Im starting to think that Tom Aspinall is highly overrated

[mkt]

He got way better since Israel in grappling. He got taken down by Jiri, managed to get up and wasn't taken down again... Tho it cost him the whole first round. Jiri took him down in the first fight, he got up without being too damaged. In the 2nd fight vs Jiri, Jiri Prochazka tried but didn't even got close to take Poatan down... And he's a quick learner, Glover says Alex is better than him in the ground game already.




Watch from minute 14. He has been quickly developing it. Fabricio Werdum even said that he thinks Jon Jones can take down Poatan but that he thinks Poatan can defend well enough even if taken down by JJ. DC some time ago said that he'd go serious on Alex and it'd be very hard to take him down and that was more than a year ago I think.

Maybe, but I don't take training footage or comments from other fighters/trainers seriously. I only consider what I've seen in the cage in actual fights. I don't consider Jiri a serious threat as a grappler.

I heard good things about Poatan's improved grappling and all his training with Glover before the Izzy fights--but what we saw in the cage was a different story. It's a good thing Izzy was equally as bad on the ground.

 

[DrMurrayDolphin]

He's legitimately good, but also massively pumped up by Jones haters.

Unironic statement in a thread by a Jones fan boy meant specifically to justify Jones ducking Tom.

 

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Unironic statement in a thread by a Jones fan boy

Yes?

meant specifically to justify Jones ducking Tom.

No. I've said this many times, I don't care if Jon fights Tom or not. Justifying ducking would mean that I don't want Jon to fight Tom, which isn't true.

 

[Luffy]

“ And he's a quick learner, Glover says Alex is better than him in the ground game already.”

Come on

Hopefully we don’t need to explain why this is silly and what coach GLover is doing

What coach Glover is doing? I mean, he knows his pupil will need to face real tough wrestlers, so there would be no meaning for him to lie.... Because it's not a case that he wants Alex to only appear to be good, he knows he needs to back that up...

 

[AfroBanana]

GOAT Bader.

 

[DrMurrayDolphin]

Yes?



No. I've said this many times, I don't care if Jon fights Tom or not. Justifying ducking would mean that I don't want Jon to fight Tom, which isn't true.

Separating the sentences is incorrect because they complete my point and answer your “question” to the first statement.

For someone who “doesn’t care” if Jones fights Tom you spend a lot of time contributing to conversations and opinions that are specifically intended to justify Jones not fighting him. Frankly, you’re full of shit and an open liar. Say whatever you want about that but it’s true.

 

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For someone who “doesn’t care” if Jones fights Tom you spend a lot of time contributing to conversations and opinions that are specifically intended to justify Jones not fighting him. Frankly, you’re full of shit and an open liar. Say whatever you want about that but it’s true.

If you have zero sense of nuance, sure.

 

[DrMurrayDolphin]

If you have zero sense of nuance, sure.

I have no idea what this is supposed to mean or how it addresses any of my points.

 

[BigOlJeet]

Name checks out lol BJ Penn if anyone is overrated.