Daniel Cormier picks Israel Adesanya to beat Jon Jones after nasty war of words

Former UFC champ-champ Daniel Cormier recently claimed that Israel Adesanya would beat UFC's . 1 pound-for-pound fighter Jon Jones if two come face-to-face in octagon. feud between current UFC middleweight champion and former light-heavyweight champion has been going on for almost a year, but after UFC 253, rivalry has escalated, with two trading deeply personal insults. Earlier, Bones instigated war of words when he asked Israel Adesanya why he has been dodging his challenges for a fight.

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In response, Last Stylebender brought Jon Jones’ deceased mor into conversation, harshly claiming that she would be disappointed in her son. He n pointed to Jon Jones' criminal record while sharing multiple ims and videos of his arrest. Things turned even more personal when Jon Jones racially compared Adesanya with Cor McGregor. “McGregor came and made Ireland look like royalty. You came and made African men look soft. Get f*** out of here,” Jon Jones wrote on Twitter.

war of words between two has been escalating day by day, leading to many asking for a fight between duo. Recently, while talking to Ariel Helwani, Daniel Cormier also asked Dana White to book a fight while backing Israel Adesanya. “Wait, so you're picking Izzy (Israel Adesanya)? You just said… so you're picking Izzy too? You're picking Izzy too? Because I'm picking Izzy! You're picking Izzy too, I'm picking Izzy,” Daniel Cormier exclaimed as Ariel Helwani started praising Israel Adesanya.

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Dana White opens up on Israel Adesanya vs Jon Jones

Even though Dana White has said Israel Adesanya vs Jon Jones is “ fight to make", he believes it’s all up to fighters, wher y want to make highly-anticipated fight happen or t. According to various reports, a fight between Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya seems difficult as Jon Jones recently moved to heavyweights and Israel Adesanya wants to make his legacy in middleweights before moving up weight class.

However, fight could happen if Bones returns to light-heavyweight and Stylebender gains weight and joins same division. UFC could also book a cross-weight fight, which is slightly on side of unlikely.

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Im source: AP, Israel Adesanya Instagram