Adesanya to train with Jones explains Du Plessis controversy

UFC Champions Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones apparently squashed their beef after they ran into each other in Las Vegas.

During UFC 290 fight week, Adesanya encountered Jones at the hotel bar and the two champions chopped it up. Videos emerged of them lightly sparring which warmed some fans’ hearts.

For years, middleweight champion Adesanya and heavyweight champ Jones traded barbs, and even angled for a fight. However, “The Last Stylebender” said their pure chance run-in officially ended any rivalry they had.

“I said it’s no one’s business,” Adesanya said on his YouTube channel. “Like, when I posted about it, I was like, it’s between me and him. That’s it. But it definitely wasn’t a fake encounter. I think it was divine intervention. I honestly do because I feel like there are so many timelines that could have ended up just differently.”

Jones and Adesanya’s back-and-forth happened during Jones’ light heavyweight title reign. Adesanya even attempted to move up a weight class during Jones’ time off but failed to capture the 205-pound title against then-champion Jan Blachowicz in a decision loss at UFC 259.

“We have understanding, common ground, and we’re competitors – that’s it,” Adesanya said. “We’re competitors. But why should I hate my brother, if that makes sense?”

Not only did Adesanya and Jones have a conversation, but the pair plan on training together soon.

“Already – it’s in the works. It’ll happen,” Adesanya said.

Adesanya has given his side of his face-off with Dricus du Plessis.

 ‘The Last Stylebender’ admitted that he didn’t mean to make a viral moment or cause controversy. Admittedly, he just kind of made something happen in there.

When it happened, I just lost my s*it,” Israel Adesanya stated, reflecting on his face-off with Dricus du Plessis at UFC 290. “When I visualized things and I see it happening. I could feel myself turning because I was like ‘Let’s go n*****’. [That energy] comes from within. You know what’s funny? No matter what I do, after my last fight, people said it was the best post-fight speech in the history of the company ever.”

He continued, “I grab a mic after his fight, people are like ‘Oh it’s cringe’. You know, it’s a bad look, this and that. Alright, alright, alright, but either way I make you feel something. Either way, when I grab the mic and I speak from the heart, I speak from the gut, and I make you feel something. Whether you hate me or love me, you’ll feel something. I find that really interesting.”

“I’m not trying, I wasn’t. I just make s*it happen because that’s how I feel and I’ve got to make it happen. I want to make them feel me.”