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Coach ‘very reluctant’ to give Jon Jones fight against Israel Adesanya

If a superfight between Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones is ever going to happen, Adesanya’s team is confident that it will happen on their terms.

In an interview with Submission Radio, City Kickboxing head coach Eugene Bareman spoke on the growing rivalry between the two UFC champions, stating that it his pupil Adesanya—the fighter who recently dethroned Robert Whittaker at UFC 243 to claim the undisputed middleweight title—that will decide when it is appropriate for he and Jones to clash inside the Octagon.

“Jon Jones a hundred percent needs Israel,” Bareman said.