Let's Talk: Jones vs Aspinall; Pereira got Better; Ngannou Ranked in Boxing + more

[@TheWeasleMMA]

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[@PowPow-yp9rf]

I have a question, do you think my man Jiri can become the champ again?

[@TheWeasleMMA]

​@@PowPow-yp9rfI think he can

[@paulbadman8509]

I like how you completely ignored the no camp factor when answering about "damaged" Volk's legacy. Also Holloway fought Volk three times despite losing first two times, who's to say Volk wont bounce back in lightweight in the future? He has more chance at beating Islam than Oliveira, and their first fight which he arguably won shows it. You have some crazy recency bias.

[@TheWeasleMMA]

@paulbadman8509 Did you not read the question I was asked? They asked if he loses 6 times in a row. I said losing to Islam only affects p4p and GOAT status somewhat, but not much.

[@paulbadman8509]

@@TheWeasleMMA it doesn't affect either of these things, because of no camp thing and because it was not Volk's weight class. Now if Islam has as many title defenses as Volk, or goes down to fight Volk at featherweight and wins then Islam is above in P4P and GOAT discussion.

[@nick4942]

Imo Alex has slowed himself down bc of how his 2nd fight with Izzy ended. He saw how he was out striking Izzy pretty handily and lost the fight only when he became way to aggressive. The more he slows the fight down the more he’ll be able to pick his opponent apart and set up his ko blows. Also the longer the fight goes he knows its only a matter of time before his opponent can’t even stand up from his low kicks.

[@Hiii_Power_Cuban]

100% he saw that him just going for it all the time set him up for a trap and he learned that the hard way with izzy but his ground game is still his weakness.

[@Chiefteeth1]

He wasn’t oustriking izzy though. The scorecards were almost dead even before the finish

[@edelmantoamendola]

@@Chiefteeth1 3-1

[@papajaa7387]

@@Chiefteeth1 Not all strikes are the same, izzy was eating some good low kicks.

[@nick4942]

@@papajaa7387 bingo

[@ChoppyGang]

The way you snuck that Raid ad in there while talking about Alex was crazy 😂

[@TheWeasleMMA]

Champion of the segue lol

[@kenwahldhlamini8102]

​@TheWeasleMMA colby covington is heavily overrated he's never beaten a fighter in there prime

[@dickdeoreo]

Segue**

[@MojKanal-cz1iz]

Somebody should message Pereira and tell him Adensanya is playing Raid

[@kgo4026]

@@kenwahldhlamini8102yeah but he did give prime usman his toughest fight till the rematch against leon and that’s extremely impressive.

[@ItsEthanMane]

Alex’s defense was pretty impressive off his back tbh

[@peteg4957]

If only he had played Raid Shadow Legends before the fight.

[@KingKola01]

Jon was never fast nor powerful his entire 205 career. Jon typically wins using exceptional fight IQ, and skills, he knows what to do at the right time. Those oblique kicks will instantly slow down Tom. Glover said it best, it's your physical skill vs Jon's mind. I don't see anybody beating Jon except Francis. Too bad we may never see him fight after the Stipe fight again. The inevitable is there will always be somebody new and younger that can supposedly take your place.

[@gigachad6885]

Tom bonked Sergei ONCE on the head and granite chin Sergei was DONE (Sergei hate flush overhands/hook from Tuivasa, Lewis and Blaydes without flinching, truly granite chin) Paired with Jones' poor boxing and boxing defense (pulling away with your arms extended out only works against shorter fighters) as we saw against Gustafsson/1 leg Santos/Reyes, Tom lands 1% of that and Jon is DONE. But to be fair, I would give the advantage to Jon against Francis, because Cyril Gane took down Francis EASILY, while Aspinall has excellent wrestling

[@KingKola01]

@gigachad6885 ever heard the saying "it's the punches you don't see that knocks you out"? Those guys you mention didn't not land flush from mechanical advantageous position. Not one of them, only person that actually landed flush on Sergi was Blades in 1st rd, and even that was on a back step motion. A ko happens when the brain moves back and forth in the skull and it doesn't take much force for that to happen so therefore ANY BODY can get ko especially in heavy weight with proper timing. Tom said he was struggling with Sergi's range, Jon has even more reach/ wing span the Sergi, all this to say your argument is invalid to me.

[@stambo1983]

​@@KingKola01they have the same reach. He struggled with the reach for under a minute, Jones isn't knocking out Tom in that minute.

[@KingKola01]

@stambo1983 Jon is longer marginally, also Sergi throws looping punches. And as we know straight beats looping to the mark. Jon is exceptional with distant control. Also, Jon doesn't need to ko anyone with punches, head kick, elbows, etc are a thing. But hey you have the right to your opinion, we all do.

[@MuhGlassRibs]

​@@aremedyfrostywell didnt he break that when gane was bigger and younger?

[@K99-r6m]

People should talk more about how Alex keeps himself safe at the bottom

[@Th3Darkn3s]

very smart of him to stay on his back and interfere with Jiris hands and trap him than waste any energy trying to get back up in a 5 round fight. Alex has improved an exceptional amount in only a few MMA fights, such a lethal striker who is also calculated and patient and confident on his back he has a real shot as a champion now.

[@markredford84]

Nah they shouldn't nobody cares. It's not exciting unless ur a bjj incel like u.

[@gucciserg8093]

Call me crazy but I think Aspinall beats Jon Jones with ease… 🤯😳

[@davidbell4626]

My brother, your CrazY!

[@superwhiteboy619]

I can see that happening. Especially if this is the jbj that fought Reyes or Santos.

[@jg5004]

Crazy

[@kaylo1952]

I’d call you crazy but it ain’t out the question

[@swifty123]

Not with ease, but I can see him doing something similar to the Reyes fight. Where Tom wins but Jon gets the decision.

[@tyeemiller9363]

Hey weasle, Could you start posting the audio for the podcasts on Spotify? I usually have KZbin blocked on my own phone because of its addictive nature. I am a big fan and yours is the channel I miss when I block YT. Keep killing it.

[@cooliomaximum1533]

He used to upload them on Soundcloud

[@poeticgangsta6616]

FACTS MATTERS! 1. Bones has beaten faster opponents then Aspillal. 2. Bones wrestling is Olympic level & Aspillal's is not. 3. Bones fighter IQ is nxt level & Aspillal doesn't have that IQ experience like Bones. 4. Aspillal is a Bones fanboy and rspects Bones to much. Mentally that can wrk against u in the cage. 5. No opponent has had an answer for Bones unorthodox kicks. This will definitely throw off Aspillal's footwork & keep him from rushing in. 🐐 Shit!

[@saltycanadian2467]

Why is he ducking the fight then? Facts matters! 1. The faster opponents Jones fought were bloated middle weight 2. None of them were the size of Aspinall, a 205 punching you in the face and a 260 pound heavyweight punching you in the face is different, especially when the punch comes in at the speed Aspinall throws it. 2. Aspinall hits harder then any other guy Jones fought 3. He actually has decent grappling skills 4. Jon Jones just had a pectoral tear and he looked slow af against Gane

[@vispian7688]

People say Alex hasnt gotten better. Have never watched his glory fights. do people realise in kickboxing he rarely ever used kicks let alone his famous leg kicks. that is a new invention for mma. let alone the advancements in the grappling at his age and length of career is impressive

[@Rajarshi_X]

people don't even know mma. Alex has the best left hook in combat sports yet he keeps adding tools to his arsenal. He did it in Glory and is constantly improving in UFC as well.

[@fredricb190]

Ever since that volkov fight ive been convinced aspinal will be a long reigning champion. Might turn out to be one of the goats

[@Jvksiew]

Francis Ngannou is indeed specimen, insane power combined with insane durability. That's a deadly combination. I truly think he is the most dangerous man right now, can beat everyone who bleed red

[@silverback6497]

100% and he's pretty fast at learning

[@gigachad6885]

Pure striking Rico Verhoeven beats him, he has been Francis' coach for a few times now, he knows what to expect and wouldn't go in blind like Tyson Fury (who had zero film study of Francis, while Francis had tons of Fury)

[@lionelmessisburner7393]

Aspinal finishes him in the 1st

[@Jvksiew]

@@lionelmessisburner7393 Francis has legit granite chin, never got rocked or drop before, and his reach and power is greater than Tom. I don't see Tom finishing him, maybe decisioning him like Gane did if he didn't fucked it up at the end

[@Guaguadeath]

Well I bleed blue so what's up

[@Bushwick123]

CAN'T WAIT FOR HILL VS PERIERA..THINK IT WILL BE A BANGER

[@NellyKenyanArtist]

Finally am glad Weasal is giving Ngannou the respect he deserves. Nobody beats Ngannou at the moment, no one.

[@IanElkins]

Tom would

[@Gabagoolovaheree]

@@IanElkinsno chance 😂😂

[@Gabagoolovaheree]

@@IanElkinsif sergei caught him with that 12 imagine what ngannou would do 😂

[@IanElkins]

@@Gabagoolovaheree ‘If’ being the keyword. Francis ran from jones there ain’t no way he’d even fight tom

[@Gabagoolovaheree]

@@IanElkins he never ran from jones you absolute idiot if you know Francis story he would never turn down a fight with anyone the man is cut from a different cloth and since Francis left ufc he’s made more in one boxing match than his whole ufc career which really shows how greedy dana white is not paying the best heavyweight specimen I’ve seen in ufc he would kill jones there’s a reason jones waited till ngannou was gone to go and fight ciryl who Francis already beat 🤷‍♂️

[@devinx7]

today is my dads birthday who passed away 2 years ago. really needed something positive to help me have a good day at work this is it! thanks man love the podcast. have a good one

[@TheWeasleMMA]

I hope you're doing alright brother. I'm glad I can help out in any way. Prayers out 🙏

[@soulofanunknownsoldier8066]

Happy Birthday to a real one

[@piipoovv6267]

I think Alex has the same approach i try to take with wrestling and BJJ. I’ve only been doing it for 2.5 years but I focus on defending and getting back up. Why try to go toe to toe with someone more experienced when I can avoid the whole situation.

[@humanoid9787]

The way these podcast episodes are literally my favourite thing on youtube 😂

[@langtryvlogme]

i love them too, too bad he releases very few episodes but once one comes out is usually very good

[@ItsEthanMane]

I swear

[@KingKola01]

Another reason Pereira slowed down is these guys have way more power than at middle weights. All it takes is a perfectly placed 1 shot.

[@LocsPapi8910]

Jones not wanting to fight Aspinal shows that he didn't want to fight Francis either.

[@playfulshop]

He faced so many "young up and coming talent" that he doesn't find interest in that, rather fight a legend and retire as one of the best. I do think Aspinals speed can present problems, but Jones has faced Gane, and look what happened. Ngannou was something else. He had issues with his contract & left the organization.. It's the scariest fighter, imo but yeah, they could never agree and left.

[@fdmz2537]

​@@playfulshopjones clearly and openely ducked francis for many many years. Ngannou would've beat the shit outta jones.

[@gigachad6885]

​@@playfulshop"doesn't find interest in that" best excuse, Jones said he's aiming for legacy but fighting a retired grandpa firefighter ? Aspinall is the best heavyweight, that's the guy to beat

[@stambo1983]

​@@playfulshopHe shouldn't be the champ then.

[@Z4NKA1]

@@gigachad6885because once he beats Aspinall it won’t be considered impressive and just another contender getting fraud checked. Beating stipe will be impressive because he already had his own career and accolades

[@mindstorm1572]

Keep up the great content man! I’m not sure if you’ve mentioned it or not yet, but I’d love to know your thoughts on a Johnny Walker vs Jiri Prochazka matchup.

[@TheWeasleMMA]

Thanks brother. That's a fight straight out of an anime. I got Jiri though.

[@ZiggyKBeats]

@@TheWeasleMMA that fight is easy jiri

[@JRHSteeno]

I've been saying for a while, in the next 10 years I believe MMA will become a predominantly stand up competition. I believe there is going to be a wrestling arms race where all the top contenders will develop excellent wrestling/anti-wrestling & it will almost cancel out the ground game. Excited to see the evolution!

[@WS-bk7uu]

Intreresting take. It does seem like it going that way.

[@themonsterbaby]

Then strikers get OP and ppl are more willing to grapple. It comes in cycles. It's always been that way. Right now you got BOTH metas.... Dagestani type grappling and high level kickboxing. And the ppl coming up now are starting OUT by training in everything. My son started at 9 and he already has 3 years of bjj and muay thai experience and 2 years of wrestling. And he's interested in adding some judo and Sambo into his arsenal in a couple years. So future mma fighters really are gonna have to know how to fight everywhere.

[@Jay_Sidaris]

​​@@themonsterbabyman thats awesome to see congrats to your son!!! Yea man the evolution of the sport of mma has been growing so fast. I cant imagine what it ll look like when its your kids turn to be a dad and how far the sport has evolved again.

[@keion_arknights]

I think us seeing Pereira as some sort of pressuring fighter is mostly a product of trying to counter Adesanya's style. Pereira is far more content laying down jabs and leg kicks on the backfoot until his opponent gets baited into blitzing in and eats a left hook.

[@MetabenderLOL]

these 1 hour pods need to be a more frequent thing king! I think im speaking for the majority of the watchers

[@pt5728]

I’ve always wanted Interim champions to defend more, interims have been glorified number 1 contenders, when the champ get injured that they need a good amount of time to recover, that’s when they should come in.

[@jmac3112]

Do interim champs get PPV points? I don't get what the incentive is for them to defend it (if they don't get the points , I genuinely don't know) unless the division has a long standing champion who will be out for a year+. I'd get it if it was Jones at LH and he was out but he's not defended the belt at HW. Vacate or just make the interim a glorified number 1 contender

[@jmac3112]

Just checked after commenting and according to Dana in 2019 they do so meh, more on board with your point now

[@pt5728]

@@jmac3112 even if they didn’t, the key word is champion, your just the temporary one whilst the other one is recovering and as a champion you should defend your shit.

[@pt5728]

@@jmac3112 also assuming your fighting for legacy(and to be the best) you should fight guys as you would be doing if you weren’t interim champion, what’s the point of becoming interim champion just to sit out and wait for the actual champion, when your purpose is to replace the actual champion as their injured? So ig an extra incentive is legacy and doing what Champions do

[@jmac3112]

@@pt5728 but then what's the point in the interim belt in the first place then?

[@GhostGum]

Slick with that ad read lol

[@snowzombie86]

Wise words. Aspinal vs Jones needs to happen. Francis vs Jones should happen.

[@Askadaa14vi]

Jones isnt gonna fight anyone exept maybe old man stipe if he doesnt retire before that. He wouldnt take that risk to fight aspinall, he knows he probably would loose and jon only cares about his legacy now he isnt gonna let that happen

[@shel0016]

Luckily jones ego could make him take the fight than be called a coward for ducking yet another HW that will beat him. I hope jones does go to prove he can take aspinal. Tho tom likely mops the floor with jones..i still would like to see Ngannou vs aspinal and jones tho..see them all take a nap

[@sticktothefacts8905]

@@Askadaa14vi Before the fake interim belt fight, Stipe was ranked 2 after Jones. Tom doesnt leap to number 2 just because he beats number 3 in Pavlovich, he jumps to number 3. Why would Jones fight anyone but the number 2? Tom has to wait & earn that shot, he can fight the winner

[@billfountain7660]

Francis wouldn't be champion with Jones and Aspinall. Those guys would have to avoid the big one punch obviously so there is always a chance but they are way too skilled on the feet for Francis. After that, they would run circles around Francis, out point, out last, and win in 5 rounds. Francis was smart leaving on top and making most of his leverage. Good for him.

[@johnbrylledomingo6377]

@@billfountain7660 but are we saying that Tom or Pavlovich knocking out people > Derrick Lewis knocking out people ? we didn't think that back then when Ngannou was there did we ????

[@superwhiteboy619]

14:51 Gane is becoming the new holly holm of the heavyweights 😂

[@MuhGlassRibs]

*colby

[@alexschaefer8255]

I think Tom Apsinall's speed might give Ngannou some problems but I think that is the toughest fight for both guys. I feel that Aspinall is a supersized Stipe. Stipe was a decently well-rounded heavyweight and I think Aspinall is a larger version of him who also kicks. The only other reason I give Apsinall a chance is the fact that he was able to take a flush punch from Sergei Pavlovich, meaning he may be able to withstand Ngannou. then again Ngannou is just built differently. he is a lean 270-man. the only other dude in history that could possibly be badder is Alexander Kerelian if he did MMA instead of wrestling.

[@gigachad6885]

​@@servethesongshe wasn't talking about the overhand, but the left hook Sergei hit him on the chin

[@alexschaefer8255]

@@servethesongs well either way he took it. That punch was all it took take out every other heavyweight.

[@stambo1983]

​@@servethesongsyou can rewatch it in slow motion bro

[@MuhGlassRibs]

supercized stipe? who knew stipe had a submission game

[@shnek5143]

@@servethesongs It was definitely flush lol, it even knocked his mouth guard partially out of his mouth.

[@ComeAsYouAre0]

That sponser introduction made me laugh. Well done😂

[@TheGoldenPineappl]

That sponsor transition tho😭😂

[@kaarlitosmall2508]

Every media person when someone new has success in the ufc. “They are arguable the best, the greatest of all time, the greatest of their division” 😶

[@kg356]

Well yeah the promotion is only 30 years old. What do you expect when the GOAT of the sport only started competing like 12 years ago lol

[@hmmmm8873]

Thanks for giving ngannou his props. People are very ignorant when it comes to his fighting abilities

[@MAT-wn5fr]

Weasle, the Ngannou glazing needs to stop. He has a good chance of clipping Aspinall, of course, but he's nowhere near as fast as Aspinal and there's no evidence to suggest that he could defend against Aspinall's grappling. Also, styles make fights. Pavlovich, for example, will have more success against Ngannou than he did against Aspinall. Ngannou with his power and awkward style had a close fight (which he lost if you know how to score boxing) with a massively overrated Tyson Fury who was at his career heaviest, who isn't a big puncher and severely underestimated Ngannou.

[@LiangHou-l2n]

Even since the 3rd fight, I always wondered why no MMA content has made the comparison between the 4 fight rivalry of Adesanya vs Pereira and that of Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manual Marquez. The competitive nature of the first 3 with the finality of a fourth fight knocked out cold by the fighter who has never won is just chillingly similar. Can you talk about this at some point?

[@Z4NKA1]

Because most mma fans probably haven’t even heard of Marquez and don’t care

[@DarkPhantomSky]

It really sucks that Ngannou is not in the UFC anymore. He would give everyone trouble like you said.

[@imcgonigle2006]

Ciryl beat him fair and square, Sergei would beat him, Jones would beat him, Jailton beats him, and Aspinall beats him

[@motivationcubee]

​@@imcgonigle2006Well he beat Cyril already even with an injured knee. Ngannou has always been underestimated and will always be but he will keep shocking the world.

[@imcgonigle2006]

@@motivationcubee Ciryl beat Francis and he was robbed

[@motivationcubee]

@@imcgonigle2006 You didn't watch that fight.

[@mihaimotoc8131]

Dana White should keep the same energy with Jon as he had with GSP, putting him through hardships so he won't retire with a win

[@George18798]

Obviously that's not what UFC needs

[@Z4NKA1]

Gane wasn’t hard? Gane is better than bisping was and was actually dangerous on paper

[@8bit_paul]

Love these long breakdowns, thanks Weasle.

[@dontletthepicfoolyou9240]

Am I the only one who wasn’t impressed with Jon Jones’s Striking performance against Gane ?

[@TheWeasleMMA]

Many openings, as short as it was. Aspinall would pounce on those.

[@tmerchead1]

He was definitely overweight for that fight he put on that weight thinking he was gonna fight Ngannou.

[@George18798]

​@@tmerchead1How could Jon Jones think he will fight Francis Ngannou in march when he was already gone in December?

[@bintarochan]

I'm a big fan of Cyril Gane, but I doubt he gets the next title shot. He pretty much shot himself in the foot refusing the fight with Aspinall before. I'm expecting he will fight Almeida, and the winner of that fight will get the next title shot. Although I think Aspinall vs Gane in London or Paris or some other big European city would sick. That would be the "Battle for Europe" that Blachowicz was talking about when he was calling out fight Jiri.

[@Monkeyseemonkeydo97]

Aspinall needs to call out Stipe! Get through him and Jones won’t have an option but to fight him!

[@mannyfrommiami2622]

Lord Weasle. That is all.

[@TheWeasleMMA]

Thank you sire 👑

[@BrushworkNL]

Francis being ranked is a way for the WBC to save face considering he whooped their Champion. Really happy for Francis all the same, Dana must turn red everytime he sees Francis headlines.

[@MTBJJ2001]

WBC

[@BrushworkNL]

@@MTBJJ2001 Edited thx

[@thenedsmmachannel8970]

Dana ain't losing any sleep when he just a got UK star in Aspinall who's only 30. The show goes on

[@MTBJJ2001]

@@thenedsmmachannel8970 lmao right, people act like Francis was conor mcgregor or something😂

[@thenedsmmachannel8970]

@@MTBJJ2001 add ontop the 67K ppv buys Ngannou did. Dana is the laughing tbh

[@youngfxx8437]

W raid ad🤣🤣 slick transition

[@wheatley9601]

If Gane gets a title shot he'll have been in more heavyweight title fights than anyone else in the past few years

[@MuhGlassRibs]

stipe

[@nuguyfieri]

I would love to see Alex shine & Jiri work his way up to a rematch 💥

[@brookmachatte]

Protesting and practicing civil disobedience is an American right. It’s one of the most important freedoms we have in this country. With that, like all things, there will always be those who take things too far. These protests are important and should be at least tolerated if not respected

[@elcampeon212]

Are you really gonna let Ciryl Gane get 3 title shots in 2 years? Idk man. And let’s be honest he’s going to lose to Aspinall and be 0-3 in title fights.

[@George18798]

Who else is more deserving of a title shot than Cyril Gane right now?

[@DarkPhantomSky]

Your analysis is pretty much always great, you have a very good eye for the game.

[@Nightmareman3]

No one has been able to kick Jon Jones's legs consistently or with any authority because of Jon's long arm counters. Jon has mastered his defense in that regard. Assuming Aspinal would have success kicking Jon's legs is foolish and would be very risky and dangerous for Aspinal.

[@MuhGlassRibs]

or give up their leg for a takedown

[@Askadaa14vi]

Who jones has fight who was 6’5 260lbs with jiujitsu black belt? Noone, at 205 he usually had big reach advantage. He would get finished by aspinall and he knows it thats why jon isnt gonna fight him. If he was as sure as you why wouldnt he take that fight? Because he isnt, he knows the reality. Jones will only fight old man stipe and retire, cause he dont want that loss to his legacy

[@MuhGlassRibs]

@@Askadaa14vi i dont think aspinall has fought someone 6'5" 260 with a black belt in BJJ either

[@tryhardninja1089]

Shitty take, Jon Jones is pillow fisted and looked terribly slow on the feet against Gane. Jon Jones only route to victory is he prays that he gets Aspinall down immediately or else he’s done for.

[@Giorginho]

@@MuhGlassRibsbecause there aren't any

[@MustachioedBear]

Thank you for talking with me weasle 😊

[@Yeaggghurte]

Aspinall vs nngannou is a dream fight for me I think it’s a pick em fight

[@JuryRigJohn]

It’s crazy to realize jones the goat, and stipe the heavyweight goat are both more than likely on the final page of their chapters. What a glorious spectacle.

[@mani-mt8wb]

Conor's coach said that UFC is delaying his return for UFC 300. I think 300 is probably gonna be Makachev vs Oliveira

[@Levi-yd4jc]

Ramadan is in March; very unlikely Islam takes a fight in April.

[@giorgiochiodini5773]

they part away from USADA just to let juiced Conor return 😅

[@gigachad6885]

​@@giorgiochiodini5773Jones fake injury is also a great way for him to come back on heavy juice, USADA is getting replaced with the company "testing" the NFL walking pharmacies,and never catching them 🤣

[@theunbeatable6598]

These are my favourite type of videos

[@xxmrnobodyxx6537]

Top tier product placement on this one!

[@slicingonions4398]

I really think Tom could take Jones and he wants that fight to test himself and I wanna see it! Stipe deserves that fight but I hope Jones goes for one more fight after

[@cesarulises11]

You got me with the Raid shadow legends 😂

[@SteelSquishy]

The way Pereira moved away from the straight from Jiri leaves some to be desired. But the most important improvement is his grappling defense, I'd argue its just as goood as Jizzy's. The 5th and final fight (2nd in mma) has to happen.

[@pflges1117]

5th

[@Pinkyyybrainn]

Was gonna say that'd be 5 fights man

[@mikemosley2948]

There have been 2 ufc fights and 4 overall, this fight would be the 5th 👍

[@SteelSquishy]

Thanks Kings 👑👑👑

[@KarlHeinzRumgef1cke]

How many serghei spivacs would it take to beat one polar bear and what would be their game plan?

[@sijoburner]

Y’all forgetting Jones dealt with Lyoto, another guy good at blitzing in and out and timed him perfectly at the end.

[@Yeaggghurte]

Yeah but tom hits incredibly hard and can grapple incredibly well while weighing more and when it was in the feet jones was losing so do with that as you will

[@Santiagoacph]

@@Yeaggghurtehe doesn’t grapple as good as Jon though. And Jon has way better kicks and clinch. I can see Jon winning by UD.

[@matrixxx3662]

@@SantiagoacphYou are comparing mixing prime Jones with older Jones. Aspinal is facing older Jones. And he will destroy older Jones. It’s not even up for debate.

[@TheWeasleMMA]

Lyoto caught Jones early, if that's Aspinall, that's a whole different level of impact. Aspinall also has the ground game to consider where Lyoto didn't.

[@pandemicwarfare4288]

@@jakelongstaff4102 exactly, I can't believe the logic of some people, how on earth do they make this conclusion because of machida fight. Machida was good, but he's a middleweight karate guy like holy crap people shut the hell up. Stupid mma fans. The dumbest fan base I think

[@susmoyb8163]

keep it up bro i could just listen to your podcasts all day we need more podcasts for sure 🔥

[@elmaistrodeteotihuacan]

If jones tries to strike with aspinall he's probably getting flatlined, he looked slow as hell against gane on the feet (he's always been a slow guy on the feet), it would _not_ be a good idea for him to try to land punches to aspinall's body to tire him out, aspinall would probably catch him and drop him.

[@vibez7823]

I think you’re underestimating islams striking in some of these welterweight matchups

[@gucciserg8093]

Alex Pereira WILL run the light heavyweight division until he retires IMO

[@soulofanunknownsoldier8066]

Keep dreaming

[@soulofanunknownsoldier8066]

@FlakBoxing Ankalaev

[@soulofanunknownsoldier8066]

@FlakBoxing ok hold on. You asked me what made me think otherwise, as in why Pereira won’t be able to run through the entire division. I answered with Ankalaev. Sounds like your the one who can’t read.

[@soulofanunknownsoldier8066]

@FlakBoxing don’t matter if he beat “2 of the 3.” He didn’t beat the third did he? That’s the most irrelevant way to address something Iv ever seen. Good job trying though.

[@Yeaggghurte]

@@soulofanunknownsoldier8066ankalaev has a problem with leg kicks he’s not winning

[@SpencerDonahue]

Guy calling out Izzy after the win was pure cringe. Any way to not have to face a proper wrestler, just keep asking to fight the same guy over and over again. Safe path was paved by the UFC brass.

[@soulofanunknownsoldier8066]

Can’t really get over the fact Periera was handed favorable handout matches all the way up to both belts though. If he had to go through the ranking like he normally should have he might not have ever made it to both title fights. There’s plenty of contenders who probably favor up well with the current champ but can’t make it there cause of the unfavorable contender fights.

[@krayzyelfenomeno04]

Cope harder imagine thinking beating strickland, izzy, jan and jiri are favorble matchups against champions

[@krayzyelfenomeno04]

Stay mad and cry more tho whoa double champ baby

[@MrHorsesongs05]

Why? UFC is prize fighting. The last 5 of his 7 UFC fights have been against current, former, or future champs. He has proven himself and then some.

[@Yeaggghurte]

To be fair his LHW run hasn’t been favorable

[@soulofanunknownsoldier8066]

@@krayzyelfenomeno04 lmao pereira d rider detected

[@giacalonebuilding4443]

He’s slower at 205 because he has had to respect the takedown in both fights so far. Especially after first round with Jan it’s hard to go balls to the walls when u might get put on your back for 4:30, I noticed towards ends of rounds he heated up, especially in a close round

[@giacalonebuilding4443]

lol I swear I wrote this before weasel said the same thing 😂

[@danj1426]

I'm English and by no means do I believe Tom would smoke Jones with ease like some have been saying but it's a 50-50 fight in my opinion and one I doubt Jones takes. Not because he's scared of Tom but perhaps scared of losing. Jon Jones is the Floyd Mayweather of MMA IMO. He didn't cherry-pick quite like Floyd but he certainly won't go in the cage with anyone at anytime like some fighters.

[@holycommunists9159]

He cleaned his entire division out for how long though? I dunno. He wiped the floor with Gane after how long out of competition? Dude maybe took the smart approach to some fights but he whipped nearly every contender without a lot of trouble for so long it's not really fair to say he avoided fights. Just because some guys tested him or maybe edged him just slightly on points (in at least the minds of many, though not the judges)...don't see him avoiding fights. Rematches maybe but we saw how he worked Gus in the second fight. Reyes wouldn't have stood a chance if they rematched. Not saying Aspinall can't do it...but I can't agree that Jones avoids or pick fights to a degree Mayweather's done. Seems disingenuous to me.

[@matrixxx3662]

@@holycommunists9159Gane threw the fight. Sorry to disappoint you. So Jones still hasn’t been tested In the Heavyweight division yet. But Gane deserves an Oscar for that performance.

[@Abdullah-tj9rz]

@@matrixxx3662So your saying gane was paid to lose against jon jones in that fight ? 😂

[@matrixxx3662]

@@Abdullah-tj9rz Thats what I believe. Because If his ground game is that bad, then he will struggle In that division. Because Jones is not the only grappler and wrestler he will face. I know that he became nr 1 contender by just fighting strikers.

[@monkpato]

Capoeira would be the coolest style to become dominant next!

[@kennethprice8517]

I agree people don’t realize it’s not just flashy kicks it has elbows knees takedowns and dope music lol people should practice it more

[@glenshort6567]

Only reason Jiri submitted glover was pure exhaustion. Nothing to do with skills.

[@DemonInPain]

Glover has been exhausted before and not been subbed. Hill didn’t sun him? Absolutely it played a role but you’re just discrediting him, blatantly

[@glenshort6567]

@@DemonInPain don’t be naive. He was never THAT exhausted. Secondly, Jamal doesn’t sub people.

[@captaingooby3970]

Bro that was the best segway to an ad I've ever seen. amazin

[@superflyguy4488]

I think Jones looked pretty dreadful against Ciryl. Watch Jones at HW next to Aspinal, the difference in athleticism is stunning.

[@Lethalbanter]

The oblique kicks and eye pokes will make up for it

[@gigachad6885]

​@@Lethalbanterand roids

[@starseeddeluxe]

Absolutely correct. Jones should have lost 3 rounds to Gustaffson and also Reyes. He should have those two losses. The bad judges in MMA are the only reason Jones is undefeated.

[@starseeddeluxe]

Jones is pretty much awful at striking. And he is not a fast fighter. He's a very tough guy and has the best chin in MMA history, equal to Ngannou. Jones uses the Tony Ferguson approach, and it's not athleticism, it's his toughness and grittiness that wins him his fights. Being gritty is not enough for Aspinall. Aspinall could put down a rhino with those punches he landed on Sergei. Nobody has even remotely hurt Sergei with multiple punches. Blaydes landed several full power shots on Sergei and Sergei didn't even notice. Aspinall's power is almost Ngannou power. Of course nobody beats a Ngannou punch.

[@mmbappe1]

This guy is the best MMA analyst I've seen 🥇

[@sandman62100]

How is everyone forgetting about Ciryl Gane? Former champ that actually moves faster than Aspinall. Ciryl Gane needs that title shot so he can show him that French Power and stop the hype train!

[@Yeaggghurte]

Gane has no power and no grappling Aspinall doesn’t even need to take him down to beat him to death he’s that good

[@sandman62100]

@@Yeaggghurte​​⁠Interesting that you say he has no knockout power. 6 knockouts on his record including Tai Tuivasa and Sergei I think we need to chill on this Tom Aspinall hype. Looking at his record it looks like he got knocked out by some guy named Curtis Blades so I question his chin at the heavyweight level. He also got submitted by some guy not even in the UFC so his ground probably isn't too good either. This is the first time I've seen him fight but he did look good for the minute or so the fight lasted.

[@kratos8529]

​@@sandman62100 ciryl gane is toms next opponent, on standup it's hard to debate who wins, but aspinal will ragdoll him on the ground

[@Santiagoacph]

@@kratos8529I think Gane’s striking will make Tom become a wrestler, which is actually a bad thing for Gane.

[@soulofanunknownsoldier8066]

@@sandman62100dude there is no question about aspinals chin when he took a clean shot from Pavlovich in his last fight and ate it like breakfast. Also you say you question his chin cause he got tkod in the blaydes fight, but he wasn’t kod cause he got hit in the chin, he tore his acl mid fight and it just counts as a tko. You have no idea what your talking about

[@IronForgedUnderPressure]

Yeah. I call you crazy. As long as Jones heals from his injury, he will come back and show you. He isn’t the old. He has the smartest iq of any larger fighter and maybe any fighter ever. He is mean. He is crazy. He doesn’t mind literally breaking you. He has top one percent genetics. His distance management and use of reach is unmatched. You are suffering from what is called recency bias. Just wait and see.

[@vladimirrienas5546]

Thank you so much for all the content!

[@davidbell4626]

Stipe Miocic is exactly what's wrong with the fight game.

[@AfroViking300]

Jiri didn't wrestle more because these guys feel like they have something to prove against top of the line strikers. Same reason why Izzy never has had to grapple much. And same reason why Jamal will stand with him.

[@obione51499]

1:13 glad you noticed but I didn’t expect that ad

[@sammyboi077]

Ngannou VS Patt Berry. Let’s see who’s the REAL predator. BOOK IT 🎉🔥

[@J0HNJ0RDAN]

I think Rogan mentioned the divorce during the post fight interview.

[@lucastfitness7299]

The middleweight division is stacked Outside of the rankings which makes it way better than heavyweight and 205

[@iflex1963]

Jones would oblique kick Aspinalls knees....then finish him with a double eye poke...done..

[@sallen016]

wow that sponsor transition was ELITE

[@sirmir7897]

Middleweight will be very interesting with Kopylov, Pyfer, Ikram, Khamzat and bo.

[@ThisIsSparta300]

The ad transition was epic 😂😂

[@AbominableDoge]

100% convinced Jailton purposely went to a decision

[@562XXXXX]

I think what Chael means, and he even tried to explain, is that even on day 1, Alex could’ve fought Izzy or Jan or Jiri and could’ve won. Izzy only did well against Alex was because of the awkward takedown that ALEX himself went for and get reversed. That, and Izzy had good wrist control. Other than that, Alex was stuffing Izzy takedowns in the first fight and was doing good in his debut and against Bruno Silva, takedown stuffing and getting back up.

[@juangringo3906]

Francis is ranked #10 now in boxing. Goodbye MMA. That was the plan. Cant believe he pulled it off.

[@solus6114]

The way you transitioned into the Raid ad was smooth hell 😅

[@TheWeasleMMA]

Thanks man, I'm working on my segways 😂

[@SoyDuckHot]

I watched a lot of Pereira kickboxing matches. He looks so much better. He refined his style and working with the man the myth the legend Glover, he will keep getting better until that speed goes away

[@sebastianchantre3152]

Exactly what I wanted to see in my feed on the way home from work! Keep grinding homie ❤

[@alexdiaz3311]

23:45 Holy heck that is awesome General Lawler commanding the troops during a van invasion wtf lol

[@andrewdeshields6180]

That ad transition in the beginning wobbled me. 😂

[@abugonapugonamugonarug1653]

Weasel Podcast is GOATed.

[@cyrpuk]

Intro to that ad was funny AF🤣🤣

[@bayleepama]

W ad transition

[@wookiecookie7391]

That sponsor transition was criminal LAMO

[@justinklenk]

I gotta say: this was truly a 9/10 card in my opinion. I mean, it _really_ f'ing delivered. 👍❤

[@victorsilvapacheco9630]

People saying Almeida could have GaP Derrick Lewis with ease need to remember that when you stop PINNING Lewis with your whole body he can "just STAND UP". He doesn't believe in bjj