Costa Will Erase Jones-Adesanya

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Jon Jones is not coming back to mixed martial arts (MMA) in 2020 and wants Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to stage a light heavyweight showdown between Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz for the vacant 205-pound strap.

“Reyes vs. Jan for the UFC light heavyweight championship of the world,” Jones wrote on Twitter. “As of right now, I got nothing to really gain fighting either of them. Let me know if you guys want to set up a day in 2021 for that Izzy fight. Hopefully you guys will be willing to pay by then.”

After failing to secure a Francis Ngannou super fight in the heavyweight division, thanks to “greedy” UFC President Dana White, Jones (26-1, 1 NC) turned his attention to reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who spent the last few months picking a fight with “Bones.”

Paulo Costa may have something to say about that.

“Sorry JJ, I will erase Izzy in 2020,” the Brazilian said. “In 2021, I will erase everyone. Stay retired.”

Costa (13-0) is expected to get the next crack at the middleweight title at some point this summer, though nothing is official at this time. As for Adesanya (19-0), his team appears to be more interested in the heavyweight title, which may finally be back in play (according to this).

Jones vs. Costa in 2021 … crazy talk?