UFC champion Israel Adesanya has been told he would be "killed" by Jon Jones in a potential fight between the bitter rivals.
Adesanya and Jones have been trading words over a potential fight for several years, but the pair have since gone down very different paths. Jones hasn't fought since relinquishing his light-heavyweight title over two years ago whilst Adesanya has gone on to become the No.2 ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the organisation, making five defences of his middleweight belt since winning the title in late 2019.
Jones, who is widely considered the greatest UFC fighter ever, welcomed a fight with Adesanya when he teased a move up to light-heavyweight but 'Stylebender' went on to lose his debut at the weight class to former champion Jan Blachowicz. Former two-weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo, who has been working with Jones ahead of his fighting return, has backed him to "kill" Adesanya in a potential fight.
