“He’s the Modern Day Anderson Silva”- The Undertaker Makes a Surprise Prediction on Jon Jones vs Israel Adesanya

Published 11/19/2020, 8:43 AM EST

Mark Calway aka The Undertaker recently opened up about a potential outcome of a super fight between Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya. In an interview with ESPN MMA, The Undertaker praised ‘The Last Stylebender‘. He said, “He’s got it all. I don’t think anybody can touch him. I mean, he is the modern day Anderson Silva”

Moving onto the Jon Jones super-fight, ‘The Deadman said, “I don’t know, what weight do they fight at? If Jon has to start coming down, Jon’s getting older. So, it’s gonna get harder and harder to make those cuts...You’ve got a small window of time. I don’t know, I think it’d have to depend on the weight.”

When asked by Ariel Helwani if he’s leaning towards Adesanya winning, The Undertaker added, “Yeah, I am leaning that way, but I think a lot of it has to do with what weight they fight.”

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Jones and Adesanya have been going back and forth at each other on social media for a considerable amount of time now. A super-fight between the two great champions has been teased by both. Adesanya laid out his plans to face the former light-heavyweight champion in 2021.

As for the Kiwi, Adesanya, he is looking to move up to 205lbs to face current champion Jan Blachowicz. He also has challenges in the form of former champion Robert Whittaker, Darren Till, Jack Hermansson, and many more for his middleweight belt.

Jones is moving up to heavyweight

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Jones has vacated his light heavyweight title since and is getting ready to move up to heavyweight. “Bones” feels he has been the man for a much longer time than Adesanya, and he doesn’t need to chase anybody. He also believes that winning the heavyweight title is much more important to his legacy than a clash against Adesanya.

Jones has recently posted pictures of him bulking up for his heavyweight debut. He is almost 240 lbs now and a cut down to 205 lbs looks unlikely considering his age. He has also laid out a plan to retire by the next two years.

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Whether those two superstars eventually share the Octagon remains to be seen. If that fight materializes ever, who do you think gets the win? Let us know in the comments below.

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Apratim Banerjee is an MMA author for EssentiallySports and has been writing professionally for almost a year. Before his current gig, Apratim worked as a UFC writer for Sportskeeda. A long-time MMA fan, Apratim has developed a critical eye for the sport that has helped him transfer his vast knowledge to his copies and give hardcore and casual readers a detailed insight into the fights and fighters.

“He’s the Modern Day Anderson Silva”- The Undertaker Makes a Surprise Prediction on Jon Jones vs Israel Adesanya

Jones is moving up to heavyweight

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