanya-even-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Jones believes he is a bigger draw than Israel Adesanya, even in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend at UFC 247, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will fight to defend his title for the 14th time against Dominick Reyes. The 205-pound athletes will collide at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n

With a buzz swirling around the MMA community, Jon Jones is questioning why he hasn’t headlined more events outside of the MMA capital, Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe I need to step outside of Las Vegas and fight in these markets where people don\u2019t see me too often,\u201d Jones said (transcript via MMA Junkie<\/a>). \u201cI think that\u2019s going to be important. If I can possibly break numbers here in Houston, I can only imagine what would happen if I went to Australia or one of these other countries where they\u2019d never expect to see me. The people would come out and that\u2019s what it\u2019s all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

The widely regarded GOAT is confident he could produce big numbers in Australia \u2014 even more than UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya, who lives in nearby New Zealand.<\/p>\n

“He is (a big draw),” Jones said. “I bet I\u2019d be even bigger.\u201d<\/p>\n

The middleweight fighter has been baiting Jones<\/a> by suggesting a future matchup, leaving Jones unimpressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no interest in Israel at the end of the day. Anderson Silva was a guy everyone wanted to see me fight. I never wanted to do it because I had so much respect for Anderson. I feel the same way with Izzy, but it\u2019s not coming from a place of respect. My career isn\u2019t based around fighting him. For him to fight me, it would be huge for his resume. For me, I feel like I already have so many legends under my resume. He\u2019s not even a legend.”<\/p>\n

Adesanya’s victory over Robert Whittaker cemented his position as one of the most talented fighters on the UFC roster. He is expected to defend his belt against Yoel Romero next, but Jones isn’t convinced by Adesanya.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve all seen that video of him fighting some Alex guy [Pereira] and catching a clean overhand right. He\u2019s very human to me. He\u2019s not this special guy. I don\u2019t see what everybody else is seeing in him. I think his whole anime stuff and how he\u2019s all antics with his hands and all this crazy stuff. I think that\u2019s kind of entertaining to a certain fan base. For me, it\u2019s like \u2018I would slap you. Get out of here, kid.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think we’ll ever see Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya fight?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 2\/7\/2020.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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