Jon Jones may have vacated the UFC light heavyweight title and be preparing for a move up to heavyweight, but reigning UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya is still planning on fighting the No. 1-ranked pound-for-pound fighter by the end of 2021.
Speaking to reporters at a UFC 253 virtual media scrum, ‘The Last Stylebender’ said he is willing to do whatever it takes to get his hands on ‘Bones’ — even if that means chasing him up to heavyweight.
“One hundred percent. It doesn’t change my plans,” Adesanya said, per MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin.