Rumored Tom Aspinall vs Alex Pereira for UFC 300 main event? *MERGED*

[James Eagle]

Tom’s legs could not take that. All that weight on his front leg. 3 good calf kicks and he’s a limping punching bag

 

[CatchtheseHands]

I would be surprised if he did that to Pereira quicker. He would beat Pereira but Gane's ground game got beat out by Ngannou. D1 Ngannou is a myth. Gane's ground game is just poor and it continues to get exposed. Pereira is at least learning and already at a brown belt level.

D1 Francis is a myth yet he stuffed stipe like it was nothing and took his back right after then proceeded to feed him punches.

 

[VonSupervillain]

I would be surprised if he did that to Pereira quicker. He would beat Pereira but Gane's ground game got beat out by Ngannou. D1 Ngannou is a myth. Gane's ground game is just poor and it continues to get exposed. Pereira is at least learning and already at a brown belt level.

Let me clarify; both Gane's and Alex's ground games are awful and virtually non-existent. I'm just saying in a grappling match, I'll take Gane over Alex just because he is naturally bigger, stronger, and more mobile.

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

There isn’t a “bigger” fight. Not with the fighters that aren’t injured. I suppose they could have Aspinall/Gane. But Aspinall/Alex is a superfight. Featuring the two heaviest weight classes. It headlines over any other realistically possible fight.

Clowns in here would still be whining, though.

Fucken oath and seriously, what a fun bonus fight that would be? Wouldn't affect either's career either, Pereira isn't a HW (not yet anyway) so they could bang it out and have some fun. This card need something fun!

 

[Herwald]

I'd love to see it.

 

[HHJ]

Wouldn't affect either's career either

It would absolutley affect Aspinall's career if he lost.

 

[Kompromat]

Easy win for Tom so that is why he would take it. He needs to sack up and fight Gane. That would be a huge for 300 and help to build his legacy and could force the UFC’s hand a bit when it comes to a fight with Jon Jones

Exactly. I think Tom should treat his IC belt as real belt at this point and fight Gane at 300 (that would be huge, and if Alex fights someone else there the card is fulfilled), because Jon and Miocic will retire once they fight each other and whoever holds IC belt at the time will get promoted to the real belt. Besides "X00" event doesn't feel right without a big HW bout.

 

[13Seconds]

why would anyone whine about this matchup?

For me, I don't want to see Alex get smashed. Which he will if this happens.

 

[Rio Ferdinand]

He could have fought Gane or at least tried to run it back against Blaydes (too late now).

I guess Poatan feels like the easier fight with more money in it.

 

[Jihad-MMA]

No, feed Poatan to Ankalaev. Let Aspinall fights Miocic, winner fights Jones for the strap.

 

[OldBoy91]

It would absolutley affect Aspinall's career if he lost.

Yeah but there's like a one in a million chance of that happening.

 

[chinarice]

Neither did Jon Jones lol

He sure didn't.

 

[spinup]

Gane has a worse ground game than Pereira and Pereira is probably more dangerous on the feet.
I think Tom is the favorite but idk why you think Gane is the litmus test.

Pereira's KO power is not nearly as deadly at LHW, so at HW he might really struggle. And his chin would not want anything from Aspinall.

 

[StonedLemur]

He sure didn't.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Easy win for Tom so that is why he would take it. He needs to sack up and fight Gane. That would be a huge for 300 and help to build his legacy and could force the UFC’s hand a bit when it comes to a fight with Jon Jones

Sack up and fight Gane?!?

This Gane?!? u can't be serious

Three year layoff fat Jon Jones embarrassed him
Aspinall eats him alive..

 

[orca]

why would anyone whine about this matchup?

they whine about jones the mma GOAT having a title shot at HW
seriously

maybe because they hate jones

but i love this matchup
jones vs pereira in the future

lmao

im about to get replies again from jones haters
if jones both strangle stipe and pereira

that would be freakin good

and emotionaly bad for jones haters

 

[BoxerMaurits]

‘Per sources’ (I don’t know which sources though)

 

[BoxerMaurits]

Do you think this fight will indeed end-up headlining UFC 300?

 

[KID Yamamoto]

UFC 300 feels like a Lego set with missing pieces.

 

[Vulve]

yikes