LUKE THOMAS: TOM ASPINALL Is the REAL UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP |

Luke Thomas: Tom Aspinall's path of destruction through the heavyweight division while he defends his interim UFC heavyweight title - including beating Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 - is vastly more accomplished and representative of what it means to be a weight class champion than Jon Jones's. While Jones has had one fight and is potentially retiring after fighting the already semi-retired Stipe Miocic, Aspinall is beating one top contender after another and doing so in record time.
For that reason and in speaking of the practical realities, Aspinall should be considered the real UFC heavyweight champion.
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[@madsocsci]

Imagine Aspinall is the backup for Jones-Miocic, and Stipe "gets food poisoning" on purpose to save the division as an act of self-sacrifice.

[@RASTANAUT]

we'll build him a shrine!

[@user-oy3fl5jr7q]

JBJ would throw his toys out the Pram again & refuse to fight. DW Is sh*tting bricks coz Sugar + Bones are his only American born Belt holders! 😂

[@Br1stol420]

We must find a terrible chief to join stipe’s camp immediately 😂

[@Markielee72]

​@@user-oy3fl5jr7qI agree. Jones is in full "legacy preservation" risk management mode. He ain't ever fighting Tom.

[@DangerMMA-lu5jv]

Jon would refuse to take the short notice fight, just like he did with Chael.

[@GrubKiller436]

Tom Aspinall beat Alexander Volkov, Sergei Pavlovich, and Curtis Blaydes. He is literally the real champ. Jon Jones beat Ciryl Gane. And Ciryl Gane was not the champ. Beating Ciryl Gane once is NOT more valuable than beating three other top contenders.

[@CRT4Dummies]

he didnt even beat gane. gane took a dive 💯 watch the film. gane doesnt even attempt to fight hands. that fight was more fake than pro wrestling

[@brianhunte269]

@@CRT4Dummies you casual, you’ve definitely not been a fan since ‘93

[@DanAddison]

Agree. Even if Gane was the clear best contender (he wasn’t, but whatever) that still wouldn’t be worth as much as 3 contenders, because one isolated win in a division doesn’t necessarily tell us anything, however good that one win is. Most fighters could handpick one specific top guy in a different division that they might beat, based on a favourable stylistic dynamic. Any time a champ moves up into an immediate title match I kinda hate that. Sure they might win the second belt, but they almost certainly would not have been capable of a run of wins at that second weight class, so they’re absolutely not the best at that class.

[@jimmicrackhead12]

wow! he beat 3 people! Hes been beaten by 3 people too! Jones NEVER been legitimately beat!!! 27-1 vs 15-3 lol

[@DanAddison]

@@jimmicrackhead12 you only serve to prove the point. Tom has beaten 15 heavyweights. Jones has beaten 1. That is not enough to prove he is a top heavyweight currently. He's spent 4.5 years yapping about heavyweight and only booked 2 actual HW fights in that entire time. A severely one-dimensional Gane, and an ancient Stipe. He's not really trying to test the theory he is a top heavyweight.

[@buffysummers2929]

“The CTE Express” 😂

[@brepow18]

😂That's a good one. Love it.😂😂

[@TheQuestionTheAnswer]

I was cracking up 😂😂

[@SaltineWalter]

Alllll aboooaaarrrddddd

[@Proxima2]

Next stop: CTE Shadow Lands 😂😂😂

[@gamessportsandmore3371]

Tom has the best BJJ in the division too. Taking him down is not a picnic either even if you succeed.

[@zombieepx1933]

Jones has better BJJ, better wrestling, better kicks, better clinch techniques, better elbows, better defensive striking, and a higher fight iq. The only thing Tom wins out under is better boxing and more power in his hands.

[@gamessportsandmore3371]

@@zombieepx1933 he does not have better wrestling or BJJ. How the fuck do ypu figure that when nobody has ever taken down or gotten a position on tom? Superior grappler jones cannot take down fucking dominick reyes? Lmao. Higher fight iq? Based on what?

[@thomasyates616]

💯

[@thomasyates616]

@@zombieepx1933cope

[@gamessportsandmore3371]

@@zombieepx1933 you do not know about the wrestling or the BJJ. That is a hypothesis. Fight IQ? Jones fights literally the same every single fight. And he has never fought a bigger stronger younger man.

[@xkidmidnightx]

A Luke Thomas video I agree with. Jon isn’t the real champion for beating one guy

[@lowlowseesee]

if you arent agreeing with a book worm like luke at least half the time then your iq is likely low lol. dude doesnt have thousands of people asking him his takes for no reason. study up

[@jugo1944]

It's the Lifetime Achievement belt

[@kylecampbell7141]

Everyone who is champ got it by beating one guy. Khabib fought Iaquinta to get the belt then fought 2 journeymen

[@jugo1944]

@@kylecampbell7141 Are you referring to Conor as a journeyman?

[@Neil-qg9cw]

​@kylecampbell7141 Usually another Champ... Jon has beat 1 guy at HW that already fought for the title and lost. Tom has simply achieved far more than Jon at HW and should be recognised for it. He also wants the next best and not a retired 41yo.

[@tontobean1231]

Has Jon Jones ever blown through a single opponent knocking them out in the first round? Do you think Tom aspinall would beat Anthony Smith by a boring decision? Do you think Tom aspinall would get his ass beat by Dominick Reyes for 3 Rounds?

[@TfortLo-q8m]

@@tontobean1231 Even an old Vitor Belfort went a few with him

[@watchmanonthewall14]

@@TfortLo-q8m Near submission.

[@watchmanonthewall14]

Anthony the Lion Heart Smith, baby!!!!!!!!!

[@realMaverickBuckley]

But but .. Jon beat Lyoto Machita!!

[@kyeattard7187]

Jon never dropped anyone his whole career whilst blasting peds 😂

[@RetroHabit82]

If you do not defend your title within 2 years, you should be stripped hands down.

[@michaeltrujillo4149]

2 years? That's BEYOND generous in my book, 6 months at most is fair. They screwed over Tony but gave Conor an infinite of time to go be famous. Conor, Khabib, Ilia, Jon. I'm tired of people holding up divisions for the sake of fame and glamour. It's killing the momentum of the sport.

[@chiganuggoo9929]

18 months is my shout.

[@f19ash]

9-12 months tops

[@dhvale9478]

Think people are quick to forget Tom is a legit high level BJJ black belt. You're not safe on the ground with Tom either. For my money he beats anyone in the division in his grappling ability. Guy is a scary dude.

[@kiwidubz]

Jones avoids Aspinall like he avoided Ngannou then fights Stipe and then retires

[@eddya.3776]

He didn't avoid Francis it's the other way around. He is however avoiding Aspinall.

[@Neil-qg9cw]

​@eddya.3776 Nah, Jones ducked Francis for years very clearly.

[@longhairhiggins]

​@@eddya.3776wtf are you talking about jones vanished and only resurfaced after ngannou left the ufc.

[@-JT-543]

@@longhairhigginsthe guy retired and got arrested like 3 times. Also funnily enough you have to put on some weight if your planning on fighting someone who weighs 270

[@thewintersoldier383]

Say somehow jones beats Tom and then retires. Tom would win the belt via a vacant title shot. That would be horrible.

[@michaelshannon9169]

That asterisk hangs over Jon's head now and in order to remove it he has to fight Tom.

[@CRT4Dummies]

jones has about 8 asteriks on his record 😂

[@rstlr01]

@@CRT4Dummiesyou are not wrong 😅

[@KellyfromMemphis]

Well said!

[@ghagzor]

Forget stipe. Just scrap that bs stipe fight and make it Jones and Tom. Nobody wants to see him fight an old retired dude. You shouldnt even acknowledge it as a possibility, you have some influence. Make the fans demand he fights the real champ Tom or he can get stripped and go have his old man fight.

[@mikeiso8963]

Dana won’t do it because he’s been protecting his investment in Tom. If Jon won and retired and left them with Tom it’d fuck up the division for a few years. The lack of defense on toms part and he’s untested in a long fight. I can see Jon ducking under a strike and dragging that fight out. Even degenerate gambler Dana won’t take that bet.

[@jamesmccusker2260]

@@mikeiso8963 Aspinal has been grappling since childhood. What makes you think Jon can pin him?

[@TheLastCrumb.]

I remember about 15 years or so ago. These words from dana.... we're not like boxing, we give you the fights you want when you want them. Hmmm I hear no noise for stipe vs jones

[@TheCraigy83]

all the fighters who hate jones should chip in and give stipe a retirement bag so jones is forced to take the aspinal fight 😂

[@TheLastCrumb.]

@@TheCraigy83 I think we'll need to lol, that ppv needs to be stacked cos that fight on its own will tank badly

[@SiStockbridge]

Tom seems to have Shane Carwin levels of power. Can't wait to see what he can do in the rest of his career.

[@Thescottishguyreacts]

But Tom wouldn’t gas like Carwin did

[@jabbadabba1978]

@@Thescottishguyreacts how would we know. Hasn’t had a long fight

[@damboulton]

And he moves like a middleweight, truly unreal athlete.

[@f19ash]

@@jabbadabba1978he regularly posts his workouts on YT. He can go 5 hard rounds, easily.

[@Taylorrr-Made]

Jones would get more respect if he fought Tom and lost as opposed to fighting Stipe and winning. Jones must be hating this, considering he seems to be really in-tune with his own image as a fighter. He’s always (always) going back and forth on Twitter. If his next fight is not against Tom, he will probably never live it down.

[@watchmanonthewall14]

Excellent assessment.

[@CRT4Dummies]

im gonna join twitter just to fact check jones. i wonder how long until he blocks me lol

[@cdenny1813]

Or even admitting he’s just gonna retire after stipe

[@REE_III]

Nope! Utter nonsense! JJ does NOT need anyone's respect as his legacy has been cemented after 16 years of dominance. He does NOT need to fight Aspinall, Aspinall needs him.

[@CRT4Dummies]

@@REE_III jones hasnt dominated anyone in 10 years except his wife and she's a flyweight

[@KZ_MMA_]

Tom knocks the coke rocks out of Jon's nose. Tom will treat Jones like Jones treats his fiancé.

[@dmpdmp9629]

Man I love that someone points out Aspinall’s defensive holes. I love his fights and a lot of times crazy pressure+speed can make out for defensive mistakes, but I just don’t hear people even mention his defense. Probably because he’s smashing everyone 😂🤷🏽‍♂️

[@williamdearth2624]

Take a fight or beat it. The stalling by Jones and McGregor isn't for me. The UFC needs to get their shit together.

[@Mr_PigeonMan]

Tom Aspinall defence isn’t reckless, his head movement is so good he just rolls with the punches, just like how fury was able to take big shots.

[@tewodrostamene7025]

I am glad you are declaring Tom as the real Champ!

[@brianreeves8520]

We’ll never get the fight but a Ngannou v Aspinall would insane

[@ignacedhont9816]

Yes, strange nobody is mentioning Ngannou - he was the reigning heavyweight champion after all when his contract ended.

[@LazyEyeRy]

People say it’s not worth as much on paper but I think it’s worth more. Tom has been active, the belt Jon won was vacant. Tom’s active and defending the belt. He’s the real champ.

[@thewintersoldier383]

Let’s just hope jones doesn’t win and then vacate the title in retirement….

[@LazyEyeRy]

@@thewintersoldier383 it’s obviously going that way. Couldn’t really blame him if he did but he has a paper title anyways. Francis took the real title with him. Tom should be trying to find a way to set that fight up.

[@thewintersoldier383]

@@LazyEyeRy it would be a disservice to Tom tho. Say jones beats stipe and then Tom and then retires with the belt. Leaving Tom to fight for the vacant title. That would leave the HW division is ruins.

[@LazyEyeRy]

@@thewintersoldier383 I don’t disagree. I think Jon retires after Stipe regardless but I don’t place a lot of value on the belt Jon has. Guess we will see what happens.

[@thewintersoldier383]

@@LazyEyeRy if jones beats Tom, retires and then Tom wins the vacant belt, would you place value in that belt?

[@bengreen9967]

Curtis took 5-6 shots whilst flat on his stomach after getting dropped...no way was it even close to an early stoppage

[@ghagzor]

It was closer to 15 lol

[@bengreen9967]

@@ghagzor 15 in total 6 whilst flat on his stomach haha

[@RASTANAUT]

THEY WANT THESE FIGHTERS TO DIE ON THEIR SHIELD AND COMPLETELY LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS. FUCK THAT....GOOD CALL!

[@drgirthbeard5027]

15 shots

[@bengreen9967]

The smartest thing tom said all night was about fighting Alex and the winner of Jones v stipe in the same night...never gunna happen but the numbers would be crazy on that and he wouldn't be giving Alex a whole lot of time to get his weight right..tom smokes Alex and then smokes either Jones or stipe in the same night and goes down as the legend killer and clears out the heavyweight scene in one night

[@Lomaisundisputed]

He isn’t as defensively reckless as everyone says, he has head movement unlike gane that got dropped bad by Tai, when you rewatch the blaydes fight you’ll see a lot of those punches didn’t land at all.

[@josephmcbee1291]

If Jon Jones ever decides to fight Aspinall - and that's a big if - he's going to try his very best to "accidentally" poke Aspinall in the eye/s.

[@ignacedhont9816]

Absolutely. And that might change the game. UFC usually looks away when fights gets decided with eye pokes..

[@elijahn.grisham4017]

Dude no way was Curtis getting back up. Tom in five or 6 seconds of ground and pound hit him like 7 times both sides like 3 on the left 4 or 5 on the right it was the right call the ref saved a really brutal knockout like night night for 20 mins lol

[@user-qm3qt2fk7v]

40 mins in a decade is fuggin insane

[@jeremyflint7508]

Just think of the $ made per min

[@user-ko5to4us8e]

Tom’s going to steam roll Jon .. look at the fighters whom gave JJ trouble

[@thomasyates616]

That’s exactly what half these 🤡seem to forget!

[@steveperry4243]

Thief! This guy always steals the points that Schaub is going to make tomorrow

[@Undefeatedvs60YearOlds]

😂

[@jeremyflint7508]

Well said.

[@user-jk5jx1rm8t]

Tom Aspinall is the real champion

[@haveaseatsir]

It would take some over the top 🌈 glazing to still consider Jon the champ.

[@redrum3419]

Or you could just look at the rankings and see it says Jon Jones next to Heavyweight champion.. is everyone disabled these day's 🤔

[@TfortLo-q8m]

​@@redrum3419 That's what happens when you gift the guy the belt and let him choose his next opponent, have an interim belt defended, and don't get him to fight the interim champion...Don't have to be disabled to see the bs in that, right?

[@redrum3419]

@@TfortLo-q8m Weird I didn't know fighting someone for that belt was a gift🤔

[@TfortLo-q8m]

@redrum3419 It is mate, if you haven't had a fight in a division very rare to get a shot straight at a title...only McGregor and Jones really where they have been gifted those opportunities. Trust me you aren't that smart, yes Jon is the heavyweight champion...he is the heavyweight champion that is afraid to fight the interim champion, and knows Tom will likely beat him so would rather fight an old Stipe and retire undefeated...Why do you think Jones doesn't want to fight him? Because it would be too easy? That makes sense doesn't it.

[@sy12]

@@TfortLo-q8m gifted him the belt? So was Volk gifted his lw title chance? Most logical fans of the sport would consider long time champs moving up for a second title is deserved. And the ducking opinion is a clownish comment. Jon is fighting the guy he was supposed to fight before his injury. And if that injury doesn’t happen Tom isn’t even an interim. They only tagged interim to promote and save msg card status. Who deserves an interim title chance after being out a year and then beating tybura? Lol and here we are 9 months later and Tom is the greatest since sliced cheese and he’s being ducked? Tom vs Jon will happen cuz Dana will end up offering enough money and you’ll feel foolish after Jon beats him. Same people who said Jon is ducking will call Tom overrated. That’s why Jon isn’t giving Tom clout and committing to a fight vs him. Juice is not worth the squeeze currently. But that can change with a big pay day. That’s why he’s fighting stipe. Cuz of the pay.

[@mikekendall8432]

Wen Tom does become unified ufc champ does his blaydes fight go down as a title defence as he wants to work towards best ever ?

[@wilsonjoshwilson]

“My question is for Jon. Hey Jon! you’re 30 now. So I’m wondering ahh as you turn 30 I guess on the 19th of July. What would you say about your twenties? Was it good? was it bad?was it some where inbetween? How would you look back on that decade in your life?”

[@bluejay9235]

"Well, my 30s is almost up, and turns out this decade isn't all that much different from the last. I still take PED's, I'm still a drunk, still an irresponsible driver, oh, but I also beat my wife now too, so there's that."

[@sang-jinchung3959]

Hmm how is this related to the topic and what is the point?

[@drewfromyay882]

​@@sang-jinchung3959 I don't really like you so I'm not gonna answer that question.

[@sang-jinchung3959]

@@drewfromyay882 funny reference

[@tristhekid]

It’s always going to be related to Jon. Piece of garbage of a human. Good fighter but even Hitler had good paintings

[@benji5546]

Tom is a Tyson Fury sparring partner from a young age, he's a BJJ black belt under his dad so he's getting no freebies there and he's know wrestling at extreme couture occasionally.

[@TfortLo-q8m]

Jones aint even gonna fight Aspinall its so obvious, love seeing Jones 🥜 huggers defending it too its hilarious. Waiting for Jones to retire without fighting any more times and all his huggers proclaim him the greatest heavyweight of all time from one fight with Cryl Gane 🤣

[@CRT4Dummies]

that wasnt even a fight. it was rigged. watch the film. gane took a dive

[@Patriotx-gx4ce]

Tom has been training since age of 6.

[@jonathanpritchard437]

Kon Jones has had 1 heavyweight fight, Tom aslinall has walked through heavyweights for a decade. It's not a debate, when it comes down to who the best heavyweight is.

[@BeigeFrequency]

Tom's defensive liabilities are why i've always thought he would have a ton of trouble with Ngannou. If he walked into shots against Francis the way he did against Curtis Blaydes, it's over. But given who Tom can actually fight in the UFC? It's hard to imagine anyone beating him right now.

[@discoshrew7403]

Yeah I feel the same. I think Tom is a better all around fighter and certainly could potentially beat Francis. That being said; the way he holds his chin in the air and tends to get tagged quite regularly makes me worry that Francis would shut his lights out.

[@s66s46]

Very true, however he has 10/10 ground game and I think he would be smart enough to not strike with francis

[@81stCommander]

Ngannou isn't in the ufc anymore, so he's irrelevant to Aspinall.

[@BeigeFrequency]

@mejeff7478 Debatable that he could take down the Ngannnou that stuffed Stipe, IMO

[@BeigeFrequency]

@@81stCommander I said that in my comment. Buuuuuut Ngannou is the lineal UFC HW champ and left the UFC without losing the belt, so he's still in the conversation of best heavyweight in MMA.

[@mrydobon]

I would love Jones v Miocic as a Battle of Legends fight, but as a Championship fight ... it feels like a sham.

[@Tony-gy1iy]

Jones and Canelo ducking the rightful contenders in their divisions

[@wapoj4220]

Lol Jon got injured relax

[@watchmanonthewall14]

Benavidez beats Canelo, and Canelo knows it. Tom beats Jon, and Jon knows it. I've lost respect for both.

[@Burning_Saints]

​@@wapoj4220 "injured". He put a video up of himself ragdolling soldiers at some event weeks after his supposed "injury" occurred.

[@wapoj4220]

@@Burning_Saints lol he was already scheduled to fight stipe then the injury happened. They are about to fight wait until after that to say ducking

[@COMBAT_-ey8zl]

Who's CANELO ducking that's in his own division? You are ignorant.

[@ttocs0000]

But we do have an idea of what happens if hes taken down. Us big tom fans do anyway. And everyone around him says his ground game is better than his standup so i mean that really says something. He needs tuck his chin and guard better, catching a lucky shot is about the only way this guy takes a defeat.

[@relevantbrother8964]

Tom is that modern day HW of that sort of physique/skillset that boxing has been developing since Bowe/Lewis. That sort of 6'5 plus big structured guy who can do it all and is highly mobile. Not sure what challenges are left for Tom except for AP..

[@loganphillips5935]

My dumb ass was thinking Adrian Peterson

[@tristhekid]

6’5 plus HWs will always be few and far between. The great HWs throughout time haven’t been 6’5 plus. Look at Usyk, Mike Tommy Morrison, Liston, Ali, Holyfield, Foreman, and many others. Tom isn’t 6’5 plus either

[@s66s46]

Whos AP?

[@RAJ-zo8cu]

@@s66s46 pareira

[@gavincunningham2010]

Alex would not be a challenge. Tom puts 260 pound monsters down with jabs, Alex got knocked unconscious by a MW. They're not in the same ball park.

[@mrmolloy]

How is TOM with his stats not higher in the P4P? He has taken everyone out meanwhile ilia who has one win in UFC top 5 of his division is ranked 4or 5

[@frankgallagur2045]

People need to watch Tom Asprinal vs sergei again. theres an angle that shows the amount of distance and speed in which he closed to stun sergei was stupid.

[@brob8204]

0:46 this is one of the reasons I'm such a big fan of Luke's. He makes it sound so intellectual 😄.

[@vispian7688]

To me Aspinall's defence is an issue when two things are apparent. He is at a reach disadvantage and as a result rarely gets to actually find his range against his opponent. When the opponent has faster than average hands for HW which evens the playing field. Having a combination of both makes his defensive habits way worse. Add in stylistically straight punches are what you need to beat aspinall unless you can time the left hook. His leaning back is bad but at least it doesnt become atrocious because of two things, he seemingly has at least a decent chin for HW and that his shoulder roll is pretty good and covers a lot of that defensive mistake initially. The addition i would make on this topic is that in this fight particularly you see Aspinall get caught and was surprised Blaydes could hit him (see para 1 for why) and what he did was repeat the process and se what Blaydes was throwing and then read it and beat Blaydes to the punch. Aspinall's defence is as a result open in the initial minutes until he finds his range or can at least make reads on what you are throwing. To beat aspinall you need to not be slow i.e. plodding HW, have as long or longer arms. Throw straight but have enough variety to not make it an easy read. From what we have see thats the baseline route to beating Aspinall on the feet technically. Now its HW and no matter if Aspinall has an amazing chin, at HW it still takes just 1 timed shot with power.

[@michaelrb9837]

The people’s champ Tom Aspinall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@thenotrap1736]

Agreed. Aspinall is the real heavyweight champ

[@benji5546]

Aspinall vs Stipe would be disgusting and would be far worse than what Ngannou did

[@jimmybryce8682]

Thankyou for being about the only person to speak the truth and putting all dillusional points to the wayside, bless you ✌️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@ShreddinThrash]

Tom's defensive disadvantages seem to be working in his favor tho. He is agile with good head movement but gets clipped early. In his recent fights all that has done has made his opponents get over zealous and think they can stand with him. Next thing you know they are on the canvas.

[@jason-gf8dg]

Watch toms post fight press confrence he answers many of the questions that you pose.

[@gnostic.1]

And he explains it with a lost art. Humility.

[@jimmylee3023]

Man I wanna see tom vs Francis

[@mwatts6755]

Tom believes in himself which makes me believe in Tom 💪

[@davidthomas9123]

Even if the fight is agreed, Jones will pick up a fantasy injury rather than fight Aspinall

[@BuddhaJeezus]

He doesnt play with fire, he IS the fire!

[@vitalis]

I’m glad someone mentioned Aspinall defence, or lack thereof. Anyway, don’t want to be a party pooper. Let’s enjoy the ride

[@ronniereacts7548]

Stipe has the most impressive heavyweight Campaign since he’s not retired yet and tbh I understand Tom is the next big thing but not a fan of how overlooked Stipe gets He fought elite heavyweights of his time, more than Tom I’d argue and had success

[@jayaychare7318]

When Tom beats jones does his interim title defences then count as actual title defences ? Should do

[@majorccunliffe4662]

I was saying this just over a year ago, never seen anything like him before, speed, power, fight IQ all impressive

[@__D-B__]

What's with all these bots popping up on mma pages recently?

[@lowlowseesee]

shits hilarious. they arent perfect yet so they misfire

[@701delbronx8]

Is this the first time a champion could win a title defense while not being the undisputed champion?

[@dceasedbrickfan74]

He does stick his chin up, but, it works for him. If he wants to be the heavyweight guy, he’s gotta tighten that up.

[@gohumberto]

I really don't think taking Aspinall down to the canvas is a good idea. Ju-Jitsu is what Aspinall does. Punching his opponents spark out is just a handy side-line.

[@wiltmarlonelao]

At this point, I’d rather Aspinall fight Pereira. Trying to fight Jones is like chasing after a dog with his tail tucked between his legs.

[@Rya_N33]

It was a good stoppage blades only got up Cus top got off of him cus the fight was stopped. You could see he tried getting up once and Tom smashed him back down he wasn’t going nowhere

[@rjamesyork]

If Jones retires without fighting Aspinall who is Aspinall’s competition? It would be hilarious if Tom sat out until the UFC either a) met Ngannou’s terms or b) released him. But it would be no worse than they deserve.

[@DaveyKos]

FRancis and Tom are the 2 bad men of heavyweight MMA

[@cookiesfilmnetwork9937]

If this dont get jon jones going nothing will

[@brandonwalton443]

This is why I just wanna see him against Jon, I believe Toms got it in the bag but Id still love to see what Jones would try against him

[@jamesmeldrum7718]

Spot on

[@JozayThaxton]

Tom running through these guy

[@NY-Dani]

The right hand didn't miss, it clipped him. Tom is the best heavyweight in the world. Only guy that beats Aspinall is Ngannou.

[@KeGmal-x8d]

Ppl say Jones doesn't ko ppl he also never gets koed he doesn't make himself vulnerable to be hit even if he has to turn his back and hes only fighter who never lost for that reason

[@SkengStiegenhaus]

Bro said CTE express 😂😂

[@josephjoelguerra]

You hit it on the head! Absolutely disgrace about what’s going on in the HW division

[@00Spiral007]

I thought the stoppage was early, and I think there's still a lot of questions/challenges I'd like to see answered or faced before I feel confident that Tom cleanly beats Jones, but it was definitely a big night for him. And his post-fight callout was all class.

[@HDoug412]

Aspinall has three 1st round finishes since Jon last fought. Jon’s only W at Heavyweight in his entire career is against Cyril Gane. Hes still insisting on fighting an old man who got KO’d 3 years ago and hasn’t fought since and who has no business being anywhere near the rankings, while Tom is not only the clear number one and the interim champ, he’s more of a legitimate HW champ than Jon himself. And when Jon isn’t trying to fight a washed up old man, he’s calling out a guy a weight class below him, all while telling the fans why he shouldn’t have to fight the interim champ… Shameful

[@redrum3419]

You all keep saying Jones is the one pushing for the fight...when Dana is the 1 enforcing it every interview ...weird

[@HDoug412]

@@redrum3419he literally is the one pushing for it…. weird

[@HDoug412]

@@redrum3419 Jones is pushing for it …weird

[@redrum3419]

@@HDoug412 He literally is doing his job promoting the fight he signed a contract to do since before Tom won the interim....weird

[@HDoug412]

@@redrum3419 Jon is on record saying he told the UFC this was the fight he wanted all along. Dana’s on record saying Jon has earned the right to do whatever he wants. They’re both disgracing the sport. Jon by handpicking the easiest matchup he can get away with. And Dana by valuing a potential big money fight over the legitimacy and integrity of the sport So in your mind you think Jon is just being a great employee and doing what he’s told? Insane

[@MrBeats44]

I don’t disagree, but let’s be honest Tom should just let Jon Jones do his last Fight & ride off into the sunset. Then Tom can rule over the Heavyweight division for 4/5 fights and then he can retire too

[@chrissantos5580]

Yeah you know what makes a guy the real heavyweight champion calling out guys for lower weight division

[@AndrewByrom-zn8bi]

Ace analysis

[@qarnma0h1]

I liked your analysis. What is shame is that Dana White brags about Jon on all occasions without giving true credits to the real champion. We would like to see who walks out of the room (Jon vs Tom), as Dana says. Dana has put himself in a bad position when he set a fight between Jon and Stipe as no one is really interested to watch this fight.

[@TheCraigy83]

Sammy shultz ? The tall kick boxer ,he has sat 4 or 5 opponents down with his jab and Toms around his weight .

[@playablecharacter3871]

Jon is 100000% retiring after stipe, if he ever even fights again

[@xxxag1768]

Didn't luke have a chito vs omalley breakdown? I need it for film study. Where did it go lol

[@jf1341]

Tom Aspinall vs Francis Ngannou - who wins??

[@daveyeddie8176]

Its time Dana stood up n feked Jones and Miocic off, absolutely shocking advertisement for the UFC. You couldn't have a better headliner than Tommy Aspinall, class act.

[@112233JORDAN]

I agree. He's the one fighting contenders and winning. Edit: I also agree with that reckless comment. He always jumps in and gets hit hard first.

[@UltimateHibz]

Tom knocked out Cutis with a one two where only the one landed lol Crazy power

[@KellyfromMemphis]

I think Jon or Stipe are the ONLY two who can even make it past the first minute with Tom at this point…

[@voodootattooo]

Well said

[@not2zen]

Question, who can take Tom out into the deep water, so far nobody can stand in the shallow water with him.

[@lowlowseesee]

dude.....jons injury fucked him up. he could have fought and beat stipe and retired and not been exposed. he wanted to stick around and hoped tom would get wrecked. nope lol

[@redrum3419]

Jeez you people these day's are handicapped😂😂 How can he be exposed if the UFC hasn't even offered the fight to either fighter🤔

[@user-tw3mg1qc5o]

Tom does not need to prepare for November. If either of guys fell out, neither of them would fight Tom. They will reschedule the fight until it happens. Dana would not strip Jones of his title. May be Tom may want to prepare for November. If Jones vs Stipe doesn't happen, Dana would make Tom fight Alex Pereira

[@JozayThaxton]

Tom is the guy hands down

[@DanielWilson-k2d]

"He cross steps" sounds like the dentist 30 years ago telling me I had a "cross bite" and needed his professional help, despite my ability to eat food.

[@gavincunningham4598]

He's got a great chin who cares he will knock anyone out ....he's knocking huge heavyweights out with jabs

[@MrDarkweaver]

I am prepared to lay good money Jon Jones is going to retire, whatever the result after the Stipe fight. He's stringing things along because he doesn't want Stipe to know he's done after their fight. I'll bet dollars to donuts that Jon has said this to Dana, and that is why he hasn't been stripped. Dana wants Jones to retire as the champ, assuming he beats Stipe, which is the most likely result. Jon should be stripped and the title given to Tom. If Jones wants it back, he can have a shot after the Stipe fight. But I'll bet he'll retire, then snipe from the sidelines about how he would have beaten Tom, but he retired.....

[@treadstoned9915]

11:54 Based Luke Thomas

[@stephenlane9168]

Very good video. I’ve subscribed and totally agree with your assessment. Tim is going to get that heavyweight from Jon jones after stipe fight. I think Jon is genuinely worried about fighting Tom a natural heavyweight 👌

[@jb1670]

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