How big of a chance do you give Blaydes against Aspinall?

[aogiri]

Aspinall is better everywhere. Only doubt for him is leaving his chin up. Blaydes is not having any success grappling him. Last time he wrestled was that pitiful performance against Rozen. He has a better chance to KO Aspinall

 

[CombatCyborg]

Can't put a % on it but Tom has to be on top of his game, Curtis is really good.

 

[MMASpeculator]

On paper there should be no advantage for blaydes so if give him like 20%

 

[Tweak896]

Not going to work the same way, but Blaydes has decent standup and wrestling that's better than most at HW. Who knows? I hate to ever predict Blaydes fights because he's inconsistent. Usually he fails his big opportunities, but maybe I'm wrong.

 

[El Panteron]

He is basically your typical fat heavyweight except with good power and better fight IQ

Has to be the worst description of Blaydes ever.

 

[goOb]

Curtis Blaydes will defeat Aspinall. Dana will then give birth to an omelette he will be so pissed.

 

[World eater]

Decent chance. Tom is better and Blaydes has a tendency to choke in important fights, but rematches often have the same result as the first match. Although it was an injury and all that, I think there’s a mental hurdle here for Tom to overcome. Having said all that, still leaning 60/40 for Tom.

 

[BangBang]

I'd put the fight 50:50 based on their last fight as short as it was. Can't escape that Aspinall was not having the best of times in there whilst it lasted. It could be an outlier but for me Aspinall has to go in there and prove it was exactly that.

If he gets through then it is as we were.

 

[WT3]

I don't think Bladyes wrestling iis going to be that big a deal. Did you see his last fight he got taken down damn near every time I think he will lose this time.

 

[sanguinius]

Picking him to win. He is going to get aspinall down and hurt him.

 

[OldBoy91]

I don't think Bladyes wrestling iis going to be that big a deal. Did you see his last fight he got taken down damn near every time I think he will lose this time.

That's defensive wrestling though, doesn't mean his takedown game or offensive wrestling isn't a problem.

Chael was similar in that his offensive wrestling was one of the best and most dominant in the game, but his wrestling defense was, in a word bad. Everybody that tried to take him down did, and he found it hard to get back up.

 

[orca]

This is a tough fight, Blaydes is experienced and dangerous but I feel like if Tom approaches this fight with the intention of making a statement, he's gonna put Blaydes out in the 1st via hands. Still I would not be completely shocked if Blaydes pulls out a W. Jones is gonna sit back eating popcorn and say a prayer to whatever shitty god he prays to that he doesn't have to fight either of them, then a dumb tweet about how they're not on his level will follow the fight, just like clockwork.

just like jones prayed for more than a decade wiping generations of fighters
same story im tired

 

[Jawth]

I think Tom is too sharp on the feet, but we dont really know how he does off his back. If Blaydes gets him down it could get really interesting but I have a feeling Aspinall finishes it quick in round 1.

 

[Simple Southerner]

If blaydes wins everyone gonna jump off Tom's bandwagon and declare that's the guy who's gonna beat Jon Jones lol smfh

 

[fedorthegoat777]

25%

I don't know, if I was Tom, I would have picked someone else or waited.

 

[USA!USA!]

50/50 in my eyes

Probably the best guy Aspinall has faced (not counting the first bout) - a true test.

 

[Oscar Madison]

The good knight Aspinall has already fallen to Curtis Blaydes.

 

[bongwater]

he already crushed the british bum like a bug

 

[haj02]

Blaydes looked faster than Tom in the first match. I think this might go differently than expected.

 

[KOPPE]

30%. Blaydes is too inconsistent and he gets horribly finished a good amount.