Rewatch 42 year old Arlovski giving Aspinall a tough time on the feet before losing from a technical error on the ground

[TheMaster]

Arlovski did very well here. Weathered a big barrage early from Aspinall then looked good after he recovered, caught Aspinall with some big shots as well the striking was pretty even although Arlovski was clearly a lot slower than in previous years.

Made a small technical error trying to get up in round 2 which allowed Aspinall to get the choke. Can see Arlovski was pissed as he knew he was in it until that mistake.
Overall a close fight until the finish that looked to be heading to a decision.

 

[Shaolin Alan]

Aspinall would lose to Stipe
Francis would have sent him into another orbit!!

 

[mkt]

Bisping super biased for this fellow Brit in the commentary.

 

[Chubi]

Actually at the time I thought Aspinal made a great job at adapting his gameplan. This night Arlovski had sharp striking, so he relied on the grappling with an immediate success. Some low IQ HW would've lost this one getting pieced up on this outside by Andrei.

 

[TheBulge]

It says a lot about Aspinall's well rounded-ness and ability to overcome adversity.

 

[Leinster Rugby]

what a shit take/thread

 

[don't ask]

I feel like OP is laying down the narrative Jon needs to defend against Arlovski.

 

[AmonTobin]

Tom's talent on full display here. Leading comfortably on the feet and submitted him in 6 seconds of shooting on him. 12 pro fights deep and only his 3rd UFC fight. 100% finishing rate.

Arlovski was still a very dangerous and competitive fighter at this point. He went on to win his next 4. Never cherry picked his opponents or ducked. He fought Tom Aspinall at 42, already 50 pro fights deep. This could've been inspiration for HW Jon Jones, who's only 37, has 30 pro fights, unwilling to take a chance against Tom.

 

[randomg1t]

tom was beating the piss out of him, then arlovski connects twice before getting choked out effortlessly, and your takeaway is that he was giving him a tough time?

 

[TheMaster]

what a shit take/thread

Lmao don't get too butthurt chump...lets see if you can even still walk up the stairs at 42 let alone give Aspinall a hell of a fight at that age.

Actually at the time I thought Aspinal made a great job at adapting his gameplan. This night Arlovski had sharp striking, so he relied on the grappling with an immediate success. Some low IQ HW would've lost this one getting pieced up on this outside by Andrei.

Arlovski was on point with his striking, and Tom looked somewhat surprised he was getting hit with some big shots on the feet. I don't think Arlovski expected the switch to submissions which caught him off guard he is a high level grappler so ordinarily he would be giving Aspinall problems on the ground also.

Arlovski was still a very dangerous and competitive fighter at this point. He went on to win his next 4. Never cherry picked his opponents or ducked. He fought Tom Aspinall at 42, already 50 pro fights deep. This could've been inspiration for HW Jon Jones, who's only 37, has 30 pro fights, unwilling to take a chance against Tom.

He was, although Jones has far more to lose. Arlovski has done it all but has quite a few loses also so can afford to take those gambles without tarnishing his legacy.

 

[tritestill]

The fight ended soon as Tom decided it would.

 

[Young Calf Kick]

Lmao don't get too butthurt chump...lets see if you can even still walk up the stairs at 42 let alone give Aspinall a hell of a fight at that age.

Are you a cripple?

 

[WildShrimper]

Aspinall would lose to Stipe
Francis would have sent him into another orbit!!

Whether you believe that or not doesn't matter, Tom's the interim champ for like 2 years now and Jon SHOULD have to fight him. But then again the UFC is a circus so who knows.

 

[TheMaster]

The fight ended soon as Tom decided it would.

Except he tried ending it as hard as he could in rd 1 and couldnt, was getting tagged and had to change tack in round 2 as the striking was getting risky and he couldn't hurt Arlovski on the feet.
It would have been interesting to see how the fight would have gone if Arlovski hadn't made a basic error.

Are you a cripple?

No, but I don't do BJJ.

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

Are you a cripple?

Only mentally

 

[Hymen Crusher]

Love arlovski favorite hw all time but tom beats him at any age

 

[AndrewGolota48]

I love how the Aspinall clowns are talking up this win over 42 year old Arlovski but shit on Jones more impressively beating HW GOAT Stipe of the same age.

Jones also beat Gane, a higher level win than anything in Aspinall's resume, and did it more decisively than any fight Aspinall has ever won (finishing with an emasculating sub like that is more impressive than winging bombs and landing one).

Tom got lit up on the feet in the first Blaydes fight and subbed and finished by Stuart Austin, tapped INSTANTLY to this guy while Jones on the other hand wouldn't even tap to juiced up Vitor cranking on his arm with full force. Jones has the heart of a champion and Tom folds at the slightest hint of adversity, his track record proves it.

If you truly think these guys are in the same class of fighter, you're clueless. It's not a competitive fight, period. I'm glad Jones isn't wasting his time gifting Aspinall a puncher's chance at a Matt Serra vs GSP type fluke.

 

[Leinster Rugby]

Lmao don't get too butthurt chump...lets see if you can even still walk up the stairs at 42 let alone give Aspinall a hell of a fight at that age.

Arlovski was on point with his striking, and Tom looked somewhat surprised he was getting hit with some big shots on the feet. I don't think Arlovski expected the switch to submissions which caught him off guard he is a high level grappler so ordinarily he would be giving Aspinall problems on the ground also.

He was, although Jones has far more to lose. Arlovski has done it all but has quite a few loses also so can afford to take those gambles without tarnishing his legacy.

What a shit reply

 

[L0ki]

AA had a good stride.

He was 7-1 in that run with the only loss being to Tom.

Solid match.

 

[Leinster Rugby]

No, but I don't do BJJ.

Or logic