Adesanya to serve as ‘ringside analyst’ for Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. card

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is slated to appear as a ‘ringside analyst’ for the upcoming Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. boxing card, reports bjpenn.com.

Tyson and Jones, two legends of the boxing ring, will meet in a special, eight-round exhibition bout this Saturday night. The undercard of the event will feature names like Jake Paul, Nate Robinson, Badou Jack, Rashad Coulter, and as it turns out, we’ll also be hearing from Adesanya during the broadcast.

The middleweight champ announced his involvement in the card on social media on Monday.

“Ring-side analyst for this historic night,” Adesanya wrote in the caption for a Monday Twitter post.

Adesanya last fought in the main event of UFC 253 in September, when he defeated the formerly unbeaten Paulo Costa via second-round knockout to defend the middleweight title. In his next most recent fight, he defended the title with a decision win over Yoel Romero.

In his next fight, Adesanya is expected to move up to light heavyweight to challenge divisional champion Jan Blachowicz. First, however, he’ll be busy with his analysis duties on this Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. event.