UFC 234 Pre-Fight Press Conference Live Stream Tonight (Feb. 7)

UFC 234 is just two nights away, but the pre-fight presser goes down tonight (Feb. 7). UFC 234 is set to take place on Feb. 9 inside the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. Taking center stage in the main event will be a middleweight title bout. C…

UFC 234 is just two nights away, but the pre-fight presser goes down tonight (Feb. 7). UFC 234 is set to take place on Feb. 9 inside the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. Taking center stage in the main event will be a middleweight title bout. Champion Robert Whittaker will put his 185-pound gold on […]

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Dana White: Robert Whittaker ‘Is the Most Underrated Champion in the UFC’

There are a lot of ways to describe UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker but one word that almost immediately comes to mind is unassuming. As if he’s Superman in the cage yet Clark Kent everywhere else, Whittaker has gone on a tear through the mi…

There are a lot of ways to describe UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker but one word that almost immediately comes to mind is unassuming. As if he’s Superman in the cage yet Clark Kent everywhere else, Whittaker has gone on a tear through the middleweight division with eight straight wins including back-to-back title fights yet […]

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Anderson Silva Calls Jon Jones The Evolution of MMA

Anderson Silva returns to the cage this weekend at UFC 234 in Australia. The former middleweight champion faces Israel Adesanya in a fight that he may be the underdog in, but if he wins, he is back in the top ten of the division. This is the first pay-…

Anderson Silva returns to the cage this weekend at UFC 234 in Australia. The former middleweight champion faces Israel Adesanya in a fight that he may be the underdog in, but if he wins, he is back in the top ten of the division. This is the first pay-per-view of 2019 followed by UFC 235, […]

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Israel Adesanya Questions Anderson Silva’s Camp Addition

Anderson Silva’s choice to add Alex Pereira to his fight camp has Israel Adesanya scratching his head. Adesanya vs. Silva will serve as the UFC 234 co-headliner this Saturday night (Feb. 9). The action takes place inside the Rod Laver Arena in Me…

Anderson Silva’s choice to add Alex Pereira to his fight camp has Israel Adesanya scratching his head. Adesanya vs. Silva will serve as the UFC 234 co-headliner this Saturday night (Feb. 9). The action takes place inside the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. The winner will likely receive a middleweight title opportunity against the winner […]

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Jon Jones Doesn’t See Similarities To Israel Adesanya

UFC 234’s Israel Adesanya has drawn comparisons to UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. “Bones,” however, doesn’t see the resemblance in the Octagon other than having a similar body structure and the same skin color. “We have similar body types and we’re both black,” joked Jones during a recent interview with UFC. “And that’s about […]

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UFC 234’s Israel Adesanya has drawn comparisons to UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

“Bones,” however, doesn’t see the resemblance in the Octagon other than having a similar body structure and the same skin color.

“We have similar body types and we’re both black,” joked Jones during a recent interview with UFC. “And that’s about it. I don’t think we fight alike, I don’t think we fight similar, I do a lot of wrestling, heavy ground-and-pound, a lot of submissions, I strike in both stances. I feel like our games are very different,” he added while saying he feels Israel will be a force in the fight game.”

Even though he might not see the comparisons to ‘The Last Stylebender,’ he has respect for the rising force.

“But I do respect him, a lot. I think he is going to be a force to be reckoned with. He is great for the sport, great talker and he finishes fights. He is a very exciting young man.”

Jones does seem to appreciate what “Stylebender” brings to the sport. That being said , a possible dream match-up of “Bones” vs. Adesanya is extremely unlikely at this point in their careers.

Adesanya will have his hands full at UFC 234 this weekend as he faces another legend that he has drawn comparisons to – Anderson “The Spider” Silva.

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Archives: Jon Jones Dispels Israel Adesanya Comparisons (2019)

The following story was published on this day three years ago. It is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives. On This Day Three Years Ago… [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 6, 2019, 9:11 PM] Headline: Jon Jones Dispels Israel Adesanya Comparisons Israel Adesanya has been receiving a lot of […]

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Headline: Jon Jones Dispels Israel Adesanya Comparisons

Israel Adesanya has been receiving a lot of comparisons to his upcoming opponent, Anderson Silva, as of late. However, there’s also another name he has been compared to quite often recently. That name being UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

Speaking to the UFC recently, Jones addressed the recent comparisons to “Stylebender”. Other than their frame and the color of their skin, Jones doesn’t really believe there are too many similarities (via MMA Mania):

“We have similar body types and we’re both black,” Jones said. “And that’s about it. I don’t think we fight alike, I don’t think we fight similar. I do a lot of wrestling, heavy ground-and-pound, a lot of submissions – I strike in both stances, I feel like our games are very different.

“But I do respect him, a lot. I think he is going to be a force to be reckoned with. He is great for the sport, great talker and he finishes fights. He is a very exciting young man.”

Adesanya will take on Silva in the co-main event of this weekend’s (Sat. February 9, 2019) UFC 234 pay-per-view (PPV) from the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. As for Jones, he will be defending his championship in the main event of UFC 235. That PPV goes down from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 2, 2019.

What do you think about Jones’ reaction to comparisons to Adesanya?

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