The former light-heavyweight champion, Jon Jones has made a bold prediction that the current title defender will win by knockout. Jones vacated his belt because he needed time to bulk up and prepare for his heavyweight debut.
Jones is considered by many as the greatest light-heavyweight champion, where he only lost the belt outside the octagon issues. He dominated the division for so long that he just moved up to seek newer challenges.
Since he has no official announcement, he took the time to jab on his rival, Israel Adesanya. Even UFC President, Dana White has said that the Jones vs Adesanya super-fight will potentially be the biggest fight in UFC history.
Jones posted a tweet that Jan Blachowicz will win by KO.
He then deleted the twitter post, which he does often in the past as well. He could be playing mind games by throwing Adesanya’s fight off.
Speaking of the fight, Adesanya weighed in 201.5, for a 205 lbs. fight.
Jan Blachowicz: 205 pounds
Israel Adesanya: 201.5 pounds— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) March 5, 2021
Adesanya even brought a pizza to show that he still a few pounds to spare. Meanwhile Jan Blachowicz maximized the biggest weight possible for the division’s title fight.
Jan Blachowicz will certainly be heavier on the fight night. It will be a dangerous fight for Adesanya, as he is fighting a much bigger guy who knocks people out cold. Although it is not something new for the Last Style-bender since in his last fight with Paulo Costa, he was barely hit.
Will Jon Jones’s prediction be right? Or will Adesanya will prove him wrong once more. Both competitors respect each other as a fighter but they have been talking smack against each other for quite a while now. One sleep away, and we will know if it is “and still” or “and new”.
