Israel Adesanya's Next Fight Will Be For Another UFC Title, Dana White Confirms

Dana White has confirmed that MMA superstar Israel Adesanya will fight for the UFC light-heavyweight title next.

Adesanya, 31, easily defended his UFC middleweight title at UFC 253 when he destroyed Paulo Costa.

He eyed a fight against Jared Cannonier but he failed to get past Robert Whittaker at UFC 254.

Instead, 'The Last Stylebender' will now move up in weight to challenge UFC light-heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz.

The UFC president revealed the middleweight king's next fight following Saturday's event.

When asked if Adesanya will face Blachowicz next, he replied: "Yes!"

White continued: "Listen when the fight was over on Fight Island, the last fight, I was like I'm going to have to sit down with this kid and convince him on why he needs to fight [Robert] Whittaker.

"Whittaker comes out and says he doesn't want to fight him. Craziest sh*t I've ever seen.

"So, there's no arguing with Israel now. I thought Whittaker deserved the shot and Whittaker doesn't want it so we'll let him do it."

Just the other day, the Polish powerhouse teased a potential clash with the Nigerian-born Kiwi.

"I have heard that Israel Adesanya wants to face me next," he tweeted.

"No problem, If you are ready to fight in March, let's do this. Prepare for a some fireworks guy."

Both Adesanya and Blachowicz last fought on the same card at UFC 253 when they were victorious against Costa and Dominick Reyes, respectively.

Topics: UFC News, Fight News, UFC, Dana White, Israel Adesanya

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