Tom answers who's scarier, Alex or Jon Jones

[Luffy]

In a recent short video that Tom shared a while ago, a specific part of the whole interview he was in, he was asked who he'd be more scared to have as an opponent, Alex or Jon Jones.

Tom Aspinall — "that's a tough one to answer. Even though I say all this stuff about Jon Jones, I am not disputing his skills. His skills and fighting IQ are one of the best ever. The same with Alex. Alex is, in my opinion, one of the most dangerous guys ever from UFC history. He has that... I don't even know what to call it, he has that thing that where he touches you, you just die."

 

[axe wound]

This is really fascinating stuff

 

[loisestrad]

Look, Luffy, normally when you refer to "a recent short video", it's best practice to post said short video.

 

[bigfootsbreath]

Here is the pics they showed Tom before asking about Jon and Alex :

Alex:

Jon:

 

[Lawrence]

It’s a fun question for a poor bloke who was fucking forced to defend an interim belt and promote a fight that never happened.

Alex’s power would translate to heavyweight, but maybe not like a Bigfoot uppercut or a Black Beast fight ender,,,,, But he has a danger zone whenever he is standing.

 

[bouncerpunch]

Tom needs to Fight Gane or someone else. This is getting pathetic.

 

[agibmxmma]

Interesting that Alex went out his way to post a picture of his current weight the other day.. 243lbs. And is now once again mentioning HW..

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

Pereira... but only because he's not scared to get in the cage with Tom.

 

[Dionysian]

What they should be asking if which is scarier: a WWE shit-tier organization with fixed fights or an MMA company where the best fight the best.

Answer: marketing stars fear meritocracy, fighters who don't benefit from corruption should fear TKO Holdings, and PR posters will more transparently shill to defend this joke the more the fans unite against it

Fans need to make this about bigger questions than "is he ducking or not" or whatever flavor of the month it is. This is about whether this sport is a sham or not. Unless we point that out then WWE/TKO Holdings has no reason to modify their behavior.

 

[r-harper-1]

Big Tom a big favourite over both

 

[Cameron]

Poatan is the scarier fighter because of his power. But Jones is the harder match up.

 

[JBJ was here]

Big Tom a big favourite over both

Tom is a slight-to-moderate favorite over Jones (roughly -130 to -150 depending on where you look), although that could certainly change if and when the fight is booked. I can't find any current futures odds for Aspinall/Poatan, but he was -400 when the bet was being offered last year.

 

[Luffy]

Tom needs to Fight Gane or someone else. This is getting pathetic.

Yeah, Alex vs Tom would be Alex vs Hill 2.0 .....

 

[Luffy]

Alex and Ankalaev >> Tom

JJ said so... "I'm not worried about the Tom fight, I'm worried about the Pereira fight." ... As he saw Pereira as a threat to his GOAT status and was projecting 2 fights. But Big Ank defeated an injured Pereira, so JJ laughed relieved right after that. His first post was that:

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

Poatan is the scarier fighter because of his power. But Jones is the harder match up.

This. Alex being scary would just lead to him getting rugby tackled at the start of each round.

 

[Luffy]

This. Alex being scary would just lead to him getting rugby tackled at the start of each round.

And lead to a 10 seconds knee KO from Alex like Masvidal. Lol. Tom's base is jiu jitsu. He has takedown, but he's way more jiu jitsu guy than a wrestler. Now, Ankalaev has trained Sambo in Dagestan since he was a kid, and couldn't take Alex down. Your point falls right there.

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

And lead to a 10 seconds knee KO from Alex like Masvidal. Lol. Tom's base is jiu jitsu. He has takedown, but he's way more jiu jitsu guy than a wrestler. Now, Ankalaev has trained Sambo in Dagestan since he was a kid, and couldn't take Alex down. Your point falls right there.

Tom is a better athlete than Ank and 50 lbs heavier lol

 

[kuroro]

And lead to a 10 seconds knee KO from Alex like Masvidal. Lol. Tom's base is jiu jitsu. He has takedown, but he's way more jiu jitsu guy than a wrestler. Now, Ankalaev has trained Sambo in Dagestan since he was a kid, and couldn't take Alex down. Your point falls right there.

Ankalaev is a kickboxer who used the takedown threat to keep Pereira passive in the clinch so he could keep landing shots. Your analysis is shit as usual.

 

[mkess101]

Yeah, Alex vs Tom would be Alex vs Hill 2.0 .....

I try to save you from doing this to yourself, and you compare Aspinall to Jamahal Hill. I can't help you when you do this shit, Luffy.

 

[mkess101]

Alex and Ankalaev >> Tom

JJ said so... "I'm not worried about the Tom fight, I'm worried about the Pereira fight." ... As he saw Pereira as a threat to his GOAT status and was projecting 2 fights. But Big Ank defeated an injured Pereira, so JJ laughed relieved right after that. His first post was that:

Jones says it to justify ducking Aspinall. Sorry Luff, I'm trying to help you. I promise.