Israel Adesanya thinks it’s about time Jon Jones committed to moving up to the heavyweight division. They meet in the main event of UFC 253 Live. Jones (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC) announced on Monday that he’d reached an agreement with the UFC brass to vacate his light heavyweight championship. Jones indicated that negotiations would get underway to see a long-anticipated move up to heavyweight but does not have a debut booked. First and foremost, though, Adesanya has the task of defending his 185-pound title against Paulo Costa. They meet in the main event of UFC 253, which takes place Sept. 26 at an unannounced location. 

Jones to heavyweight has been talked about for years. It’s never fully panned out, but it appears the time soon could arrive. One of the fights he could be leaving behind at 205 pounds, though, is against the middleweight champ Adesanya, who has expressed the desire to move up and fight Jones when the timing is right.

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