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How do you jump from not beating Usman twice to beating Israel Adesanya? – Dana White laughs off Colby eyeing Adesanya fight
Dana White has shut down the idea of Colby Covington moving up to take on Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight championship.
At this moment in time, there are few pound-for-pound fighters better than Israel Adesanya in all of mixed martial arts. His ability to turn back challenger after challenger has left many wondering whether or not it’ll soon be time – after his fight with Jared Cannonier – to move up in weight and officially join the 205-pound division
Alas, it’s not quite clear as to what the future holds for him. That is probably one of the reasons why Colby Covington is flirting with the idea of jumping up to 185 pounds to test his luck against ‘The Last Stylebender’.
The welterweight standout has had his fair share of highs at 170. However, given his ambition, it could make a lot of sense for him to pursue something new.
During a recent interview with Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole, however, Dana White made it clear that he doesn’t think Covington qualifies for an immediate shot at Adesanya.
“Adesanya is a world champion. I don’t know how you jump from not beating Unman twice to Israel Adesanya, you know?” … You think he should be able to jump a weight class up to take on that champion when he didn’t beat the champion twice in his own weight class?”
Iole then suggested that perhaps he could get the shot if he wins a fight at middleweight first.
“Oh yeah, if he jumps up and beats Whittaker, that’s a whole different story – that I would do.”
Catch Dana White’s full interview with Kevin Iole below:
