Published 16:14 IST, January 8th 2020

Israel Adesanya takes a brutal dig at Jon Jones' entire MMA career

Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya believes that Jon Jones is a cheater and a steroid addict. He also slammed Jon Jones' MMA career in his latest interview.

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Israel Adesanya has experienced a meteoric rise in UFC ever since his debut in 2018. African born fighter is just two years old in UFC. He has already established himself as one of top-rated athletes of promotion.

His 2019 has been phemenal as he became middleweight champion of UFC by kcking out Robert Whittaker at UFC 243. However, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is definitely t happy about Israel Adesanya’s success. He has already thrashed him verbally on a few occasions. Both Adesanya and Jon Jones have shared a verbal feud for a long time. UFC fans have already started to dream about a mega-fight between m.

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Meanwhile, Israel Adesanya has taken ar shot at lightweight champion by calling him a ‘cheat’ and ‘a steroid-based fighter’ in his recent interview with Ariel Helwani.

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UFC: Israel Adesanya slams Jon Jones’ MMA career

During an interview with Ariel Helwani, Israel Adesanya claimed that he has achieved sky within two years in UFC. He added that Jon Jones is a washed off old guy. 185 lbs king furr stated that Jon Jones is a cheat and everything he has achieved after Shogun Rua is useless. ‘ Last Style Blender’ wasted time in taking a dig at Jon Jones’s steroid us instances. He called him a ‘drug addict cheat’. According to Israel Adesanya, his walkouts are going to be greater than Jon Jones’ entire career. Listen to Israel Adesanya’s words from his mouth.

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UFC: Will y fight in near future?

Currently, Jon Jones is lined up against Dominick Reyes for main event of UFC 247. He will be defending his light heavyweight belt. On or hand, Israel Adesanya might go against Paulo Costa or Yoel Romero in his upcoming fight. refore, Jon Jones vs Israel Adesanya is still t on cards. However, if fans desperately ask for it, UFC might book it soon.

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16:14 IST, January 8th 2020