My take on why Tom Aspinall has lost a lot of credibility since the Gane fight

[HHJ]

TS has a lot of false conclusions, especially regarding that Aspinall was looking for a way out.

SERIOUSLY

who the fuck quits a fight over some fucking jabs? When have we EVER seen that??

What the fuck planet is this guy on ???

 

[Superzorro]

I see, you were in the nosebleeds and had a better view than UFC's HD super slo-mo cams. 'nothing that quick can be intentional'. I've seen a lot of people in here call you things that generally mean retarded but now I see why

A grown man caring that much about what anonymous posters on an MMA website say about them? That’s pathetic. I’ll be damned… catch me dead ever doing that. Yall are a bunch of followers.

 

[BroScienceTalkatWork]

No dude. It’s because he’s making a mockery of Ophthalmology with his shenanigans

He thinks we’re just dumb UFC fans and he can fool us with his bullshit. Little does he know that most UFc fans have some type of medical background. A lot of us run our own clinics. So don’t post a fake diagnosis on IG — that’s an insult to our intelligence

 

[markg171]

Tom is not a wrestler though. He literally has no wrestling background. And you can’t fault him for shutting down guys with good game plans. We didn’t see enough from his fight with Gane to conclude anything.

It was one half assed takedown to make Gane second think, for the sake of mixing it up. He didn’t drive deep or hold it and it was literally once.

It takes an insane amount of cope to shit on a guy for finishing 6/10 of the top 10 in his division, most in the first round. The mental gymnastics Tom haters have to do is insane.

Tom absolutely was considered a great grappler who could take Gane down with ease. It's a huge part of why the lines were so lopsided even if the striking was maybe a coin toss, and why people had said for years Gane was "avoiding" him. There was supposed to be a huge disparity in their grappling abilities and that Tom could just take him down with ease if he couldn't also KO him.

Tom also shot immediately after setting it up with a leg kick, and drove Gane across the octagon. It wasn't half assed at all. He set set it up, tried for the entire octagon's length, and gave up when Gane defended it and shut him down.

Quit the revisionist history. His grappling being (somewhat) exposed doesn't mean this was what was thought at the time.

 

[markg171]

No dude. It’s because he’s making a mockery of Ophthalmology with his shenanigans

He thinks we’re just dumb UFC fans and he can fool us with his bullshit. Little does he know that most UFc fans have some type of medical background. A lot of us run our own clinics. So don’t post a fake diagnosis on IG — that’s an insult to our intelligence

You don't need a medical degree to read Tom's self released medical report where multiple doctors repeatedly say his eye is physically fine, just like the in ring doctor and Abu Dhabi hospital doctors said.

People are clowning on him because he obviously is lying or it's all in his head like Ricky Bobby.

 

[BroScienceTalkatWork]

Tom absolutely was considered a great grappler who could take Gane down with ease. It's a huge part of why the lines were so lopsided even if the striking was maybe a coin toss, and why people had said for years Gane was "avoiding" him. There was supposed to be a huge disparity in their grappling abilities and that Tom could just take him down with ease if he couldn't also KO him.

Tom also shot immediately after setting it up with a leg kick, and drove Gane across the octagon. It wasn't half assed at all. He set set it up, tried for the entire octagon's length, and gave up when Gane defended it and shut him down.

Quit the revisionist history. His grappling being (somewhat) exposed doesn't mean this was what was thought at the time.

Too slow with too short of a reach

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

This thread is gay

 

[Mr.Maelstrom]

100%. Honestly, I believe most were trolling about Tom starting to lose and looking for a way out. He was down a round and looked human, which Gane deserves credit for. After how he's responded, he deserves the shit he gets. Being a fighter and a public figure, thick skin is the expectation and he didn't even come close.

This. It's not that deep lol

 

[RockyLockridge]

Tom has no gas. Watch the Gane fight again he checks the clock multiple Times. You only check the clock if you're gassing out or getting your ass kicked.

In general some people have a certain blindness to body language.

 

[RockyLockridge]

TS has a lot of false conclusions, especially regarding that Aspinall was looking for a way out. He was looking for a way to take out Gane and to get some rhythm going. He was more dangerous with his attacks, just did not connect yet.

I don't know how anyone who is unbiased can't see that this isn't coping. He was more dangerous but couldn't connect?

Gane was timing him and landing, at any time after Gane could have started throwing harder. The down load was complete. Gane could read his movements and countering in almost every exchange

 

[GNRXI]

Ya know it's pretty funny that Tom is insistent on labelling Gane as a cheat but of the two, only one of them has a DQ to his name and it ain't Gane lmao.

 

[snaportap21]

The doctors are basically ringside because it's so well known and expected that fighters USUALLY try to CONTINUE fighting that they'll lie their way into doing despite being compromised. We have experts on hand to tell if they're bullshitting their ability to CONTINUE. Not reaffirm their injury that's usually apparent to all (or not).

That's the real anomaly here with Tom. We're in unusual territory of having a fighter saying they won't continue despite the doctor clearing them to. Even Herzog was like "Well I guess it's your call Tom" and apparently told Tom's dad it would be a NC. Which was huge no nos as that meant Tom knew he wouldn't lose if he decided he didn't want to continue instead of being unsure if he might receive a NC, TKO loss, or DQ win.

Tired of people pretending like this was an every day situation.

Wow, that’s an interesting take. I didn’t realize Tom’s corner was told what the outcome would be.

Normally fighters do try and continue. It was telling when Tom immediately said he couldn’t see instead of waiting the full 5 minutes first before saying something he knew could end the fight.

That being said, his vision still could be very compromised even if the cage side doctor cleared him.

 

[YourBoss]

wow a lot of very stupid points. congratulations.

 

[Ludwig von Mises]

UFC fans are some of the dumbest fans in sports.

 

[fedorthegoat777]

The Gane fight was silly to begin with.

Like you said, what was the point of beating him? And Gane as champ is even worse.