5 fights for Israel Adesanya if he moves to heavyweight in the future

#2. Israel Adesanya vs. Tai Tuivasa

Tai Tuivasa is 8-3 in the UFC heavyweight division

Israel Adesanya and Tai Tuivasa are from similar parts of the world. However, they are not teammates. Furthermore, given Tuivasa's friendship with Robert Whittaker, you imagine he would be interested in this fight. The pair appear to have opposite fighting styles, and so a bout between them would be incredible to watch.

Tuivasa would undoubtedly look to engage Adesanya at close range and seek to knock him out with his power. 'Bam Bam' also possesses a granite chin that might allow him to absorb some shots from 'The Last Stylebender'. He could then use this to close the distance and land some big strikes of his own.

Should this fight take place in either Australia or New Zealand, it would also host an incredible atmosphere for these two local fighters. Seeing their contrasting styles play out inside the octagon would also have the potential to be a ton of fun.

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#1. Israel Adesanya vs. Jon Jones

Jon Jones is yet to compete in the UFC heavyweight division

It will be an enormous shame if we never get to see a fight between Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones. The pair have traded shots extensively over social media. They have also competed at light heavyweight. With that being said, we appear to be no closer to seeing this happen for now.

Should Adesanya eventually move up to heavyweight, he could finally face one of his biggest rivals in the sport. Jones appears to be closing in on a heavyweight debut of his own. Given both men seem to be naturally light for the division, this might improve a hypothetical matchup.

Both men would presumably lean into their control of distance and timing rather than pure power, which could produce an intriguing bout between the pair. A fight between these elite fighters would be ground-breaking for the sport and would do ridiculous numbers on PPV.