They should do Alex Pereira vs Tom Aspinall

[Hdfi]

I would love to watch this fight but it's not going to happen.

 

[188912345]

Yes, I agree Alex gets a first round win. Not by submission though, I think maybe if Tom tries to take him down, he can get a ninja choke on Tom. That's the only way I see Alex defeating Tom by submission, by a ninja choke like Jean Silva vs Bryce Mitchell. Other than that, Alex wins likely by a first or second round TKO with a punch followed by ground and pound.

I think Aspinall is too fast and too powerful.
When they exchange, Aspinall will connect first and it will be lights out.

But more likely that he will immediately shoot a takedown and work towards a submission.

Your scenario would be pretty epic, though.

 

[Luffy]

And idiots ahould keep their opinions to themselves but here we are

Well, if that were the case, you'd have had to keep 3,000 posts for yourself, but here we are...

 

[JustforBROCK]

Well, if that were the case, you'd have had to keep 3,000 posts for yourself, but here we are..

Ah, the classic I know you are but what am I. Yellow cards? Oh shit your fucking 12. I certainly wouldn't give a fuck about the opinion of some retard who gets in trouble on Internet forum..so fucking edgy. Now, reply again so I can't fucking ignore you.

 

[Luffy]

I think Aspinall is too fast and too powerful.
When they exchange, Aspinall will connect first and it will be lights out.

But more likely that he will immediately shoot a takedown and work towards a submission.

Your scenario would be pretty epic, though.

The result would be epic because I'm pretty confident it'd be a shock to many fans that's why I want it to happen... And I have a feeling it'll be the next fight (but I will leave it at that). But yeah, I think Alex would get it more or less the same way the second fight vs Jiri Prochazka went down haha

 

[NextGen]

I think Aspinall is too fast and too powerful.
When they exchange, Aspinall will connect first and it will be lights out.

But more likely that he will immediately shoot a takedown and work towards a submission.

Your scenario would be pretty epic, though.

Not only that, but Aspinall is way bigger. People are fooling themselves if they think this size difference wouldn't matter.

Aspinall is a natural, ultra-athletic HW whereas Pereira would likely be slow and plodding if he attempted to go to HW and put on weight.

Also, HW power is different. Pereira's power wouldn't translate as well moving up.

 

[Luffy]

Ah, the classic I know you are but what am I. Yellow cards? Oh shit your fucking 12. I certainly wouldn't give a fuck about the opinion of some retard who gets in trouble on Internet forum..so fucking edgy. Now, reply again so I can't fucking ignore you.

What? You don't give a fuck about what a retard says on the internet but then you say that you can't fuck ignore me? Huh? Lololol relax bro it's not that serious, I didn't hurt you, did I?

 

[188912345]

Not only that, but Aspinall is way bigger. People are fooling themselves if they think this size difference wouldn't matter.

Aspinall is a natural, ultra-athletic HW whereas Pereira would likely be slow and plodding if he attempted to go to HW and put on weight.

Also, HW power is different. Pereira's power wouldn't translate as well moving up.

I could see Pereira having success against some HWs, but Aspinall would be such a horrible matchup.

Typically, the guy moving up would have a speed advantage, but no way he would have that over Aspinall.

 

[Luffy]

Not only that, but Aspinall is way bigger. People are fooling themselves if they think this size difference wouldn't matter.

Aspinall is a natural, ultra-athletic HW whereas Pereira would likely be slow and plodding if he attempted to go to HW and put on weight.

Also, HW power is different. Pereira's power wouldn't translate as well moving up.

It would. Khalil is very fast and look at articles measuring his punching power... It's at HW's level. Actually, he has a bigger score than Tom Aspinall. Alex Pereira took many powerful shots from Khalil who was faster, hit like a rock, but still... All while being slower, and hitting as strong as Khalil, Alex was outstriking him in overall numbers... He was smarter to damage Khalil more.

So, Alex vs a quick and HW-level strength puncher — passed when he outstriked Khalil

So, Alex vs guys who have some takedown — more than passed as Ankalaev, who has better takedown than Tom, couldn't take Alex down.

 

[NextGen]

I could see Pereira having success against some HWs, but Aspinall would be such a horrible matchup.

Typically, the guy moving up would have a speed advantage, but no way he would have that over Aspinall.

Aspinall is faster at ~260 than Pereira was at 185 or 205. And Pereira would become even slower if he puts any more weight on.

Yea, this would be a nightmare matchup for Pereira. He can beat some guys but I doubt he'd beat any of the upper echelon and that includes guys like Blaydes, Volkov, etc.

He'll likely stay at LHW though. Dana was pretty adamant about it, anyway.

 

[Pompey Junglist]

Well, Tom would more than likely lose to Alex or JJ either way. I think losing to JJ would be less damaging in terms of "legacy ruining" though. But yeah, I am pretty confident that both Alex and JJ would beat Tom and I don't see it being close.


I was talking to DDP recently about those matches, he asked me how I see this whole thing, I spoke the above, and he said he agrees with my takes. I said that I had seen his interview first though so that's when I was more sure of this take and he was like lol oh but that's kinda obvious, no?

Lol. If Alex lasted 2 minutes I'd be impressed.

 

[NextGen]

It would. Khalil is very fast and look at articles measuring his punching power... It's at HW's level. Actually, he has a bigger score than Tom Aspinall. Alex Pereira took many powerful shots from Khalil who was faster, hit like a rock, but still... All while being slower, and hitting as strong as Khalil, Alex was outstriking him in overall numbers... He was smarter to damage Khalil more.

So, Alex vs a quick and HW-level strength puncher — passed when he outstriked Khalil

So, Alex vs guys who have some takedown — more than passed as Ankalaev, who has better takedown than Tom, couldn't take Alex down.

Is this satire?

 

[Pompey Junglist]

Is this satire?

You'd hope so, but I'm not sure. If someone genuinely thinks Khalil punches harder than Aspinall, it's safe to assume they're not a physics major..

 

[Dr. Rose]

No.
Poatan does not deserve the interim-wait-around belt.

He didn't defend LHW and he gets beaten in every facet of a fight against Tom.

three title defenses. Are you saying that all the challengers were not worthy and so they do not count?

 

[Deleted member 609094]

three title defenses. Are you saying that all the challengers were not worthy and so they do not count?

He doesn't deserve a leapfrog to HW title showdown with the true champion, by coming off a loss from his LHW belt.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

He doesn't deserve a leapfrog to HW title showdown with the true champion, by coming off a loss from his LHW belt.

I am a Poatan fan but this is true.

I'd be interested in Tom vs Poatan for Poatan's retirement fight after Jon is gone and Tom rightfully has his title.

 

[BabyBlue_Bomber]

Really? I'd make Aspinall a huge favourite.

I think Pereira is better than most of the fighters Aspinall fought, at least in terms of skill, so I don’t see him getting hit as easily. I also feel like his power should carry over into heavyweight…

Aspinall does have a big size advantage, and if he is able to take Pereira down, it should be an easy night for him, but I saw some very good defensive wrestling from Pereira against Ankalaev. Also, it’s not like Pereira is too small at heavyweight, and I’m sure he would be able to fill out at and even be comparable to other guys in the division…

 

[Deleted member 609094]

I am a Poatan fan but this is true.

I'd be interested in Tom vs Poatan for Poatan's retirement fight after Jon is gone and Tom rightfully has his title.

For the belt, no.
For a stand alone fight, yes.

The UFC has long watered down its own value as what the title is but as an MMA fan, the title should be legit. I often feel my stance is in spite of forum emotions.

That said, I want to see the best possible fights. I'd love to see Tom fight Poatan, or more so seeing Poatan test his limits. But I feel like Tom runs through him.

Poatan has done nothing at HW and doesn't earn a shot though.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

For the belt, no.
For a stand alone fight, yes.

The UFC has long watered down its own value as what the title is but as an MMA fan, the title should be legit. I often feel my stance is in spite of forum emotions.

That said, I want to see the best possible fights. I'd love to see Tom fight Poatan, or more so seeing Poatan test his limits. But I feel like Tom runs through him.

More or less my thoughts exactly. The timing would probably work out too since Tom has already ostensibly cleaned out HW before even getting the belt.

 

[snugglecakes]

That's how Alex went to the LHW. He didn't go up by winning. He lost to Adesanya and moved up. And then he got the LHW belt.

you left out an important detail. he lost to izzy, moved up, beat a top contender, then got his LHW title shot. Big difference

... no title shots coming off loses please