Josh Barnett vs current top 7 UFC HWs

[Egészségére!]

He’s rarely mentioned around here just curious how you think prime Warmaster might do against any or all of today’s top seven heavyweights:

Jones
Aspinal
Gane
Volkov
Pavlovich
Blades
Miocic
Almeida


-35-8 (29 finishes)
-UFC HW Champ
-Wins over Severn, Hunt, Couture, Rizzo, Nogueira, Kharitonov, Mir, Nelson

 

[TeenageMutantLesnarTurtle]

Aspinall and presumably if hes still got it Jones beat him.

Blaydes, Pav, Volkov, Jailton could all potentially trouble him but he probably wins more than he loses against that list.

I dont think Gane has the takedown defence or power to win, and Stipe is old and inactive.

 

[World eater]

I would favour Aspinall over him. Miočić from 3-4 years ago as well, not sure how he looks now. Everyone else I favour the warmaster by IVth crusade.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

i think he dogwalks Almeida. he could beat Volkov easily too if he gets it to the ground. the others are harder to pick but interesting matchups nonetheless.

 

[Ludwig von Mises]

Aspinall and presumably if hes still got it Jones beat him.

Blaydes, Pav, Volkov, Jailton could all potentially trouble him but he probablys wins more than he loses against that list.

I dont think Gane has the takedown defence or power to win, and Stipe is old and inactive.

My thoughts exactly. I think prime Barnett could throw down with today's version of Jones all day. I don't see Jones out striking him, bullying him or out grappling him. Prime Jones yea, but not today's Jones. That's a competitive fight.

 

[gosuasus]

Josh doesn't have many losses but he has more losses than some of these dudes have fights. There are levels to this. Warmaster beats them all under both Pride and unified rules. Miocic and Jones would be top fights assuming they are in their prime.

 

[deadshot138]

Didn't he lose to Travis Browne?

 

[moreorless87]

A lot of those modern names have some seriously questionable grappling defence.

 

[Mittens]

Honestly, all those fights would be fun!

No idea who wins, except probably Aspinall, and the only person who can beat Jones is Jones - though the chances of this fight happening without either one getting caught for forbidden substances before fight is infinitely close to 0.