UFC commentator Joe Rogan has expressed concerns about Israel Adesanya fighting Jon Jones following his defeat to Jan Blachowicz.

Middleweight king Adesanya challenged the resurgent Pole for the light-heavyweight title last weekend in the main event of UFC 259.

The fan favourite – who was looking to become only the fifth fighter in UFC history to hold two titles simultaneously – suffered a unanimous decision defeat in his 205lb debut.

Victory over Blachowicz would've seen Adesanya move a huge step closer to a blockbuster showdown with future UFC Hall of Famer Jones.

But after seeing an undersized Adesanya get dominated on the ground by Blachowicz, Rogan is wary of the Nigerian-born Kiwi facing Bones.

During the post-fight broadcast, Rogan told his co-commentators: “Imagine if that was Jon Jones.

"Imagine if that was a real wrestler."

Former long-reigning 205lb king Jones couldn't help but relish in his Adesanya's first professional loss in mixed martial arts, which he mocked on Twitter.

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Immediately after the judges' scorecards were announced, Jones tweeted: "If you ever wrote me talking s**t about Izzy beating me, slap yourself."

And after getting wind of the 31-year-old's post-fight interview, Jones added: "Dare to be great, good job kid."

Despite coming up short in his 205lb debut, Adesanya is still eager to settle the score with Jones – who is gearing up to make his long-awaited heavyweight debut later this year.

During the UFC 259 post-fight press conference, he said: "Never say never. Never say never.

"But right now, I'm going back down to 185 and getting my work done.

"But f**k that n***a anyway."

Adesanya doesn't intend to dwell on his maiden setback in the sport, saying: “Losses are part of life, and losses are something I deal with occasionally.

"Just this is my first one in MMA, but as they say, it is what it is.

“If I was going to lose to anyone, what better guy to lose to than a guy like Jan.

"A classy champion. A cool dude. A very nice guy. A guy who has a great story himself.

"On his way to getting cut from the company, comes back and then dominates, becomes light heavyweight champion and then hands this guy, a future legend, his first loss.

"If I’m going to lose to anyone, I’m glad I lost to him.”

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