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Yes, this is still happening.
Over the past week, Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya have been bickering on Twitter. Neither man held back on their words, that even Jones’ late mother was involved in the conversation.
Well folks, this saga is far from over. On Monday night, the two elite prizefighters decided to flood everyone’s Twitter feeds with more verbal vitriol towards each other. I personally can’t keep up anymore, so I’ll just post the first of this series of tweets, which looks like began with Jones.
Fighter and coach is mentioning my name in interviews but refused to sign the dotted line. Straight hoe shit. Mention a mans dead mother over the Internet but looking to fight Jared cannoneer
— BONY (@JonnyBones) October 5, 2020
Exactly! I’ve never been knocked out or even dropped in my career. I’ll take this boy down and break something on his body, fact https://t.co/4a373oRmHs
— BONY (@JonnyBones) October 5, 2020
With a penchant for smack talk himself, “The Last Stylebender” went on to start things up from his side of things.
Let’s see him actually stop ducking the heavyweights.
I’ve set my plan in this game from the jump.
No man ever forced my hand.— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) October 5, 2020
Dat preworkout before squating pic.twitter.com/eriQ8IPSPz
— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) October 5, 2020
Then they started directing tweets at each other.
Instead of calling our Fans dummies, why don’t you just sign the contract. You mad? https://t.co/oMAefDJcbz
— BONY (@JonnyBones) October 5, 2020
Fuck records.
You should know.
How many criminal records you got
You’ve lost your belts how many times?
? https://t.co/gzErMpeIbf— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) October 5, 2020
I also watched the KG fight, and my man from Brazil take your lunch money https://t.co/cOZ6Yxm8CU
— BONY (@JonnyBones) October 5, 2020
I saw the Dom fight.
You’re washed Jonathan.
The level of shot selection I have for you is already set.
Bring that wrestling too.
Watch me sprawl my nuts on the back of your head as your face kisses the canvas. https://t.co/749MI1UZ0M— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) October 5, 2020
Adesanya went on to rip on Jones like most critics do, bringing up the latter’s controversial behaviors and run-ins with the law. Then he went silent for few hours, which gave Jones more firepower to carry on.
keep up boy @stylebender
— BONY (@JonnyBones) October 5, 2020
McGregor came and made Ireland look like royalty. You came and made African men look soft. Get the fuck out of here
— BONY (@JonnyBones) October 5, 2020
You were my fan before I even knew who you were, it must be surreal to you to have me writing you back like this.
— BONY (@JonnyBones) October 6, 2020
Since you’re studying me all night see if you can find a photo of me like this pic.twitter.com/FVmnbWQOza
— BONY (@JonnyBones) October 6, 2020
Izzy checked back in after a “prison styles” workout and picked up from where he left off.
Ultimate bitch move.
I’d never even ask you to come to 185. I just go up and slay em.
Also tested positive when he fought DC. A coward you is. pic.twitter.com/p76kAI5QGW— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) October 6, 2020
If God didn’t intervene you know who else could have died?
An unborn child and the mother. https://t.co/DORC4qqutI— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) October 6, 2020
Yummy.
Lol he called Francis a Nigerian man
jonathan you uncultured unseasoned swine of a man.
The fact that he deletes tweets all the time says enough. He’s gotta look perfect. Own your mistakes.
Apologize then learn. pic.twitter.com/tfOH2WemIv— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) October 6, 2020
It’s 12:14 am in ABQ. 7:14pm here.
Such a dummy this kid.
Lol I know you gonna loose sleep over today. Keep telling yourself you’ve won, it won’t help. https://t.co/kDrXMDGgxU— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) October 6, 2020
Y’all think he sleeping after this…
— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) October 6, 2020
There’s much more from their back and forth, and it will likely continue on, so for those who wish to see the entire thread of tweets, feel free to visit their respective Twitter timelines. And until these two finally lock horns inside the UFC cage, we can expect more of these for the foreseeable future.