Israel Adesanya’s head coach Eugene Bareman has said regardless of what weight it takes place at, his fighter is serious about fighting Jon Jones.
Adesanya and Jones have been going back and forth ever since “The Last Stylebender” outlined his plans to move up to light heavyweight after cleaning out the middleweight division.
Talking recently to Submission Radio, Bareman couldn’t understand why Jones has been vocal on social media about fighting Adesanya.
“I don’t know Jon Jones from a bar of soap, to be honest,” Bareman said. “There could be a side of him that just is insanely jealous that this new guy has come into the scene and is stealing a little bit of what he perceives as his thunder.