Bold UFC predictions for 2021 include Jon Jones, Israel Adesanya and a mammoth crowd play Helwani wants the UFC to makes Jones vs. Adesanya this year (1:49) Ariel Helwani and Daniel Cormier discuss why now is the time for the UFC to book a megafight between Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya. (1:49) After a year in which UFC legends retired, unretired, threatened retirement and changed weight classes, what can MMA fans expect in 2021? Three titles changed hands in 2020, but each of those were in fights for vacant championships. In other words, defending world champions showed why they were the ones wearing the gold.