“I Saw Tyson and I Said Look You Should…”- Amid Jon Jones Fight Rumors, Israel Adesanya Reveals His Advice to Tyson Fury When They Met Weeks Ago

Fighters beefing is not new. The indomitable spirit that they possess, spills out of the ring or cage, more often than not. As a matter of fact, cross-promotion and cross-sport fights have become quite common. Big names like Tyson Fury and Jon Jones are ones that will attract fans from both sports and a verbal feud between the two has hyped up generations of combat sport lovers.

Meanwhile, UFC Middleweight Champ Israel Adesanya, who has beefed with UFC HW champ Jon Jones in the past, recently offered some advice to The Gypsy King when he ran into him. Tyson Fury and Jon Jones have been entertaining fans with their verbal feuds, but there is no potential match-up on the horizon.

What Israel Adesanya had to say about Jones to Fury – Advice from one Champ to another

One cannot discount or deny everything that Jon Jones has accomplished in the Octagon. Hailed as one of the greatest fighters on the planet, Jones has an undefeated streak in the UFC, barring his DQ.

Jon Jones drew first blood by picking the beef with the WBC champion. Naturally, a Twitter war broke out between the two rather swiftly. In a recent interview with American comedian Andrew Schulz on his YouTube channel, Adesanya divulged what advice he offered to Tyson Fury about facing Jones.

“I mean I saw Tyson and I said look – you should.. I think just learn how to sprawl, you’d be alright.” said the Middleweight champ. Schulz realizing why Adesanya gave him that piece of advice, agreed with the UFC star.

Talking about Jon Jones’ legacy, his takedown dexterity, and Fury, Adesanya continued, “But again, it’s Jon Jones. And also that’s Tyson Fury. He doesn’t know how to sprawl and he doesn’t know anything about jiu-jitsu and he was like ‘Listen man you ain’t f*****g getting me in a cage’ or whatever he’s.. You know what he said.“

Although the Stylebender wasn’t explicit in siding with Jones it wasn’t difficult to decipher that he too, was inclining towards the natural advantage that Jones would have over Fury, if the two were to engage in battle. “It’s real life. Its real life shit. It’s like you have the understand the reality of what’s actually happening.“, said Adesanya laying the foundation for the revelation he made next. 

“Boxing is different from fighting. I mean from like actual fighting, you know what I mean?” explained the 33-year-old kickboxer about why boxing isn’t as all-rounded as MMA in terms of combat. “If you wanna be the greatest fighter in the world, you have to be able to fight other styles.“, he added. 

Are the GOATs just beefing? Or is something cooking? The Origin story

It all started with Joe Rogan picking Jon Jones over Tyson Fury in a hypothetical all-out match, on one of his podcast episodes. The Gypsy King didn’t take this well and called Rogan a “bald p***y“. Seeing this as an opportunity, Jon Jones stepped in and retaliated, leading to a verbal feud between the two.

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As of now, the two have been taking shots at each other on social media. Will we soon see them exchanging blows? Or will this be yet another super-fight that almost happened? A fight card as big as Jones vs. Fury is a fight of a lifetime. But there are logistical and strategic challenges for both sports and the respective promotions involved. Let us know what you think in the comments below.

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