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Israel Adesanya still ‘100 percent’ sees a Jon Jones fight happening, but ‘he’s getting fat for no reason now’

Don’t count out the idea of an Israel Adesanya vs. Jon Jones grudge match just yet.

Despite the divergent roads the UFC rivals have traveled over the last year, with Jones bulking up for an eventual heavyweight debut and Adesanya returning to middleweight after a one-fight dalliance at 205 pounds, the superfight between Adesanya and Jones is one that “The Last Stylebender” still expects to entertain before all is said and done.

“The story’s not told yet, Ariel,” Adesanya told host Ariel Helwani on Monday’s relaunch of The MMA Hour. “The story’s still out there.