Israel Adesanya was mind blown by Jon Jones’ win over Ciryl Gane at UFC 285.
Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) made quick work of Gane 11-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) in this past Saturday’s headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, submitting the Frenchman with a first-round guillotine choke to capture the vacant heavyweight title.
Adesanya picked Gane to win, pointing to Jones’ three-year layoff as a main factor. But even “The Stylebender” couldn’t help but praise Jones for his impressive performance.
“Oh, what the f*ck?” Adesanya was seen reacting to Gane tapping out. “Yo, what did he do? That was so subtle. He might have just used his chest on him or something. Wow. Pressure on the head. I wanted more, but f*ck, that’s impressive.”
“I did say if Gane got it done, it would be f*cking shocking,” Adesanya added. “But that, the way he (Jones) did it, easily that was shocking.”
Adesanya and Jones have traded plenty of barbs in the past as the former middleweight champion was angling for a super fight. Adesanya will look to reclaim his 185-pound title when he rematches Alex Pereira in the UFC 287 main event on April 8 in Miami. When Jones was asked for his prediction for the fight, he picked against Adesanya.
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Israel Adesanya reacts to Jon Jones’ ‘shocking’ win: ‘I wanted more, but f*ck, that’s impressive’