Jon Jones is gonna reality check alot of people who assume Aspinall will be a threat

This makes perfect sense. The problem is that a majority of Aspinall fans refuse to admit that 1) Jones is old, 2) Jones is not a natural HW and Aspinall is the larger fighter, and 3) Jones is clearly the more skilled fighter.

Once/if Aspinall is able to pull it off, I can guarantee you the narrative will be that Aspinall was always the better fighter that would have beaten any version of Jones and Jones was a decent fighter who lost the moment he faced someone with even attributes. It is what it is-- you can't control what people think, it's just going to be annoying to have to hear that nonsense repeated by masses.

Meh, there will always be some that go that route. A win over the current version of Jones is for sure huge for Tom right now. Unifying the belts vs a GOAT coming off back to back finishes isn't Tom beating an "old washed up LHW". But it's also NOT him beating Jones at his optimal weight, in his prime. That fight can never have happened.

The Jones that ruined Shogun for the belt (and the fights leading up to it) is the best MMA fighter I've ever seen. Aspinall has the tools to be an all time great HW. And the fight is amazing if it happens. But a loss for Jones doesn't change his legacy imo. A win for Tom does change his.
 
The fight is pretty straitforward


Jon is far and away the superior fighter, but he's older, slower, richer, and fighting in a weight class 60lb heavier than his original natural fighting weight. He's so amazing as a fighter he's made Gane and Stipe look helpless, but how many times can an aging great have this kind of success under these circumstances?


Tom is a guy who can legitimately come into the fight at over 265lb and still retain a large amount of his speed and fighting performance because he's just that much larger of a human. Will Tom slow down and get lazy as the fight proceeds? Yes. But can you survive an onslaught from someone who has almost all the advantages? Nobody has so far.



What Jon has already accomplished is unprecedented, even if you take away the weight jump he is still one of the oldest HW champions in history.
 
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60/40 Jones.

Im interested to hear why current Asp is better or more proven than pre-Jones Gane or pre-Izzy Costa or pre-Jones Reyes or some other "undefeated" monsters<BC1><RIP>
Because of his skilset. Do you just look at records and not understand what you’re watching or?
 
toms best win is arlovski a 42 year old arlovski
arlovski is the only man he cant finished in round 1

if you think his best win isnt an ancient arlovski
then prove it
post toms best win in the ufc if he could match arlovskis achievements
That Arlovski isn’t beating Blaydes, Sergei, or Volkov, dude lol
 
Imagine thinking someone using "ducking" as a marketing strategy its some 4d chess lol.
Omg bro.
His legacy is built on his record, but its very shakey due to also popping so many times and his real life drama. He knows he's on his physical decline and needs to remain undefeated for his legacy.
Tom might not be the most skilled fighter he's faced, but Tom is peaking physically, and due to his size and speed, and his skill at HW, jones knows his is a HUGE risk.
Its not 4d chess, its protecting his record.
Yes it is lol, because if Jon really is getting $30 mil from Dana and that was (notice I said "was" and not "definitely is" you obviously have some reading comprehension problems so I figured I'd help you out a bit) his plan all along then it truly was a brilliant move on his part.
Again, not even saying that's 100% the case but that it's a strong possibility. As we are (hopefully) getting closer to the fight finally being made it's seeming more and more likely to be the case imo.
BTW, while the Jones fanboys are a bit delusional and they sometimes say whacky things, y'all Jon haters talk as if he is the love child of Adolf Hitler, Osama Bin Laden, Joseph Stalin, John Wayne Gacy, Charles Manson, and Satan all wrapped into one lmao. I swear, sometimes I think I'm the only person on this site who talks about Jon as objectively as possible. Same thing with Conor and Ronda.
 
The problem is that a majority of Aspinall fans refuse to admit that 1) Jones is old, 2) Jones is not a natural HW and Aspinall is the larger fighter, and 3) Jones is clearly the more skilled fighter.
What are you even on about?

Who are these "majority of Aspinall fans" that "refuse to admit" Jones is old and not a HW.

Isn't this a major part of the reason why the majority of Aspinall fans think he will win.

Seems like you are getting pre angry about something that never has and never will happen and is in fact the complete opposite of what is occurring.

Seems you are an illogical Jon fan inventing bizarre narratives to upset yourself over.
 
Tom's cardio is untested and likely to not last into later rounds, but we don't really know and, unlike Gane, Tom might be smart enough to train for a Jones fight with a focus on improving skills needed to win the fight.

Also, Tom's blitz is good enough that it's dangerous even if Jones doesn't make any egregious mistakes.

Also, Tom has the option, unlike Gane, of gameplanning for Jones and changing up his usual strategy.

If they fight I have Jones as the slight-to-moderate favorite, but there's really high variance in how the fight might play out and Aspinall is much, much more dangerous for Jones than Gane ever was.
Much better assessment than the OP's.
 
Because of his skilset. Do you just look at records and not understand what you’re watching or?

Skillset at average 2 mins fights? At least Costa and Gane have gone 5 rounds. I suppose its you who dont understand what youre just seeing?
 

Lol first of all you never use fight totals when trying to prove a point in a close decisions. Hypothetically all "damage" could be done in one round.


Every round, Thiago out threw Jones by a lot. He didn't land but the constant pressure made Jones look bad.

Split decision 48-47 on all cards, if that's not a close fight to you.....idk what to tell you? A journeyman who pressured Jones took him to SD. If you don't see how a bigger, stronger, younger, faster, fighter who constantly moves forward might give Jones problems go join a WNBA forum or take up another hobby lol.
 
Skillset at average 2 mins fights? At least Costa and Gane have gone 5 rounds. I suppose its you who dont understand what youre just seeing?
It’s because of his fantastic skillset and physical ailitie He hasn’t had to go 5 rounds and averages 2 minutes you absolute spastic

Inferior fighters might need longer to beat their opponents

Tom is so much better he whips them quicker and easier

If it was a one off, you would have a point. Not when it’s over half a dozen fights.

You mong. It’s incredible you need that explained to you.
 
Lol first of all you never use fight totals when trying to prove a point in a close decisions. Hypothetically all "damage" could be done in one round.


Every round, Thiago out threw Jones by a lot. He didn't land but the constant pressure made Jones look bad.

Split decision 48-47 on all cards, if that's not a close fight to you.....idk what to tell you? A journeyman who pressured Jones took him to SD. If you don't see how a bigger, stronger, younger, faster, fighter who constantly moves forward might give Jones problems go join a WNBA forum or take up another hobby lol.


LOL!!!

Yeah. Santos jones was, soooo close


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LMAO!!!

"If you don't see how a bigger, stronger, younger, faster, fighter who constantly moves forward might give Jones problems"



I never said that, but thats the same thing they were saying about Gane, whos now become another, journeyman.



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You're a complete moron if you think the number alone, and not the recent wins (momentum) of the people with those numbers doesn't matter.

The problem is not that the illegitimacy of Stipe's ranking was some random person's subjective view, it was used as a rule by the promotion itself to remove other people from the rankings, but just didn't apply to Stipe just cuz.

You shouldn't feel intelligent, ever.
I cant articulate how stupid you are, seriously

You are a complete imbecile who believes fighters and the promotion should care about your personal irrelevant rankings. Your feelings.

Im not even in this equation.

You are an idiot living in your own fantasy world
 
What do you think happens when jones wins. Does he finally get the credit or do we get Tom was never that good
I am one who will finally give the credit. Tom is that good and younger. I knew cyril would shit the bed in grappling, and geriatric 2 year lay off stipe would be easy picking too. I have nothing left if he does this.
 
What do you think happens when jones wins. Does he finally get the credit or do we get Tom was never that good

Lol we all know the answer to that. This is my issue with this fight is he’ll be fighting someone who is very much still up-and-coming. We have no idea where Tom is going to be in 2 or 3 years? It’s not like Jones would be facing a peak version of Fedor here..
 
Imagine if Jon Jones gets ease takedowns on Aspinall.. Fight is over! The ref will pull Jon of Aspinall 1st round but with striking battle I see Jon finishing Aspinall in 3rd or 4th round due to collecting to many damage

In terms of the striking battle, Jones is going to go to work with all of the studying and figure out what is this guy‘s favorite combinations? What are his favorite types of strikes and how does he set them up? He’s a master of neutralizing things like that and he’s absolutely going to game plan to drag this fight into deep water.
 

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