Does anyone think Tom Aspinall beats Jon Jones?

[@ChaelSonnenOfficial]

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[@straightlusac]

Only a GOAT can convince his fanbase into drinking mudwater, truly undisputed Uncle Chael 🗿

[@ekot0419]

Let's say. Now that enough fans wants to see the fight and it is going to happen.

[@keithagee8972]

"Fair coin" is the contingency of "gambler's fallacy".

[@alistairbolden6340]

I really don't think John Jones should even be in Heavy Weight, it was a massive mistake by him to move up.

[@jordanwebb9934]

Even Dana thinks Tom's gonna roll him up n smoke a fat en

[@indigo4208]

Chael at least 80% of people think Tom is gunna win ^no matter who you think wins. The comments prove my point most are picking Tom

[@chiquita683]

80% of Guru casuals do. Everyone else realizes power can be neutralized. See Ngannou trying to box

[@beaubailey5170]

@@chiquita683but it’s not a boxing match it’s an mma fight and power isn’t the only reason people see Tom winning

[@Rowsy91]

Idk about 80p but certainly lots of fans

[@Rowsy91]

@@chiquita683lol most normal people don’t want losers like guru or Ariel or anyone of those dweebs Tom still beats Jones I think

[@indigo4208]

@@chiquita683 not sure how ngannou boxing has any relevance here 😂😂 different sport

[@EliSchmeli-pg6jv]

“Do we have imperial evidence that he could beat him?” I love that Chael powers through his CTE to deliver this content, thanks dude

[@lucasheijdeman2581]

'i find your lack of faith disturbing'😜

[@a_ya5555]

"imperial" lol

[@saljewsteinbergowitz]

lol, Chael acts as if Tom isn't the favorite going into a hypothetical fight with Jon "I just got boned" Jones. He's a -150 favorite. Tell me when the last time the fans believed that Jon would lose and the oddsmakers. Casuals believed that Gane could beat him, and then real fans knew that Gane has zero grappling, the oddsmakers had gane a favorite for a week, then came back to reality and made jon a -300 favorite. This is unprecedented. Just Jon being the underdog with the oddsmakers and the hardcore fans should be enough to motivate Jonny, but it won't be because he knows just exactly how dangerous Tom is. Tom isn't a point fighter like Gane.. When you get finished, it will be fast, brutal and you will take a lot of brain damage. What he did to sergei pavlovich... We honestly don't know if Sergei will ever recover. He just got dominated by Volkov... Volkov is great... But before the Tom fight, did anyone honestly think Volkov would dominate him?

[@holdensagan]

It’s imperially proven that Chael DOES NOT have CTE!

[@bourneslippy8039]

I loved hearing him talk about his friend who had his “ear to the grindstone”.

[@littlezero6399]

Seeing that Jon was the only man to get close to beating Chael, I never bet against him in the octagon.

[@montyellingsworth4982]

Best answer.

[@johannludwigwolfgang2889]

Fair enough

[@DickTrickle1]

I had to go back and watch it. Chael dominated wasn't even close

[@ikotsus2448]

He would never let him get close, don't spread misinformation.

[@TwentyEight80s]

Close is a stretch. He did the best out of them all though.

[@justinkshears]

Chael's at his best when he tells you what you are thinking is not what you are thinking and you are actually thinking what Chael tells you are thinking.

[@dieseltyme]

I'm thinking Dana is protecting Jon, allowing 2 middle-aged aged has-beens to hold up the division while the interum champ is going on a tear.

[@ashertoledano3338]

I was certain that I believed Tom WOULD win. Thank you uncle chael for revealing to me that I actually believe that he only COULD. Your guidance is a shining light in this dark blurry world. 👏🏼🙌🤩

[@lawrencecraine3495]

Jones wins

[@ericd1114]

LOL! Uncle Chael knows us better than we know ourselves. 🤣

[@joelagrue8266]

@@lawrencecraine3495 ye jones who in the last 5 years has lost to reyes then beat a french kickboxer in a grappling match, it aint 2013 anymore bud

[@Toxik_Dubz]

Ikr? Thanks for clearing MY OWN OPINION up for me Chael.

[@ItsameAlex]

haha

[@toryshafer1961]

Tom’s fast at heavyweight. As fast as lightweights, people say. Jon looks slow as heck out there on the feet. Tom has power. He knocks top 5 contenders out in one punch. Jon has never dropped anyone with a punch ever. Tom has great wrestling and submits heavyweights fast. Jon is also good at grappling. So this cancels out. Tom knocks him out in round 1

[@ayekrypto9714]

Bro we seen Jon fight for like a minute on the feet b4 he took cereal down 🤦🏽‍♂️ 😂

[@morphine2002]

Jon has victories over one of the best wrestlers in DC.....victories over quick ppl like machida.......and victories over stronger opponents than Tom.....all Tom has on jj is quickness that comes with youth...however jj moves sluggish as hw

[@CanadianBoardCrew]

@@morphine2002none of Jon’s opponents have been stronger than Tom. Also machida is a middleweight

[@mxbblife_mu]

​@@CanadianBoardCrewIf strength was all you needed to be a UFC champion than Brock Lesnar would have never lost... I swear these MMA fans sound like comic book reading children😂😂😂

[@TheLastOG88]

jon's never been knocked out and hes the bigger guy

[@JasonX2]

Tom would finish Jon early in round one, in the hypothetical alternate reality where Jon accepts the fight.

[@Cam_urai]

Sadly

[@kev30631]

We all love Tom Aspinall but does he have a gas tank in a what-if scenario. If it goes longer then one round

[@Barker-ws5kn]

​@@kev30631we dont have much evidence which isnt a bad thing but he did against arlovski

[@egask2]

@@Barker-ws5knremember how differently people looked at Khamzat before the Gilbert Burns and Usman fights…. Tom looks great but he has 18 total minutes of ring time and has left the first round once…. Having jon be your first test is suicide. Khamzat is a better fighter for those wars but we all learned a lot about him

[@dead6last]

true

[@grahamcoles1301]

Super Tommy Aspinall all day 👊

[@MrMeon]

💯

[@chapman2001]

Most people think tom beats jones

[@Dru2037]

No they don't

[@Chuck26814]

@@Dru2037yes they do.

[@Dob_Ogurt]

​@@Dru2037 John got pieced up by Reyes, imagine what Tom would do to him

[@jimjogger306]

@@Dru2037 yes they do, And if you had any brains so would you.

[@bb5979]

Lol all the people who think tom cant beat jon are casuals. Anything can happen in a fight like this.

[@whyuseahandle]

Chaels' reverse psychology is too much. I know Tom will win, and then Chael said I don't really believe that 😂😂 Tom smokes him 👊

[@kev30631]

I believe that if Tom Aspinall doesn't get Jon Jones out of there in his usual time fame, then it's going to be a long night for both of them. As chael said a war of attriction

[@s66s46]

​@@kev30631jones is slow af now and in horrible shape, prime jones would be a war but not jon now

[@kev30631]

@@s66s46 Then wouldn't you say that tom Aspinall is what a young Jon Jones was to light heavy weight . A fresh new evolved prototype. Until the next model boots him out.

[@crispyone2564]

Now that Cheal said Jon will win, we know 100% that he’ll lose

[@steveb6718]

Tom can maybe land a big shot... but if Jon gets a hold of anyone, they're screwed...

[@Three-LeggedCat]

It doesn't matter what anybody thinks. What matters is that this fight needs to happen, it would be an injustice to the sport if it did not. The two greatest heavy weights in the world, in an unbelievable battle.

[@CuteCows]

Bro aspinal doesn't even have a legacy yet lmao

[@Nathan93x]

​@@CuteCowshis heavyweight legacy is 10x what Jones' is 🤷‍♂️

[@nazarloves]

​@@CuteCows how many HWs johnny beat again?

[@joeawad2386]

​@CuteCows is it about legacy or is it abou Tom being the interm champion whos supposed to be fighting jon?

[@NikkyT1]

Shut up

[@JDMEXforme]

If Jon wins yall gonna find some next guy to beat Jon like yall did 28 times before.

[@iMixMaSteR1]

Exactly.

[@CRISTIANO-rf1ws]

Exactly, same bs all the time 💯💯

[@harezothman31]

Yes, that is what they are all missing! They literally said the same about all the other fighters as well.

[@JDMEXforme]

@@harezothman31 not as much Jon because hes got 28-0 and has been fighting longer than the rest, they want his streak shattered.

[@CornellD.Cavendish]

Thats how it works, whereas every one knows Stipe loses so there's no interest

[@davidgossage2244]

The only way Jones makes it out of the first, is if he can get his famous eye pokes in.

[@BenjamminClark]

I'm a tom fan, but Jones is Jones bro he's the hype killer and he's been killing hype and beating legends for years. There ain't no way I'm putting money against Jones at all

[@DAILYSAUCETV]

Someone who actually knows their shit, all these new fans dick riding Tom haven’t even done their research on why Jon Jones is the GOAT of the UFC even Dana say’s it and you can tell he personally doesn’t really like Jon but gives him his credit for which he earned

[@jonathanrocket]

I'm with you. Every single time Jon fights, there is always this conversation. Every time , he came out victorious. Jon Jones is literally the greatest MMA fighter ever, and it's not even close.

[@a_ya5555]

This type of post is like 3 years old, IT'S NO LONGER THIS WAY ANYMORE. Time to wake up

[@indianna.777]

This conversation started after Jones started showing little effort to win fights, specially in the Ovince Saint Preux fight. What I think is: fighters sometimes can get bored of winning; it can seem weird at first but it can happen, to the point that they gradually start to lose interest in putting effort in it and wanting to just get the job done with the least effort possible. It may have happened to Anderson and Fedor, but the only difference is that Jones was the only one who managed to keep on track to at least win by points.

[@a_ya5555]

@@indianna.777 Jones didn't fight to 45 years old like Fedor, nor did he fight as many champions like fedor had to, 8-9 former champs either FROM ufc or pride, fedor beat. Many in their prime or almost in their prime, except a few occasions like rampage. etc

[@Dom-kz5oe]

Chael breaking down the imperial evidence for us

[@savaloy666999]

Few things are funnier than a dumb guy, trying to be a smart guy. 🤣

[@joelagrue8266]

It aint 2013 anymore

[@jevonlawrence2305]

Bruh Jon just choked out gane in a minute 😂

[@seancrowley3142]

💯

[@jimberry5318]

​@@jevonlawrence2305 bruh Tom just kod Curtis in a minute.......gane has absolutely 0 grappling skills

[@AlphaAbyss_]

@@jevonlawrence2305 just i think you mean over a year ago

[@BGID7]

You're right, it's 2024. I just checked.

[@Jacob727]

Tom beats Jon

[@rahr07]

nope

[@SkinnyPimp69]

​@@rahr07 I agree. I don't what these guys are smoking.

[@chapps1771]

Yep

[@tristan583]

Lol

[@dtzero0]

“Tom beats Jon” ….’s meat.

[@kermitsippintea7433]

that rationale of the younger and bigger guy according to history wins doesn’t apply to jon jones 😂

[@balmorrablue3130]

Can I ask you when has jones fought a younger and bigger guy? He moved up to heavyweight and fought a dude the literal exact same size and age as him in LHW he fought guys like machida and chael who are literal middleweights the biggest guys he ever fought were gustaffson and reyes who both beat him lol

[@kermitsippintea7433]

@@balmorrablue3130 ciryl Gane is 3 years younger than Jon jones and was active compared to Jon not being active for 3 years prior to the fight and he’s pretty big. That being said even if Tom is younger by 6 years to Jon he’s not considerably bigger they’re both around 270 walking weight. That’s all we can go by because heavyweight division is the one division u don’t have to make a specific weight in as long as u don’t go over 265. But from a competitive standpoint he fought Anthony smith and Dominick Reyes who are younger also by 3 years. My point being Jon jones is a very dominant fighter that he’s an exception like the bigger and younger guys typically win wouldn’t apply to him. I’m almost convinced if Drake bet money on him with the curse he gives athletes he bets on Jon jones still wouldn’t lose.

[@kermitsippintea7433]

@@balmorrablue3130 he beat gustafson I’d argue he lost to Dominick but even then he cleared Anthony smith who was younger as I pointed out. I don’t see Tom beating Jon jones

[@balmorrablue3130]

@@kermitsippintea7433 smith not only sucks but is literally 1 year younger to be considered “younger” than someone in combat sports you need to be like 4-5 years a 34 year old jones fighting a 31 year old there’s or a 33 year old smith is not “younger or bigger” jones has to my knowledge never faced anyone bigger than him or younger as champ

[@balmorrablue3130]

@@kermitsippintea7433 smith not only sucks but is literally 1 year younger to be considered “younger” than someone in combat sports you need to be like 4-5 years a 34 year old jones fighting a 31 year old there’s or a 33 year old smith is not “younger or bigger” jones has to my knowledge never faced anyone bigger than him or younger as champ

[@bitmantv3660]

Tom has the power to do it but I just don’t see jones being KO’ed

[@AaronP-sy7xr]

Jon has the IQ and experience to pick Tom apart with beating 8 ex world champions and 13 title defences

[@kev30631]

Tom seems like he is Go before the word Go. How does Jones deal with that kind of relentless pressure. That's what I observed about Tom. He seems to be in a hurry to get out of there and back to the dressing room.

[@SawShotz]

It’s a terrible match up for jones off Tom puts it on him early I can see jones biting on the feints and getting knocked out of the first round

[@borklaser7291]

@@SawShotznah jones destroys his career with obliques and eye pokes

[@ripfluffyman9972]

Jon wont need to tap if he’s unconscious on the ground 😂😂

[@rahr07]

but he won't be unconscious

[@cjdig86]

You really think a guy that’s never been hurt in 28 fights is gonna be unconscious in round 1? He’s never once been stumbled or even in slight trouble. Never.

[@richboyjoski]

Tom can’t out wrestle John Jones yall meat riding

[@mr.sensible5134]

Lol

[@rickperry3969]

Jon Is the GOAT 🐐 Jon is different, its been years all the jon haters waiting to see him loose. Tom is good but not Jon good! Jon made Francis leave UFC! Jon made DC cry Jon fight IQ, skill, strength and experience is JON LEVEL

[@pooritech]

With drugs. He's a cheat and a disgrace to martial arts. Even his 0 is fake. When Top sends him home with his FU money the UFC Rushmore landscape will be cleansed!

[@pooritech]

Made Francis leave the UFC? Hahaha how many years was Francis supposed to wait for him bulk up. He waited 3 years already. Alex Pereira would fight JJ tomorrow. I am hater cause he's a cheat. But you are a ball gobbler!

[@AxeRedrum]

RIP Anthony Rumble Johnson, I bring this legend up because he had speed like a welter weight( at 205) and punched like a heavyweight. Look what DC did to Rumble. I see a similar fight between Tom and Jon. What happens to Tom when his opponent doesn't fall down? What happens when Jon kicks his knees over and over? Cuts his head wide open? Drops elbows for 3 minutes on top of Tom? Tom's overall fight time in the UFC something like 15 minutes in nine fights. How many hours is Jon Jones been in the octagon five? I'm guessing I don't really know. Nobody walks through Jon Jones, nobody. Tito tapped. 🍻🇺🇲

[@realMaverickBuckley]

How many of those fights were against a 260lb Heavyweight that's a new generation fighter? I'm not sure we can compare Lyoto , Dominic Reyes or Anthony Smith to Tom , 14 1st round finishes at Heavyweight, Aspinall.

[@daggy6683]

Rumble and Tom’s skillsets aren’t comparable. Rumble probably hit harder even though he was a LHW, he was just pure raw power. Tom is powerful too but also has ridiculous speed, timing and an ability to find the chin that rumble didn’t have. Tom has also shown himself to be a much stronger grappler than Rumble although I admit that has been mostly grappling offence not defense.

[@straightlusac]

Real bro, its hard to see Aspinall winning, but its possible. Aspinall is a better striker at HW, but Jon has good defense and a damn good chin. Jon won't strike with him so the fight will be mostly wrestling, and even though Aspinall also has solid wrestling and tdd, Jones is far more skilled when it comes to ground game. It won't be as easy as Gane, but ultimately Jon will take him down. One thing I noticed about Aspinall is that early into the fight, he usually takes a step back and then moves his upperbody far back to avoid strikes and when he does that he stops his footwork and his legs are right there to shoot for. Jones can maybe copy his old rival DC here : throw a jab, feint an overhand right and go for the legs. But, its MMA. Anything can happen, I may be wrong, I may be right. And also lets not forget Stipe, people are sleeping on him more.

[@mynameismud-qd9vu]

Tom trying to get inside Jones reach would be a serious challenge. I think Tom would also struggle trying to Jones to the mat. Those two struggles combined would lead me to predict Jones would get the win.

[@rustwins4442]

John would not do well against that kind of blitz.

[@cjdig86]

@@rustwins4442really? Gane did the same exact blitz just before he was taken down and choked to death…

[@georgeg9147]

Tom is a natural heavyweight but as fast as a middleweight. Jones is a lightweight that had one easy fight at heavyweight. Jon's heart isn't in it anymore, Tom is moving up. That's what I think. 👍🏻

[@uncleb7821]

Nobody cares what casuals think 😅

[@ajhicks9869]

​@@uncleb7821Jones fans are the casuals 😂

[@paulietv2162]

"Imperial evidence" 🤣

[@TheJuanvegas]

Undisputed 😂 "I'm telling you what you think" 😂😂😂

[@BUFFALO_cougar_slayer]

We have all the imperial evidence we need to know Tom mogs Jones in the cage

[@TherebehoesinAlaska]

It’s empirical lmao go back to school

[@flamboyant91]

Chael blessing us with the imperial knowledge

[@tonybrisson6506]

Happy someone else caught that

[@PhoenixBlacke]

Here's the thing. Jones never been taken down hardly, his hardest fight was Gustfassen( prob spelled that wrong) Jones biggest enemy is his ego. If Tom took down Jones or started hitting him harder then he ever has, I think Jones would be shocked, wouldn't know what to do and get beat. Tom trains with the best, Tom trains with 5 big guys for 1 round each. He works out with Eddie Hall and one of the strongest men ever said Tom was very strong, especially since he doesn't lift. Yea I 100% FEEL Tom would win. I think not only does he win, he gives Jones his first finish.

[@MohamedBulhanny]

Yea and that will be tom aspinall biggest thing he will accomplish in his career cause no man beaten jones and tom aspinall will be the greatest off all time then tom will bring every fighter attention and every fighter will call out tom aspinall without tom calling out any fighter 😂 and tom aspinall will be considered as the greatest off all time since he beaten a man that no ever fighter ever accomplished in their career 😂🎉 so yea tom aspinall winning this fight

[@tylero238]

The fact that you believe someone with a 97% takedown defense percentage is getting taken down by tom aslinall when dc couldnt just shows that aspinall fans have no idea how either guy fights

[@MrMancreatedgod]

Eddie hall is good to train for mma. Wow. 😂

[@Jericho642]

@@tylero238Gustafson took him down. Are you implying Gustafson is a better wrestler than DC?

[@tylero238]

@@Jericho642 nah im just realizing who’s a idiot and who isnt

[@osalazar34]

I guess Chael forgot when Ngannou was putting people into orbit with one punch

[@tylero238]

He wasnt doing it with the furst punch he threw which was chael’s point

[@zombieepx1933]

I guess ppl forgot when Francis went up against fighters with good defensive tactics his stand up was useless. Power means nothing when you can’t hit someone, look at what just happened to Sergei vs Volkov in a 5 round stand up fight.

[@osalazar34]

@@zombieepx1933 Ngannou KO Curtis twice, once through a blocked punch by Curtis.

[@zombieepx1933]

@@osalazar34 Curtis doesn’t have good defense. I’m talking about fighters with iq like Cyril gane. Fighters with a good defensive iq. Curtis just throws heavy and gets caught time and time again.

[@mustafamar1437]

Jon is unproven at Heavyweight. In fact, he was only winning at LH by narrow margins. Tom will destroy him.

[@uncleb7821]

Heavyweight champ is unproven at heavyweight. Hello, casual.

[@mustafamar1437]

@@uncleb7821 One fight: against Gane does not make Jones tried and tested. There are 3 heavyweight who would beat Jones. He has the Dana White privilege. Have a good day and study more.

[@codyle3709]

Mike Tyson also doesn't wear smaller MMA gloves where it's easier to ko people. That doesn't mean Tom hits harder then Tyson.

[@je3996]

According to Naganou, Tyson should be able to knock out any MMA fighter with just half his power, wearing 4-ounce gloves. Francis has trained with Tyson, so he should know.

[@dantemagalhaes9462]

I think it's 50/50 at this point. Tom seems to pose the biggest threat to Jones right now

[@NoddyClarkey]

Jones toe bone poking out is nuts to your typical person, but Tom tore his medial collateral ligament, his meniscus and suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage. Slightly different levels Chael in all due respect 😂

[@NoddyClarkey]

Jon tore his pec in training and instantly stopped training! He is human, an extreme human but sorry guys some injuries would stop Jon.

[@K.J._x8x_MMA]

​@@NoddyClarkey Ikr wasn't the recovery supposed to be like a year at the latest.. How long has it been?? I can't even remember..

[@22jdawgjb]

I just don’t understand how people can still doubt Jon jones bro 😂😂😂😂 he’s beaten the best of the best since day one of his career, and sometimes doing it with zero to little training camps. He would humble aspinal, yall are clowns thinking Jon is scared of aspinal when Jon has beaten people better and scarier than aspinal. Stop the nonsense bro 😂

[@robbiejohnston2023]

This is an awful take even my Chanel’s standard. Most fans and the bookies believe Tom will probably win. Chael says Jon has done nothing to suggest that Jon can be knocked out. Firstly that doesn’t mean anything because neither had Volk before he got stopped twice. Secondly what has Aspinall done to suggest he couldn’t just beat Jon up for 5 rounds? It’s not like we’ve ever seen him tired, just like we’ve never seen Jon seriously hurt

[@bingo8789]

So what's your point. You 🤡 are terrible and have no respect for legends. It's a new bum every week. First Jones can't be that other hard-hitting guy. Can't even remember his name. Jon was running from him, right. Then this Tom dude smokes him, and now he's the guy lol. Now Jon is running from him. It's a new guy every 4 months 😂. Let these guys stand the test if time before we start to cement these one trick pony.

[@louissparks2325]

Aspinall’s finished Volkov, Pavlovich and Blaydes all in the first round, three out of the top five heavyweights (Aspinall ranked 1st). What else more has Aspinall got to prove to Jones that he has done enough. Jon Jones is just belittling Aspinall, cherry picking easier fights. Aspinall is the BEST in the heavyweight division and Jones doesn’t fancy the risk!

[@StanSchubert]

Jon beats Aspinall early 3rd round

[@JeffreyBronson-ev7od]

I am in no doubt denying Tom's experience or strength, but I AM also and know the same about Jones and I believe it would be a WAR

[@jdash24ful]

@iMMACASUAL_ you are seriously on drugs lol

[@LewisR34]

Few things here. You can't really argue with Chael's stance on we've seen Jon's toughness (albeit best part of a decade ago) but we haven't seen Tom's yet. However, there is no doubt that Tom has a resilience and mentality to come through. All the historic evidence points towards Jon's experience and know how that may overwhelm Tom. As a Brit and a fan of Tom it is worth a thought and leads me to a conclusion: There is absolutely no doubt in my mind, Aspinall wins any way that he wants to.

[@RyanHoodStompsKittens]

Jon is not going to lose. Won't happen. Could happen, but it won't.

[@dasha4102]

Thank you

[@MrMeon]

😂😂😂😂😂 Your boy jones is getting smoked

[@RonniePTexan]

He lost to -Uncle- *_Lord_* Chael!

[@amg863]

Won't happen because he will duck Tom

[@RyanHoodStompsKittens]

@@amg863 my statement is still true

[@SergioMendoza760]

Tom wins entirely on the striking alone. Jon can stand and bang for sure but he’s not fast like Tom is and that’s going to be a massive problem for Jon. Youth is no longer on his side in a fight against Tom and that will without shadow of a doubt be the biggest contributor to Jon losing if he does fight Tom and lose. Jon’s advantage comes from grappling, but he’s going to have to get close to Tom for that even take place and everyone who does get close to Tom like that gets KO’d in round one.

[@andrewrai5752]

Also remember unlike Gane Tom is a elite grappler and a BJJ black belt

[@SergioMendoza760]

@@andrewrai5752 exactly so it completely nullifies the edge that Jon even brings to the table. I think he gets absolutely smashed if he fights Tom unless he fights an absolutely perfect fight and makes literally 0 mistakes.

[@johanjotun1647]

Noone's foolish enough to grapple Tom Unless they're cutting to make 265 the strength difference is too much.

[@TommyTipex]

Aspinall is the favourite. For good reason, he's the best heavyweight in the world elite grappler, dynamite puncher, cleared out the division beating everyone in the top 5 except gane that's turned down a fight with him twice and has the shortest average fight time in UFC history. Jones is an inactive LHW that's had 1 fight at HW, that he only took because ngannou left the promotion. He's had one fight in the past 4 years against a man with no grappling skills, Aspinall has fought 9 times in that space of time including completely blowing his knee out and having surgery and a year off. Of those fights 8 finishes, 7 in the first round and his last three fights combined fight time is 3:22. It's not hard to see why people are picking him.

[@Wholeyhuman]

Jon jones is the hype slayer . They bring someone every year and build them up as if they got a chance

[@jakepittman3068]

Jon's fought absolute bums in comparison to Aspinall.

[@jarredlkling]

That's the most regarded take I've ever heard. ​@@jakepittman3068

[@CuteCows]

@@jakepittman3068 lmao who has Aspinall fought hahaah the top 15 in the UFC HW division is admittedly weak and even Dana acknowledged it.

[@jakepittman3068]

@@CuteCows Name me one fighter Jon's fought who Aspinall wouldn't absolutely smoke. I'll wait.

[@CuteCows]

@@jakepittman3068 Daniel Cormier .. and you can't with a straight face tell me otherwise Dude Tom Aspinal has lost to Stuart Austin and Łukasz Parobiec... Like what kind of blind fanboyism is going on here.

[@22jdawgjb]

Jon smokes Aspinal it wouldn’t be close

[@mps2112]

Yes Chael I do think that

[@TomAustinIII]

Jon isnt afraid to fight Aspinall. He's afraid to lose GOAT status

[@stevebruce7194]

lol Tom should never be mentioned in the same sentence with Jon unless he wins for the next 10 years every fight

[@matthew3056]

The fact that anyone thinks any professional fighter is "afraid" to fight anyone is wild. Let alone someone like JJ

[@stonish9328]

Not afraid to fight or get hurt he's afraid to lose

[@matthew3056]

@stonish9328 fair point. But I don't that's it either. JBJ has 1, maybe 2 fights left. I think it's more about legacy. Fighting stipe would be goat vs goat. Aspinall is more what the fans want to see, but not really a huge benefit for jones or his legacy. It's a business at the end of the day.

[@throughablacklens1769]

Probably the same clowns who said Gane was gonna smoke Jon LMAOO.

[@strawhatJ]

not even comparable lmfao gane was a kickboxer tailor made for jon to win in 30 seconds, but go off i guess

[@destro1989]

Not remotely the same. Tom is very well rounded.

[@chapman2001]

@@strawhatJCyril Gane literally let jon win lmao

[@TouchdownTamagotchi]

Before the Gane fight people were doubting jones takedown ability due to his prior fights with Reyes and Thiago. These clowns will always come up with excuses and do revisionist history.

[@throughablacklens1769]

@@strawhatJ the masses were not saying he’s tailor made for Jon to beat. I remember all the convos. Yea I’ll go off I guess.

[@edgetowntx7151]

Apparently the internet believes he will and people who don't think so dont say anything because they hope jon will see the flood of comments and tweets and feel he has no choice but to fight Tom

[@TheRealDarkLord]

Anyone who thinks Jones doesn’t get finished in less than 5 mins by Tom is beyond biased and deluded

[@jodeecornish62]

You probably said the same about Sergei and Cyril

[@FDNRunningandMotivation-ws1hd]

U are, Jones will smoke Aspinall EASY

[@boomyrang4597]

this type of comment doesnt want any debate you choose a side and try to make the other side look like idiotss bro why do you think like this at least be open-minded

[@Imbfboxing]

Thanks for clearing that up Chael , I wasn't sure how I was thinking 😂

[@rumbledawgz]

Aspinwall via buggy choke

[@turbocoursesfeedbacks2573]

hahahwah this big disrespect for jones grappling.

[@itscje5784]

100% of people thing Tom beats Jon. Actually watch Jon’s striking at the start of his only fight in the past 4 years.. Tom finishes Jon so fast. He way too big and powerful.

[@username-t9o]

People forget tom is half polish and half British, he has polish power and British speed and iq

[@Jimmy58261]

Jon is a big scary guy, but he couldn't even beat Tom in egg fighting.

[@henrymorganx]

Tom wins

[@rctrue]

LHW Randy taking the HW belt proved to be the exception

[@BUFFALO_cougar_slayer]

7:35 Tyson Fury is younger and bigger than Oleksandr Usyk. There’s your example

[@mannsjewellery]

Jon gets hit a lot. You can't get hit that much from Tom

[@JosephEgan-qs8td]

I’ve been saying since the first time I saw Tom Espinal in the UFC that he would beat Jones. He moves like a middleweight, black belt and jujutsu unbelievable power the exact recipe to beat John Jones.

[@HoniTheCircleMaker13]

Stipe takes Jon to Suplex City and chokes him out, then head kick KO's Tom in the first. Mark my words!

[@dieseltyme]

I don't believe it, but I know it CAN happen. That's why I love this sport. I want to find out, just like Tommy Boy.

[@philgiordano7715]

I firmly believe that we will look back on this Aspinall period as a benign fluke. It pains me that he gets put in the same sentence as Jon Jones. When they fight and Jones DESTROYS him, the Aspinall riders will still deny it and make excuses, but he should never even be allowed to break the same air as Jones. It’s nowhere close, but bc he is popular he gets spoken about.

[@crispyone2564]

Jon at heavyweight is not the same guy. Tom is at his natural weight and Jon is now a bodybuilder

[@ericdreier2888]

I doubt these Tom boys would put their money on it

[@micahpolizzi7007]

I’m not buying stipe vs jon, if they make that fight I might not buy any anymore. Stipe hasn’t fought in 5 years. GSP was only out for 4 before his comeback. This is insane. Strip Jon.

[@tylero238]

The fight has been booked for 3 years now casual

[@micahpolizzi7007]

@@tylero238 it’s booked? Cool what’s the date, what’s the venue? It’s booked? Like they signed the contract? So you saw the contract? Or do they call you bird brained because you love chirping.

[@micahpolizzi7007]

@@tylero238 casual is a term that has never been used by mma fans older than 17 m8, get some rest, school will have you up early tomorrow.

[@rocketpigrecords3719]

Tom slept Sergei, who had more KOs in 6 matches, in a row, in 6 minutes, than Jon has had in his entire UFC career, in 69 seconds & made it look easy. 100% finish rate - deal with it.

[@samishere]

Jon is older, he’s only fought once at heavyweight, he has not been a very active fighter, he’s coming off a significant injury, and he won the belt by beating a pretty lackluster opponent who wasn’t the champion. I’d say the deck is stacked against him. There are no absolutes, but my pick is Tom.

[@kevin2732]

The amount of disrespect Jon gets is amazing. People are so easily fooled by highlights.

[@SamaelVR]

The title should be “Does anyone think Jon Jones beats Tom Aspinall?”

[@unforgabriel]

Not only do i think Tom Would win. I dont think Jon Can win.

[@nick1998no1]

Almost everyone thinks tom beats Aspinall 🤡😂

[@PrgressiveHouse]

Did you even listen to what he said or did you just come here to comment?

[@nick1998no1]

@@PrgressiveHouse listened to 5 mins and just heard him saying people don't think Tom can beat Jon, then checked comments where everyone is correcting Chael that everyone thinks Tom wins, and so posted also

[@draco2xx]

im 55/45 in favor of jonny boy, jonny boy has the experience edge over of tommy which will be crucial in the later rounds

[@DsMali]

love that imperial evidence

[@venom999333]

Randy Couture says, "Hold my beer 🍺."

[@lewynld]

It really boils down to whether Jon can avoid getting punched in the face imo. If he makes it through the first round I like his chances. Jon is very smart in that cage. And those elbows are wicked.

[@kev30631]

If your well rounded you should have a way of shutting Tom Aspinall down. If all you have to do is rush people and pressure all MMA fights would last seconds. Tom just hasn't run into the individual with the fight IQ to counter him yet.

[@Sssensei11]

5:16 Mike Tyson didn’t do that one time huh?..

[@briantneary2248]

If they fought tomorrow I still give Jon the edge. With that being said, that window where he is still that dude is closing and closing fast. It's actually kind of amazing how quickly people have forgotten how good Jon Jones is.

[@AtrypTheTable]

Jon gets Tom Tf Outta there . And I like Tom.

[@devil1994]

Yes we believe Tom will knock Jones. It won't be easy but Tom will get it done.

[@StanSchubert]

All of these Tom lovers baffle me! Has any one of you ever watched a Jon Jones fight? Tom may have a lot of power but have you ever seen Jon get hit😮. Go back and watch his fights!! Tom won't touch him!!!

[@Coyotes254]

Highly unlikely Jones ever fights Aspinall. If that fight were to happen, Jones suffers a loss in 3 rounds or less. Aspinall is a real Heavyweight; and has skills unlike any opponent Jones has ever faced.

[@FDNRunningandMotivation-ws1hd]

Aspinall ain't beating no one, let alone the GOAT

[@Markielee72]

HELL YES!! Chael highlighted a list of unknowns about Tom. Well, the same thought experiment can be applied to Jon. Firstly, he is NOT a heavyweight. He is a light heavyweight who has consistently had a notable size advantage over all of his LHW opponents. He has never faced an opponent with not only a size advantage but speed and power advantage as well. The only way I see Jon beating Tom if it goes to the judges and we all saw what happened in the Reyes fight. Personally, I think Jon will sidestep Tom and for the same reason he sidestepped Francis. The risk to his precious "legacy" is just too high.

[@joshuachurchwell7323]

I'm not betting against Jon no matter who he fights. I like the phrase Dana White uses, if Jon and any other guy walks into a room and only 1 can walk out, Jon walks out every time!! Thats Badass!!!

[@jakealan4368]

Yes Tom will KO him

[@benitocorleone9602]

Jon didn't even realise he'd done it till Rogan pointed it out to him. What ensued from Jon is comparable to Tom's reaction when he blew his knee out. Jon nearly passed out, that's why Joe was calling for the chair.

[@chantellschmahl]

Uncle Chael stating FACTS in the first 4 and a half seconds.

[@darealmc9017]

This is glazing to the highest degree, you’re wrong Chael, yes we have seen Jon Jones wobble as he has been out struck before, yes we have Jon Jones taken off his feet as he has been picked up and taken down, no we have not seen Jon Jones submit to anything yet, but no one is unbeatable, Jon Jones at Heavyweight is not the same man as he was, Jon Jones was The perfect Light Heavyweight because he was perfectly built and tough for that division, now he is slow and he is not as fit, He didn’t even take the number one ranked Heavyweight at the time plus Ciryl Gane didn’t even earn the belt that was given to him, Even Francis Ngannou out wrestled Ciryl, Tom Aspinall seems to be a good all round fighter who is a more natural and powerful Heavyweight, Stop glazing Jon Jones just because he beat you

[@rasmushertzum252]

3:31 Chael subtly predicts the eye poke 😂

[@B-i-1-1-006]

How could jon beat Tom he's at least as good or better at every thing that jon does along with him doing things that jon has never done throughout his career. We also have yet to see Tom lose a fight while jon has lost before at LHW which was his prime even on PEDs he wasn't knocking out LWH's like tom is at heavy weight not to mention that the fighter's tom has fought are more challenging Oppents while jon fought big middle weights and non well rounded fighters in his prime fighters were simply less skilled then they are now making Jon's achievements less valuable in the modern era arguably making tom have the better record

[@ButterBallTheOpossum]

I think Jon is so hated and people want to see him lose so bad that its making them blind to the fact that Tom Aspinhal is a winnable fight for Jon. Sure Tom could win but people forget how insanely good Jon is even in his old age.

[@ilolindafaceofdanger]

Comparing tearing your mcl and ACL to a broken toe 😂 classic Chael

[@arzzzz7352]

I thought chael already beat Jon jones. Undefeated

[@activeunsub]

Kids, listen, class is in session.

[@Yelnats87]

We do believe in TA Cheal mate! Lets not forget that he took the Pav fight on 2 weeks notice... boom head shot, lights out! Blaydes gets dropped with a jab from his weaker left hand! Tom's also training with guys his size or bigger, exclusively... doing grappling rounds on repeat, carrying these giants on his back, taking him to dark depths. He's also one of those guys that was blessed with speed and agility from day dot. It's something that he and his Dad have purposely nurtured and kept from before he first started martial arts as a kid, before he grew into his 6'5 final form frame today! Nowadays... he already has the speed and footwork... but it's the power that is massively evident today, by the outcome of his wins! I personally don't think JJ will take this fight but it's defo wanted, until it happens... it's always gonna be hypothetical! Let's keep our fingers crossed! See what happens😜

[@s2mey382]

Tom's been so good, we don't really know how good he is...if that makes sense. We need to see him go some rounds and we need to see more of his grappling. We also don't really know how good Jon is at HW as he's only had 1 walkover

[@jayzonjean3728]

short answer: without a doubt uncle Chael.. Tom “Bout to Beat Your” Aspinall is Jon Jones kryptonite

[@TheShrouded]

Chael's actually talking to Jon. Expertly doing his best to make Jon want to take the fight 👍🏻

[@ttocs0000]

All the odds makers have tom as a pretty healthy favorite so theres that lol. I think tom knocks or chokes jon out. Tom is too big and jon is too weak.

[@TheJuanvegas]

All that matters is that Jones only keeps the belt if they fight. The Stipe fight should never have happened. I just want to see it, it would be an amazing fight