Robert Whittaker: Israel Adesanya Should Be Very Worried

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder Robert Whittaker believes Israel Adesanya should be concerned. Whittaker and Adesanya are set to clash in a middleweight title unification bout later this year. Adesanya captured the interi…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder Robert Whittaker believes Israel Adesanya should be concerned. Whittaker and Adesanya are set to clash in a middleweight title unification bout later this year. Adesanya captured the interim UFC middleweight gold in a thriller against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236. “The Last Stylebender” won the bout via unanimous […]

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Jon Jones Slams Door On Israel Adesanya Twitter Beef

Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones may end up fighting the new interim champ Israel Adesanya one day, but “Bones” is moving past “Stylebender” for now. Today’s Twitter war between “The Last Stylebender” and “Bones” Jones looks like it has come to an end just as quickly as it manifested. Jones took to the social media […]

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Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones may end up fighting the new interim champ Israel Adesanya one day, but “Bones” is moving past “Stylebender” for now.

Today’s Twitter war between “The Last Stylebender” and “Bones” Jones looks like it has come to an end just as quickly as it manifested.

Jones took to the social media platform to fire off a series of tweets shortly after Adesanya clapped back at the light heavyweight champ. He didn’t require Adesanya to even respect him, just not back down when he gets resistance:

Jones then replied to a fan suggesting Adesanya knew a fight between the two UFC stars wouldn’t even be competitive. The 205-pound king said he wouldn’t reply to Adesanya’s response to his response from the initial insults:

In his third tweet, Jones shifted gears towards UFC 239 and his title defense against Thiago Santos, seemingly putting to rest the back and forth between him and Adesanya.

For his part, “The Last Style Bender” looks as though he is putting the Jones beef to rest for the time being as well.

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Robert Whittaker Opens As Betting Favorite Over New Champ Israel Adesanya

Israel Adesanya is the darling of the MMA world right now, but the current middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has opened as the betting favorite in their future match-up. Kelvin Gastelum saw some early success against “The Last Stylebender” despite a nearly nine-inch reach disadvantage. He even managed to drop Adesanya in Atlanta. Perhaps Gastelum has […]

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Israel Adesanya is the darling of the MMA world right now, but the current middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has opened as the betting favorite in their future match-up.

Kelvin Gastelum saw some early success against “The Last Stylebender” despite a nearly nine-inch reach disadvantage. He even managed to drop Adesanya in Atlanta.

Perhaps Gastelum has shown somewhat of a blueprint on how to beat the gifted striker. And maybe that’s why BetOnline has Adesanya as the +140 underdog for his upcoming title unification bout against “The Reaper.” The return on Whittaker is -160.

The proposed unification bout is being targeted for September, per UFC President Dana White. The fight would be massive for the Oceania region and could sell out an 80,000-seat stadium.

September is five months away and with Whittaker’s history of injuries, there is no telling if this fight even comes to fruition. However, as the fight gets closer, the betting line on this fight should fluctuate.

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Israel Adesanya Responds To Jon Jones’ Clapback

Things are heating up between light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and new interim middleweight champ Israel Adesanya on social media. Adesanya fired the first shot today and it’s been back-and-forth ever since. Adesanya thinks Jones is a sh*t c*nt, “Bones” doesn’t think “Stylebender” is ready for him. Jones also thought it was strange that Adesanya […]

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Things are heating up between light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and new interim middleweight champ Israel Adesanya on social media.

Adesanya fired the first shot today and it’s been back-and-forth ever since. Adesanya thinks Jones is a sh*t c*nt, “Bones” doesn’t think “Stylebender” is ready for him. Jones also thought it was strange that Adesanya called him out then called him out being a bully hen he responded.

Regardless, Adesanya wants everyone to know who called who out first (via Twitter):

While Adesanya just competed in an instant classic interim title fight against Gastelum at UFC 236, Jones is scheduled to defend his strap at UFC 239 in July.

If Jones and Adesanya ever meet, one would think the match-up is potentially two or three years out. However, MMA is a crazy sport and anything is possible.

Let us know what you think. Who would win if Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones fought?

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Robert Whittaker Senses Jealousy In Israel Adesanya

Robert Whittaker believes Israel Adesanya wants to hog the limelight. Adesanya has been showered with praise following his “Fight of the Year” candidate against Kelvin Gastelum. “The Last Stylebender” picked up the unanimous dec…

Robert Whittaker believes Israel Adesanya wants to hog the limelight. Adesanya has been showered with praise following his “Fight of the Year” candidate against Kelvin Gastelum. “The Last Stylebender” picked up the unanimous decision win to capture the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title. Not everyone was impressed, however as Jon Jones and Paulo […]

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Dana White Defends Interim Titles After Back-to-Back Wars at UFC 236

UFC president Dana White has never understood the backlash about introducing interim titles in the mix in any given division. The argument against interim titles typically revolves around the UFC seemingly putting a championship up for grabs whenever a…

UFC president Dana White has never understood the backlash about introducing interim titles in the mix in any given division. The argument against interim titles typically revolves around the UFC seemingly putting a championship up for grabs whenever a card is in need of a headliner with limited options available. While there are no rules […]

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