Tom Aspinall vs Cyril Gane for HW Title ONLY Fight To Make

Why do people want to see jailton? Didnt he get crushed by blaydes?
he has bounced back by defeating Romanov and Spivac in the first round. Jailton's fighting style is interesting against Aspinall, he would test his TDD and grappling more than any other opponent.
 
So is Gane good again? I’m sure it’ll be a big win for Tom , but wasn’t considered a big win for Jones ….seems right
Heavyweight has always been weak.

The problem most people have is that they can't accept that Aspinall is as good as he is. Jones and Aspinall make the division look WEAKER than it actually was, because they were the only good fighters. But you take them away, and it's the same division it's always been.
 
Gane coming off a gift of a decision getting a title shot, shows how shallow HW is.
shows that Gane has Dana White privilege. This would be his fourth title shot in 4 years.
 
If that Gane who beat up those bouncers shows up, we might have a new champion
 
I guess
Gane flat out fucking lost to Volkov in that rematch
That was such an egregious robbery, it feels wrong to give him a title shot off of that but that's the state of the HW division
Almeida is also an option
Those will probably be Tom's next 2 fights
 
100% it's the fight to make. Aspinall won't have his normal speed advantage and Gane is 10 times better technically, so it's basically like Gane vs Ngannou all over again where all Gane's opponent has over him is power. I have a feeling the panic wrestling Francis employed won't be such a viable path anymore, Gane has trained up in this area with elite SHW partners.
Tom will have a massive speed advantage, a massive grappling advantage, a huge power advantage and is a better striker. He also won't have a debilitating injury, so nothing like the Francis fight.
At least with someone like Lewis you could see him landing a big punch. Gane doesn't even have that going for him.
 
Almeida is the best fight that can be made. If it last more than a minute, it potentially tests an area of Tom's game that we haven't really seen tested.
The Gane fight is a complete waste of time, he offers literally zero threat.
 
Gotta be Almeida.

Even Dana said Gane lost his last fight, and he's had a bunch of title shots already and already ducked Tom a couple of times.
 
I agree.

Gane has been exposed multiple times and yet for some reason, many still think he’s elite. Let Tom crush him, maybe then people will get a reality check.
 
Heavyweight has always been weak.

The problem most people have is that they can't accept that Aspinall is as good as he is. Jones and Aspinall make the division look WEAKER than it actually was, because they were the only good fighters. But you take them away, and it's the same division it's always been.
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No the heavyweight division used to be good ….. it’s absolute garbage now
 
Tom will have a massive speed advantage, a massive grappling advantage, a huge power advantage and is a better striker. He also won't have a debilitating injury, so nothing like the Francis fight.
At least with someone like Lewis you could see him landing a big punch. Gane doesn't even have that going for him.
People who point to Gane's speed and fail to realize Tom is twice as fast are hilarious lmao
 
Kuniev should have won. Would be close to challenging. He deserved it.
 
Heavyweight has always been weak.

The problem most people have is that they can't accept that Aspinall is as good as he is. Jones and Aspinall make the division look WEAKER than it actually was, because they were the only good fighters. But you take them away, and it's the same division it's always been.
While it's true that Jones and Aspinall make UFC HW look weaker than it is, it's also true that HW is weaker than it's been in a while. At the very least, the current crop of non-Aspinall top UFC HWs are all severely flawed in ways that make them deadly dull to watch rather than the traditional HW ways that would make them sloppy but fun.
 
Almeida's wins since getting slept by Blaydes is Romanov and Spivac. Spivac was a good win but he just lost to Waldo. No way do I see him getting a title shot without a win over a top 5'er. Volkov or Game are the most likely choices for Toms official first defence as champ. Then after one of those fights or both Francis comes back to fight Tom for IFW next year.
 
I really wish Gane wouldn't have looked like dogshit vs Volkov. Everyone knows he lost. Yeah he was injured but it takes so much shine off a fight with Aspinall.

Honestly for those that truly question Tom's grappling...doesn't Almeida pique your interest more? Or no?
As a hardcore, Almeida is a very interesting fight. Unfortunately, Almeida isn't much of a draw to the non-hardcores especially after his performance with Derrick Lewis. It was sort of an anomalous performance for him, since he usually finishes everybody else, but that fight sticks out in the memories with people because of Black Beast being such a fan favorite.
 
Almeida's wins since getting slept by Blaydes is Romanov and Spivac. Spivac was a good win but he just lost to Waldo. No way do I see him getting a title shot without a win over a top 5'er. Volkov or Game are the most likely choices for Toms official first defence as champ. Then after one of those fights or both Francis comes back to fight Tom for IFW next year.
Volkov is more deserving than Gane imo. The problem here is Volkov isn't much of a draw or in a market UFC wants. Also Tom has already finished him within a round.

The argument for Gane is he's French and a fresh match-up.
 
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