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Moments After Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya Squash Beef, Dwayne Johnson Sends a Message to the UFC Stars as Unexpected Link-Up Sends Fans Into a Meltdown

Published 07/07/2023, 7:23 AM EDT

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The internet was stunned for a moment when Israel Adesanya posted a video of him bonding with Jon Jones. The MMA world has always witnessed the bitter verbal war between the two UFC champions. Their beef became so famous that many even speculated on a showdown between the two despite the weight differences. No one even expected a remote chance of these enemies becoming friends. However, the impossible has happened, and the two are already friends.

The fans were thrilled when Adesanya posted a video with ‘Bones’ on the new social-media platform Threads. Along with the post, he wrote, “My first thread… history!” Now the UFC heavyweight champion has come forward with a heartwarming post about Adesanya. Furthermore, he also declared that he is squashing his beef with ‘Stylebender’. When the combat sports world came across the post, they went through a meltdown. Furthermore, Dwayne Johnson appreciated the two champions for their great attitudes.

UFC fighters react to the new friendship between Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones

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Jon Jones took to his Instagram handle to post a picture with the UFC middleweight champion. Along with the image, he wrote, “We need more of this! Life’s too short to not be able to squash beef’s and get along with the homie. It was a real pleasure kicking it with middleweight champion @stylebender last night. Wish my man nothing but the best moving forward #respect.”

When WWE star and Hollywood actor Dwayne ‘Rock’ Johnson came across the post, he was happy for the champions. ‘The Rock’ commented, “Great to see this and well said brother. Life’s Leaders lead. Gratitude and joy.” Johnson, being a fellow athlete, felt that the two champions were well aware of real sportsmanship.

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Along with Johnson, many other combat sports stars also reacted to the new friendship.

 The current ONE flyweight champion, Demetrious Johnson, wrote, “love to see it

 The legendary bodybuilder Phil Heath loved the duo; he commented, “I love this.”

 The former two-time UFC bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz, reacted to the post with a high-five emoji.

 UFC lightweight fighter Jalin Turner, who is getting ready to fight Dan Hooker at UFC 290, took a moment and wrote, “That’s right.”

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 Jiu-Jitsu coach Yves commented, “Love to see it. My two favorite champs of all time!

 Chinese MMA fighter Weili Zhang reacted to the post using smiling emojis and thumbs-up emojis.

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 From the reactions of the combat sports world, it is evident that they are excited to watch the newly formed friendship between the champions.

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Priyanka is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. Her passion for the UFC is evident in her writing, and she has been a devoted fan of the sport for many years. Priyanka is particularly fascinated by the sportsmanship displayed by fighters, and she is captivated by their ability to calculate each move when an opponent is all set to attack.
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