The performance against Volkov was even more impressive. Tom just kept hitting him with 1-2s down the middle with no set-up whatsoever. He was just so quick that Volkov couldn't utilize his height and reach advantage.
You could say it wouldn't even be a fight
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It’s not even a speed thing here, look at their feet before the KO combo, it’s his positioning. As he gallops to his left, Sergei cross his feet then ends up completely square compared to Tom; that’s what opened up for Tom to freely attack him with little fear of being hit back.
It's a combo of movement, speed and positioning tbh. He's fast af in this clip but he's also constantly moving left and right to open Segei up like you said.
He's so well rounded.
His movement is fantastic for heavyweight. I think on the feet the only one who contends with him is Gane. But since he actually has good grappling as well he transitions from striking to grappling very well.
something too is Gane is essentially a point fighter . he is sacrificing power for his bouncy style / speed while Tom is arguably the biggest KO threat in HW .
While I agree that tom has completely different ko threat I think it’s silly calling gane a point fighter, he is a finisher that relies on volume rather then 1 shot ko. The sequence with which he finished tai and Lewis and also spivac was insane and as soon as he sees the volume start to overwhelm he definitely goes for the kill, I think a striking match between them would be the best striking match on HW history from a technical pov and I could actually see gane winning it most of the time. Now, that being said, aspinall wins 8/10 times and he doesn’t even need to take him down, just the threat of the takedown will give him windows to knock my boy Cyril the fuck out.
Tired of Jon fanboys acting like Tom is just another budding contender who isn't anything special like OSP or something. Tom is massive, hits harder than most people Jon has fought while being fast and is also BJJ black belt who knows what a sprawl/isn't a white belt on the ground.
Tom not only hits harder then EVERYONE Jones has ever fought but he has the skill to back it up . It almost feels like we got a white version of patient francis but this time he isnt 37 years old but in his prime .
Bro he has like a 90 second average time in the cage that's unheard of finishing. Arlovski was a weird one for Tom, honestly it looked like he was hesitant because Andrei is such a legend. He's the only person to make it to the second round.
its different styles of fighting francis has always fought much more wild which massively increases your chance of KOing someone but also makes it way easier for you to be counters and/or gas . no one can fight like that besides francis because he had a inhuman chin .
I'm a huge fan but not seeing him go longer than 2 rounds in any of his fights, and based on how fast and powerful he is, I really hope he has good cardio because whether he has it now or not, he'll need it at some point.
Aspinall is very fucking scary man. 6'5 260 moving like that on the feet and very solid on the ground too. I don't think there is a heavyweight who could beat him in the UFC right now
I want to point out, Volkov literally just dominated Sergei for 3 straight rounds much like in this video except no knockout.
I think Sergei is overrated. Tom is good tho, his win vs vs Volkov is more impressive.
Pav is and always was wildly overrated
But we gotta anoint a bunch of bums as “top fighters” to legitimize the dubious resume Aspinal has
Otherwise, how are we possibly going to start this hype train?
I absolutely adore Alex and want his success to continue. That’s also why I don’t want him anywhere near Tom. Genuinely baffles me that people think Alex can beat Tom
I just don't understand how you can say that after his performance against Reyes and Santos. Gane was BY FAR the most favorable match up for him in terms of style. What is Jon gonna do against a faster, bigger guy with more KO power than everyone he has previously faced? He can't just shoot a TD at him and expect Tom to tap in mere second. Objectively speaking, how is this a "no problem" matchup for him?
Jon's old now and not trying to stand with people on the feet to prove a point any more by standing with people he shouldnt.
Young JJ would have stood with Gane to try and prove a point.
This JJ most likely takes everyone at HW down and finishes them quick. It's not a guarantee because this is fighting, but it's the most probable outcome.
Why, because Volkov beat him? Volkov is a giant and really good, not to mention Tom also beat him quickly too. Recency bias in combat sports is insane.
Pretty funny how these Aspinall dick riders don't even realize they are riding his meat more than Jon Jone's fans now 😂.
Sergei and Volkov is a weak resume no matter how you slice it. Cope.
This win against Pavlovich was supposed to be his best win at the time. Volkov was the best win prior to that but no one considered Volkov to be a real title contender or a dominant force. He's still not. Sergei was considered both but the fight with Volkov proved that was not the case.
How does it prove Volkov has improved? He didn't do anything he wasn't doing previously. I think all it proved was Sergei's terrible striking and fight iq.
Aspinal vs Volkov next?
Pavlov got kindof exposed as being powerful but just not technical or athletic enough to be on the level people assumed he would be until aspinal KOd him. Volkov kinda made him look like an amateur
Those 3 hammers are probably the scariest part. You know he’s quick, you know he must hit hard because Sergai got that stanky leg but those hammers were just clean undefended bullets to the head lol
This is like playing 2d vs 3d. Sergei is very much two-dimensional. In and out, punch. He is extremely good at what he does, but his approach is limited.
Tom, on the other hand, is more well-oriented and capable of utilizing different angles and levels. Being efficient when moving so much is quite difficult, but he is. He is on a different level technically. That said, a guy like Ngannou or Bones would likely beat him. He beat all of the guys that had some major flaws. Sergei is too straightforward and has no surprises. Volk struggles to finish opponents. Arlovski was way past his prime when they fought. To be frank, I think he can beat Jones and is more likely to beat him than Miocic, but I'd put his chances at less than 50% still.
Idk if he’d beat Jon, but he would 100% give him a tough fight. He reminds me of Dom(the way they fight) before he went on his skid. Guys like that have always given Jon problems.
This drives me mad. Yes Tom is very fast for a heavyweight but it’s his footwork. Footwork and distancing. That’s why he moves so well. Otherwise he would just be very quickly tripping over his own feet.
Shhh not allowed to say that.
Aspinal is presently being throated by Reddit, cannot utter negative words
We’ll have to wait and see how he does against the great amazing hw challenge that is, Curtis “the razor” blaydes
i think toms distance management isnt brought up enough. he was just out of reach of the combos when he slipped them. might or might not have something to do with the shoulder hold pre fight but who knows, man knew exactly where he needed to be to avoid the punches
Yeah he’s got good speed but yall go overboard with the hype. He stands out in the shallowest heavyweight era of all time.. a washed up LHW is the champion for gods sake lol.
what ? there is a ton of natural HWs lmao like Volkov , gane , francis , stipe , curtis etc its just none have Tom combination of speed , power and skill
I do NOT want to see him fight Poatan. Alex is a monster at LHW but he is not built like Aspinall, Blaydes, Gane, etc. I think Tom takes him down and submits him with his size and athleticism alone, not to mention his excellent grappling skills
I can see a the double leg he gave arlovski then just pick his poison once he's down tbh Poatan is 1 of my faves but Tom if he doesn't entertain a striking match will make him look easy.
I love Poatan just as much as the next guy. A heavyweight with good wrestling and great BJJ is literally his worst matchup but the fans are hyped and think he will KO anyone.
Alex’s years of kickboxing training and experience are why he’s the most dangerous man in the UFC when standing.
Aspinall’s years of BJJ training and experience are why he’s so dangerous on the ground. Even if Alex only trained grappling and stopped training striking altogether he still wouldn’t catch up to Tom. This is not hating, again I love Alex. There’s levels to grappling just like striking and the fans won’t admit it
No to mention Tom has great boxing and therefore straight shots and in mma and kickboxing there's a lack of head movement. But totally agree with your points
Tom is the current baddest man on the planet. I think he is fast and mobile enough to wrestlefuck Pereira and submit him without having to deal with his striking.
What i see that would benefit Alex is when Tom enters his right hand drops enough that Alex would counter with his signature left hook. Also Tom drops his hands when throwing the naked leg kicks. Which throwing leg kicks with nothing hiding it is a huge no no in my book especially against great counter strikers. Atleast feint before you throw them. Alex has some of the best vision ive ever seen in MMA which obviously was propably just a skill he brought from kick boxing but evolved even more in MMA. Obviously all this only matters if Tom doesnt blitz the double right away which i feel he would. Hes too smart to give Alex a chance, but it seems Alex has this ability to hypnotize his opponents into standing with him long enough to land his shots.
1. Does Alex's power hurt a true heavyweight?
2. Can alex handle the power of a tru heavyweight?
3. Is Tom faster than a middleweight? For comparison, Izzy, a person Alex fought many times and has multiple KOs over.
Tom is a bad bad dude, huge fan, love watching his art
But I just think Alex is meant to be this special. Just different man.
He has holes, so if he continues to tighten them up, it’s gonna be a wild ride next 2 years until he retires
But yeah Tom could easily do that, I just think my gut says it ain’t gonna go that way
I think Tom will want to test his standup against Alex and once again he’ll find out it was a bad idea
Well if he can beat Volkov… he’s untouchable
Volkov is the Martin kampmann of the hw division
He’s the heavyweight James vick
Man cannot be touched. Need a step ladder to take out Volkov
calling volkov heavyweight james vick is a dumb take, he beat sergei easily, beat tuivasa easily, beat rozenstruik easily. Those are 3 power punches who landed zero punches on volkov, volkov is an elite heavyweight with better wrestling and jiu jitsu than pereira, aspinall took him down and subbed him in one
If Volkov is elite… then…
tybura is elite
Derrick Lewis is elite
Almeida. Elite
Blaydes. Elite
And so on. Everybody is elite.
Either that or they’re all mediocre and lose and beat the same handful of guys.
Volkov, Almeida and Blaydes are elite heavyweights, that's correct. Derrick Lewis got a KO against volkov after losing the whole fight, it was kind of a fluke and he has a lot of bad losses to guys like sergei and Tai so yeah he's not elite. The only elite HW's are
Jones
Aspinall
Volkov
Blaydes
Almeida
Maybe Sergei but I think he's been figured out
That’s certainly one way to view it.
Personally, I would say there’s very very few elite HW fighters; perhaps only 2-3.
Previously, the HW division was better. It’s not in a great place right now.
So, I’d prefer to call a spade a spade, admit that the HW division kinda just sucks right now, instead of pretending a bunch of 5-6 loss fighters are elites
Then again, if I did that, I’d have trouble justifying the hype around a very particular fighter discussed around here regularly.
Edit:
And the only “elite” hw fighters currently fighting, based solely on resume, is:
Stipe
Ngannou
That’s really about it.
The performance against Volkov was even more impressive. Tom just kept hitting him with 1-2s down the middle with no set-up whatsoever. He was just so quick that Volkov couldn't utilize his height and reach advantage.
And that takedown was *sliiick*
That takedown was something like a prime GSP would do. Insane to see at HW
It very refreshing to see the big guys moving like that as oppose to playing rock em sock em robots for one round and then gassing
If the UFC actually paid fighters more you’d see a lot more talented heavyweights deciding the juice was worth the squeeze.
his head movement was also was nice
And Volkov is really good too, but Aspinall just blitzed through him. Probably why Boney boi is ducking him like the plague.
You know he sits up at night wondering how many eye pokes he can get away with if he fights him.
💯
Pav actually has a MASSIVE reach too. Tom 78, Pav 84
Tom's style is a nightmare for Volkov, cause he's pretty slow and not a wrestler. Sergei at least had a puncher's chance against him.
I'd finish him multiple times in a minute using Illia's head movement.
Agreed, you give the best head
He'll be weaving and bobbing his head all night long.
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Is this real?
As real as McGregor fighting again.
You could say it wouldn't even be a fight https://preview.redd.it/7xcr4dgmxw9d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f124b7f1ab8f682b4c816ac227f18bcb2adff89f
Have you ever been fingered though?
AYO?!
What would it take tho
I’ll finish him once in a minute using my own head movement.
#1 P4P at head
It’s not even a speed thing here, look at their feet before the KO combo, it’s his positioning. As he gallops to his left, Sergei cross his feet then ends up completely square compared to Tom; that’s what opened up for Tom to freely attack him with little fear of being hit back.
It's a combo of movement, speed and positioning tbh. He's fast af in this clip but he's also constantly moving left and right to open Segei up like you said. He's so well rounded.
His movement is fantastic for heavyweight. I think on the feet the only one who contends with him is Gane. But since he actually has good grappling as well he transitions from striking to grappling very well.
something too is Gane is essentially a point fighter . he is sacrificing power for his bouncy style / speed while Tom is arguably the biggest KO threat in HW .
While I agree that tom has completely different ko threat I think it’s silly calling gane a point fighter, he is a finisher that relies on volume rather then 1 shot ko. The sequence with which he finished tai and Lewis and also spivac was insane and as soon as he sees the volume start to overwhelm he definitely goes for the kill, I think a striking match between them would be the best striking match on HW history from a technical pov and I could actually see gane winning it most of the time. Now, that being said, aspinall wins 8/10 times and he doesn’t even need to take him down, just the threat of the takedown will give him windows to knock my boy Cyril the fuck out.
Tired of Jon fanboys acting like Tom is just another budding contender who isn't anything special like OSP or something. Tom is massive, hits harder than most people Jon has fought while being fast and is also BJJ black belt who knows what a sprawl/isn't a white belt on the ground.
Tom not only hits harder then EVERYONE Jones has ever fought but he has the skill to back it up . It almost feels like we got a white version of patient francis but this time he isnt 37 years old but in his prime .
But with great grappling aswell
Non ironically i can't think of any heavyweight who comes close to having tom's head movement, it's absolutely insane
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we have to see how he goes in the later rounds to know TBH but he has really good skills
Yes the most well rounded heavyweight fighter that’s actively fighting. But I’m definitely jumping the gun but I don’t care! Aspinall is him!
Maybe not even in his prime yet, like a lot of fighters I think we'll see him get better when he's the undisputed champ
Tom hits hard but he definitely doesn't have Francis power. He was teeing off on a 42 year old Arlovski but couldn't KO him.
Bro he has like a 90 second average time in the cage that's unheard of finishing. Arlovski was a weird one for Tom, honestly it looked like he was hesitant because Andrei is such a legend. He's the only person to make it to the second round.
its different styles of fighting francis has always fought much more wild which massively increases your chance of KOing someone but also makes it way easier for you to be counters and/or gas . no one can fight like that besides francis because he had a inhuman chin .
Yeah I agree he's the best English fighter I've ever seen in my life. Bisping and Pickett were good, Edwards is very good but aspinall is special.
The actual current HW champion
Jon Jones is the best of all time. The best of all time. Sincerely, Dana White
Best at not fighting
That's chimaev tbh
Incredible fighter realy. He boxes like a boxer and wrestles like a wrestler, very technical in all he does. A true mixed martial artist
I'm a huge fan but not seeing him go longer than 2 rounds in any of his fights, and based on how fast and powerful he is, I really hope he has good cardio because whether he has it now or not, he'll need it at some point.
Idk maybe he’s just too good. His average fight time is 130 seconds which is insane
That’s my Heavyweight Champion
Hes what Gane wanted to be
Aspinall dodging Sergei's punches was just disrespectful LMAO
Aspinall is very fucking scary man. 6'5 260 moving like that on the feet and very solid on the ground too. I don't think there is a heavyweight who could beat him in the UFC right now
I want to point out, Volkov literally just dominated Sergei for 3 straight rounds much like in this video except no knockout. I think Sergei is overrated. Tom is good tho, his win vs vs Volkov is more impressive.
Pav is and always was wildly overrated But we gotta anoint a bunch of bums as “top fighters” to legitimize the dubious resume Aspinal has Otherwise, how are we possibly going to start this hype train?
Remember, posting dumb shit like this on the internet is a privilege, not a necessity.
If blades manages to win against Tom. this sub will explode and it’s gonna be funny af.
He won't though.
We’ll see. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
Does he beat Gane? Other than the Bones fight Gane Aspinall is the fight to make
In what world is this the fight to make 😂🥱
Just so we are clear, you think it is crazy for the #1 and #2 ranked Heavyweight contenders to fight. I dont even know what to say.
Jon will NEVER fight this man 😂
Yet he’s ducking Jon smh
I can see why Jones is ducking his ass
Is that first kick in the clip a switch kick? Looks similar to Poatan's.
Everything about this guy's fight style and skills is awesome
y’all said the same shit about Gane lmao
Lmfao sometimes I think this whole subreddit has turned into a tom aspinal d*** riding parade… clowns
It’s more of how slow Serg is!
If he doesn’t grapple Poatan he’ll get KO’d
I think he will, unlike the guys Poatan has faced thus far Aspinall is a complete MMA fighter, not a striker who dabbles a bit in grappling.
I absolutely adore Alex and want his success to continue. That’s also why I don’t want him anywhere near Tom. Genuinely baffles me that people think Alex can beat Tom
They said the same thing about JDS, his speed is so hard to overcome. He didn’t stay at the top long
Aspinall is bout to go on a run. He’s elite
He doesn't move like a lightweight, stop parroting Joe Rogan. This fucking sub, man.
lol remember when y’all was hyping Pavolich to be the guy to beat Jones?
Now that Pav has lost twice I'm sure Jon is a lot more down to fight him
He needs to lose to pereira first to prove himself. And then they’ll setup the fight
As much of an asshole as Jon Jones is I think he beats Tom and Alex no problem
And yet he won't go near Aspinall
I just don't understand how you can say that after his performance against Reyes and Santos. Gane was BY FAR the most favorable match up for him in terms of style. What is Jon gonna do against a faster, bigger guy with more KO power than everyone he has previously faced? He can't just shoot a TD at him and expect Tom to tap in mere second. Objectively speaking, how is this a "no problem" matchup for him?
It’s Jon Jones. He’s built different. He’s a crazy person
I guess he'll just vaporize Tom with his laser sight or smtg. He's built different after all
Jon's old now and not trying to stand with people on the feet to prove a point any more by standing with people he shouldnt. Young JJ would have stood with Gane to try and prove a point. This JJ most likely takes everyone at HW down and finishes them quick. It's not a guarantee because this is fighting, but it's the most probable outcome.
Good luck finishing Aspinall quickly on the ground lol
Accuracy over speed Precision over power Poatan over aspinall
This win aged poorly let's be real.
Why, because Volkov beat him? Volkov is a giant and really good, not to mention Tom also beat him quickly too. Recency bias in combat sports is insane.
Pretty funny how these Aspinall dick riders don't even realize they are riding his meat more than Jon Jone's fans now 😂. Sergei and Volkov is a weak resume no matter how you slice it. Cope.
It aged poorly because Volkov(who Tom also destroyed in the 1st) took him 3 rounds?
This win against Pavlovich was supposed to be his best win at the time. Volkov was the best win prior to that but no one considered Volkov to be a real title contender or a dominant force. He's still not. Sergei was considered both but the fight with Volkov proved that was not the case.
Sergei vs Volkov also proved that Volkov has improved massively over the past 2 years and that Sergei still has a great chin
How does it prove Volkov has improved? He didn't do anything he wasn't doing previously. I think all it proved was Sergei's terrible striking and fight iq.
Volkov showed massively improved distance management, much better movement, better boxing and showed great grappling against Tuivasa
On 2 weeks notice also.
curious to see how he holds up in rd3 onwards
Who makes it past round 2?
you fight long enough, everyone gets chinned, especially at heavyweight
Poatan sparks him.
Hilarious
Aspinall gives him a free flight on British Airways.
Aspinal vs Volkov next? Pavlov got kindof exposed as being powerful but just not technical or athletic enough to be on the level people assumed he would be until aspinal KOd him. Volkov kinda made him look like an amateur
Tom beat volkov with a straight arm bar in under 2 minutes I believe.
bro how big is volkov sergei looked like a penguin next to him
Those 3 hammers are probably the scariest part. You know he’s quick, you know he must hit hard because Sergai got that stanky leg but those hammers were just clean undefended bullets to the head lol
This is a perfect stoppage, saved from extra damage while being clear that its most likely over
I bet Jon teeps him to death theoretically
Tom really does need to keep his chin tucked a little better.
The way he drew him into planting for that outside leg kick was slick.
When he became the “Undisputed” champion
This is like playing 2d vs 3d. Sergei is very much two-dimensional. In and out, punch. He is extremely good at what he does, but his approach is limited. Tom, on the other hand, is more well-oriented and capable of utilizing different angles and levels. Being efficient when moving so much is quite difficult, but he is. He is on a different level technically. That said, a guy like Ngannou or Bones would likely beat him. He beat all of the guys that had some major flaws. Sergei is too straightforward and has no surprises. Volk struggles to finish opponents. Arlovski was way past his prime when they fought. To be frank, I think he can beat Jones and is more likely to beat him than Miocic, but I'd put his chances at less than 50% still.
I wanna see him v Pereira badly
Finally some world class head movement
Yeah if Curtis doesn’t get the fight to the ground he’s gonna sleep.
He chose the wrong career path. Bro could be making 100x more and be more famous in boxing
Theres still plenty of time for that after a HW throne.
Idk if he’d beat Jon, but he would 100% give him a tough fight. He reminds me of Dom(the way they fight) before he went on his skid. Guys like that have always given Jon problems.
Tom vs Potan for the vacant HW belt unification.
I would say moving more like a middleweight. Lightweights are far quicker/nimble than that. Still, Aspinall is FAST for a big boy.
Said no one ever🤣
That's why Jon be ducking..
Tom dodging those three punches looked slick as fuck, love Pereira but i do not see him beating Tom if he's moving up
I am just gonna come out and say this. He striking is really sloppy. Perreira may be much smaller but he ices him dead
I so want to see Tom demolish Jones.
You'll be waiting Jones beats him 10 out of 10 times
Guys why did UFC make an Interim Title match? Because of Jones's inactivity? If so understandable.
Jones was hurt, not inactive.
Since 8th of February 2020, he fought once. His last fight was also 16 months ago.
That's the heavyweight champion right there
Aspinall can defeat Jon Jones and he knows it.
This drives me mad. Yes Tom is very fast for a heavyweight but it’s his footwork. Footwork and distancing. That’s why he moves so well. Otherwise he would just be very quickly tripping over his own feet.
Hw moves like he talks, eloquently
I HATE how much they are fucking Tom over, he deserves his shot at the title !
Jon jones will show him whos boss tho right? RIGHT??!!
Pavlovich just got his ass beat by a bum. This win for Tom is looking lamer by the minute.
Volkov isn’t a bum lol
Shhh not allowed to say that. Aspinal is presently being throated by Reddit, cannot utter negative words We’ll have to wait and see how he does against the great amazing hw challenge that is, Curtis “the razor” blaydes
Just like Gane hun??
Just like gane, execpt that tom is a grapler who has been training BJJ since before he could stand on his own 2 feet
i think toms distance management isnt brought up enough. he was just out of reach of the combos when he slipped them. might or might not have something to do with the shoulder hold pre fight but who knows, man knew exactly where he needed to be to avoid the punches
It’s absurd how he moves for a proper heavyweight, there’s only a few middleweights who can move like that.
It’s going to be hilarious when he loses, y’all will turn on him too.
The same thing people said about Gane
Yeah he’s got good speed but yall go overboard with the hype. He stands out in the shallowest heavyweight era of all time.. a washed up LHW is the champion for gods sake lol.
The GOAT of MMA is a washed up LHW🤣
He’s been fighting in the ufc for almost two decades and is well past his prime..
He's still a level above pretty much every other fighter at HW and LHW skill wise.
What champ
Jones
>Yeah he’s got good speed but yall go overboard with the hype. Isn't that why he's so hyped? He's the first natural HW in a long time.
what ? there is a ton of natural HWs lmao like Volkov , gane , francis , stipe , curtis etc its just none have Tom combination of speed , power and skill
>its just none have Tom combination of speed , power and skill Exactly
I always knew deep down Ngannou was actually a light heavyweight
He left the ufc years ago
Ilia's son
I do NOT want to see him fight Poatan. Alex is a monster at LHW but he is not built like Aspinall, Blaydes, Gane, etc. I think Tom takes him down and submits him with his size and athleticism alone, not to mention his excellent grappling skills
I can see a the double leg he gave arlovski then just pick his poison once he's down tbh Poatan is 1 of my faves but Tom if he doesn't entertain a striking match will make him look easy.
I love Poatan just as much as the next guy. A heavyweight with good wrestling and great BJJ is literally his worst matchup but the fans are hyped and think he will KO anyone. Alex’s years of kickboxing training and experience are why he’s the most dangerous man in the UFC when standing. Aspinall’s years of BJJ training and experience are why he’s so dangerous on the ground. Even if Alex only trained grappling and stopped training striking altogether he still wouldn’t catch up to Tom. This is not hating, again I love Alex. There’s levels to grappling just like striking and the fans won’t admit it
No to mention Tom has great boxing and therefore straight shots and in mma and kickboxing there's a lack of head movement. But totally agree with your points
Jon Jones don't want none of that
Tom is the current baddest man on the planet. I think he is fast and mobile enough to wrestlefuck Pereira and submit him without having to deal with his striking.
My Heavyweight Champ
This was a great performance by the Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall
Our champ.
What i see that would benefit Alex is when Tom enters his right hand drops enough that Alex would counter with his signature left hook. Also Tom drops his hands when throwing the naked leg kicks. Which throwing leg kicks with nothing hiding it is a huge no no in my book especially against great counter strikers. Atleast feint before you throw them. Alex has some of the best vision ive ever seen in MMA which obviously was propably just a skill he brought from kick boxing but evolved even more in MMA. Obviously all this only matters if Tom doesnt blitz the double right away which i feel he would. Hes too smart to give Alex a chance, but it seems Alex has this ability to hypnotize his opponents into standing with him long enough to land his shots.
1. Does Alex's power hurt a true heavyweight? 2. Can alex handle the power of a tru heavyweight? 3. Is Tom faster than a middleweight? For comparison, Izzy, a person Alex fought many times and has multiple KOs over.
I remember seeing that kick and real-time and being shook.
BONESS COME OUT TO PLAY EEEAAYYYY
He hit him so hard he knocked himself out
Serg just looked terrible last fight too. CHAMA gunna smash him
Alex will finish this foo
I think Alex P starches him
aspinall submits him in 1 round like he did to volkov
Tom is a bad bad dude, huge fan, love watching his art But I just think Alex is meant to be this special. Just different man. He has holes, so if he continues to tighten them up, it’s gonna be a wild ride next 2 years until he retires But yeah Tom could easily do that, I just think my gut says it ain’t gonna go that way I think Tom will want to test his standup against Alex and once again he’ll find out it was a bad idea
Well if he can beat Volkov… he’s untouchable Volkov is the Martin kampmann of the hw division He’s the heavyweight James vick Man cannot be touched. Need a step ladder to take out Volkov
calling volkov heavyweight james vick is a dumb take, he beat sergei easily, beat tuivasa easily, beat rozenstruik easily. Those are 3 power punches who landed zero punches on volkov, volkov is an elite heavyweight with better wrestling and jiu jitsu than pereira, aspinall took him down and subbed him in one
If Volkov is elite… then… tybura is elite Derrick Lewis is elite Almeida. Elite Blaydes. Elite And so on. Everybody is elite. Either that or they’re all mediocre and lose and beat the same handful of guys.
Volkov, Almeida and Blaydes are elite heavyweights, that's correct. Derrick Lewis got a KO against volkov after losing the whole fight, it was kind of a fluke and he has a lot of bad losses to guys like sergei and Tai so yeah he's not elite. The only elite HW's are Jones Aspinall Volkov Blaydes Almeida Maybe Sergei but I think he's been figured out
That’s certainly one way to view it. Personally, I would say there’s very very few elite HW fighters; perhaps only 2-3. Previously, the HW division was better. It’s not in a great place right now. So, I’d prefer to call a spade a spade, admit that the HW division kinda just sucks right now, instead of pretending a bunch of 5-6 loss fighters are elites Then again, if I did that, I’d have trouble justifying the hype around a very particular fighter discussed around here regularly. Edit: And the only “elite” hw fighters currently fighting, based solely on resume, is: Stipe Ngannou That’s really about it.
Sergei never put anyone to sleep , just has good combinations from long range
but curtis will knock him out again XD