😮😬 TOM ASPINALL BLASTS JON JONES AND THE UFC POUND FOR POUND RANKINGS

[@prashantawasthi2418]

I missed the part where he blasts Jon Jones

[@PinkPenguinKing]

He didn’t. They put that in the title so we’d click on it

[@calamcouzens2090]

He basicly said Jon’s title is just a myth and made up in he’s fans heads just by telling the truth it’s crazy 😂😂😂

[@BigSausage23]

That is you and hundreds of people watching being suckered in to these wanna be media nut cases & they will continue to title videos wrong purposely for views. I don’t subscribe to any form of media channels primarily because of that type of stuff. Much better and more accurate to watch the actual press conferences Because media will always take something that someone says and twist it

[@Daverooney1404]

😅😅yes i missed that too bro

[@sylol200]

​@@calamcouzens2090 pretty sure that's just what you said 😂 absolutely nothing he said implies that

[@yocray2915]

"If my grandmother had wheels she'd be a bike"

[@user-yr7un9ok9l]

what do you know

[@ilovedogs2642]

She was worth a ride without the wheels ayo

[@james8833]

Gino.

[@LordWaterFarts]

💀💀​@@ilovedogs2642

[@Ariv98]

If the queen had balls she’d be the king.

[@francisrichardparadis6612]

If DJ was a heavyweight, he would not be as fast. If Jon Jones was a lightweight, he would not be as strong. Tom is not wrong.

[@HandsomeBastard]

Look up what it means before you comment 😂

[@Mel5stars]

Tbh I never agreed cause it doesn’t make sense, I thought the same thing. It’s a situation where people just talk about ifs and not the facts

[@skjortan]

Dope song man

[@dewaynegeddis9098]

​@Mel5stars i agree. IMO the pound for pound list seems to go off popularity and not stats. There are fighters who are undefeated and are active and have low rankings while fighters that fans love to watch are at the top. Plus it is not even categorized. It's just a bunch of popular names that are listed. Boxing is even worse.

[@martinondrus6344]

​@@dewaynegeddis9098 can you give me example? Like, Ian Garry is undefeated but he has yet to fight people above him

[@thefunkybassist9916]

"If my bulldog has a long neck, it would win from a giraffe", LOL

[@rost-fu6fv]

😂😂😂

[@rost-fu6fv]

That shit had me weak*

[@Gblonkers]

Great analogy

[@JonnyL-np8nf]

At least quote it correctly

[@giggityeffyou]

@@JonnyL-np8nf Seriously. I’m ashamed to say this as an American but Americans hear even the slightest accent and act like the person isn’t even speaking English anymore. The dam subtitles were even correct but this person butchered it

[@ibrahimahmed4657]

He aint wrong

[@vikinginspace4881]

He's also right!

[@jasonnelson3819]

He ain't right and your wrong as well

[@MackTitan66]

he ain't right he is comparing a bulldog to a giraffe, to completely different species. P4p doesn't compare humans to chimpanzees

[@i9smurfs69]

@@MackTitan66 its a metaphor for the different attributes that fighters have.

[@rocketduck44]

He sort of is though. Throw any of the top heavyweights in the world into a cage with a Silverback gorilla, and none of them are walking out of there alive. Does that make the gorilla the best martial artist on the planet?

[@EveK-North]

Jon Jones wants no part of Aspinall. He just wants to fight a 42 year old who hasn’t won a fight in a half decade and then possibly fight a smaller guy in Pereira who can’t wrestle before riding off into the sunset (or jail).

[@TheNinjaStuff]

Lol @ "or jail".

[@cncaliguy09]

Just give another random drug test. You'll find him ducking that as well and hiding under kids bunk bed or in a dumpster

[@therealc.t.7085]

If Alex knocks Tom out this will age terribly.

[@alimohammedabd]

@@therealc.t.7085that will never happen. I love Alex but seriously. Tom would smash him up.

[@47gringo]

Jon Jones is closer to miocic age then tom is to Jones Jon so why do you want to see that tf

[@andersonaldo1340]

He didn't even mention jon jones 😂

[@penny2495]

He’s not wrong pound for pound is impossible maths that has absolute 0 grounding in reality

[@Under-Kaoz]

Yeah, if DJ was 255 he wouldn't be able to fight the same. So it's all fantasy and delusions lmfao.

[@TheYolo20]

Its basically your dominance compared to your division and how well your style translates to different divisions. Yall are acting like division are set when we have seen people go up and down division. Like Rumble fought all the way from Welterweight to heavyweight i think

[@galacticironmike4516]

​@Under-Kaoz exactly. If you just magically made DJ the same size as Tom here, Tom would murder him. DJ wouldn't know how to properly utilise a body that size, he wouldn't move the same as he is used to. If you put Tom, or Jon Jones the other way and made them smaller they would lose to DJ. Imagine being used to Flyweight cardio and the. Having to move around in a heavyweight body, you would tire so fast.

[@Daran-bi7qh]

​@@TheYolo20 Johnsons style can't translate to heavyweight though, you physically cannot be that agile and fast carrying around that much weight, you're fighting style translates to the weight you are carrying. I think thats what aspinall was saying here too.

[@tsunamitube3351]

It makes perfect sense within weight lifting but zero in mma and almost everything else.

[@j0rd0]

If Demetrious Johnson was a heavyweight NOBODY would be safe

[@phantomdancer3279]

Jon jones would f him up. He fought in a fairly new and weak division and if a guy like Dominick Cruz can take u down and dominate u like that, jones might decimate you.

[@JeraldBitonga-io4cc]

He duck tj

[@thomasmatarazzo198]

​@phantomdancer3279 He beat up a Olympic gold medal wrestler 😂 wtf are you smoking?

[@xScorpioGS]

Thats the point lol if he were to be a HW he wouldn’t be able to fight like he does at 125. That’s what Aspinall is trying to say.

[@Under-Kaoz]

Yall missed the point. I'm not even an Aspinall fan, but he makes complete sense. He said what every other sane person thinks. P4p makes no sense. If you want to prove p4p, bring back an open weight class division. Otherwise it's all fantasy and head canon.

[@daniilponomarenko6847]

Every time this man is speaking I start respect him more.

[@antonioarciniega3633]

I was thinking the same

[@robertoleonelleonsubirana6921]

WHOS THE GOAT ASSKISSEEEER

[@IronFist2508]

@@robertoleonelleonsubirana6921 shutup child. mummy is calling you for dinner

[@factuallysomename]

​@@robertoleonelleonsubirana6921Nobody loves you. Nobody will ever love you.

[@happy-ending2274]

p4p is basically what athletes are dominating the most in their respective division.

[@elamcyril]

The part where he "blasts" Jon Jones?

[@Gaz2604-u9c]

He's 💯 right. P4p is a terrible idea that has been around for too long.

[@ohrightok9750]

It's the only way to have the discussion though. A giraffe is not a dog. A lightweight and a heavy weight are both still fighters. It's not a mute concept.

[@BulletMagnetJB]

⁠@@ohrightok9750both are animals though. Arbitrary point. Still have to change what they fundamentally are to have either debate.

[@notreallyafamousartist695]

@@BulletMagnetJByea but you don’t see Demetrius Johnson vs a GRIZZLY BEAR in the rankings buddy lmfao and don’t say “heavyweights are close” because they aren’t it’s different. Also it’s not even about who would beat the other, irs about legacy & skill, not who would beat who

[@ohrightok9750]

@BulletMagnetJB could a pit bull beat a chihuahua? Yes Could Geoffrry the giraffe beat the busch gardens logo? - Now if the pit bull was the same size as Geoffrey would it win? The debates can be had.. It might be pointless, irrelevant and obsolete- but you can't say it holds no weight.

[@raveninnsbruck9166]

It works for boxing, not for MMA

[@YaNeK92]

It's like comparing a long distance runner with a sprinter. Both will succeed at their respected events and disciplines they train for. 💯

[@notreallyafamousartist695]

No it’s not because those are two different sports, your analogy is like kickboxing vs mma

[@callanc3925]

@@notreallyafamousartist695 Saying distance runner and sprinter are different sports is basically like saying heavyweight and flyweight are different sports.

[@rondoespsych5901]

Bro DJ as big as Brock lesner would be the GOAT hands down 😂

[@razagamerofficial1859]

Naah

[@BartSimpson-rl2uo]

He would be slower and he would get tired really fast

[@parmodthakur1510]

Nah

[@TylerAFE]

I’m dead, this was great. The bulldog thing got me.

[@twistedstrength.]

Good on him for not taking the bait. Unlike most of his fans, Tom likes Jon. He just also wants to fight him and unify the belts.

[@edgarsberzins1534]

Pound for pound is kind of most dominant tbh. And Duck Jones with one cherry picked win in 5 years def don’t fit the criteria.

[@Torgomasta]

Real ass dude Tommy Aspinal!!

[@chjimihendrix70]

1.) Click bait. Has nothing to do with Jon. 2.) Pound4Pound is the fighter’s stock. Who’s peaking, continuing to evolve and getting better/winning. Easy to understand. 3.) Poatan should be #1 and Fighter of the Year. 4.) O’Malley is a bad joke.

[@reggieaquino82]

He's mimicing what Tyson Fury says about p4p haha.

[@peterstanleyswope]

Ummm might be because he was one of Tyson Fury’s main sparring partner for almost 2 years? That might explain why they think alike

[@Under-Kaoz]

It also just makes sense... that p4p doesn't make sense. It's a fantasy.

[@TonyNaber]

A taller and heavier Makhachev would destroy anyone, no contest. It really is a silly debate because the weight division is itself incorporated into the fighter’s skills and abilities, they’re inseparable

[@joshqaszq4773]

Tom isn't making much sense here. You can absolutely compare one fighter's overall skillset to another fighter. Take his Demtrious and Brock example. Yes, they are "different" styles, but DJ so much more of a well-rounded fighter than Brock is, it's not even close.

[@user-ks9bz8vy7s]

Exactly bro

[@Anubis08_]

He couldn't do half the shit he pulls off as a hw

[@theo4014]

Despite that analogy, his main point makes perfect sense. If everyone is the same size in the p4p discussion, Jon Jones and Adesanya cant be long rangey fighters if they have the same reach and are the same height as everyone else with the same body proportions. What about Volkanovski, no longer a short stocky fighter hes the same size as everyone else. It makes no sense

[@Cameron-qc7yk]

​@@user-ks9bz8vy7snah but we dont know if dj would be as good at that weight, the damage you get is different and stamina is much harder to build

[@shhea]

@@Cameron-qc7yk Exactly. Tom makes perfect sense here. Ive always thought the p4p rankings were a waste of time.

[@darknight2466]

Apparently a lot of ppl don't understand UFC and what pound for pound means ..he's a new era fighter just talking

[@callanc3925]

Dana white himself doesnt know what p4p means. Hes literally said shit like "if you put jones in a room with anyone else, jones is walking out, so how is he not number 1 p4p." As if jones being a lhw/hw isnt a factor as to why he would walk out of that room.

[@pikebrady8280]

😂😂😂 well said Tom

[@adambadawy2509]

In mma I don’t think it holds the same water as it does in boxing.

[@Stefanoski88]

We thinking the same. I am tired from that BS too

[@NateSnyder73]

Damn he’s truly a roast master 😂

[@user-iu1nd7wc9f]

Notice how it's only heavyweights who have a problem with pound for pound rankings? They feels like credit is being taken away from them. 😂

[@Under-Kaoz]

Yeah, understandably. It's only the little guys who pretend they could beat a HW. If you're a bigger longer dude, you wouldn't fight the same.

[@user-iu1nd7wc9f]

@@Under-Kaoz - While you might not fight exactly the same, if you retain the same body type, your skills as a smaller guy might still translate if you somehow magically became a heavyweight. For example, if Alexander Volkanovski got the size and body shape of Romero, with his skill, he would easily dominate any heavyweight today.

[@Under-Kaoz]

@@user-iu1nd7wc9f "might" was the keyword in your message. None of this is probable unless someone does it. But what we have seen from fighters changing weight is that their old styles usually don't work. Or they weren't doing good in their current weight and their style worked better in another weight class. Whittaker is a great example of that. Combining fighters together... Like I've been saying. P4p is all head canon and fantasy, exactly what you presented.

[@user-iu1nd7wc9f]

@@Under-Kaoz - There's a huge difference between trying to gain weight to go up a weight class and actually gaining natural size, like more height, reach, bigger bone structure, etc. Of course it's fantasy, and unless someone can make it reality you can't 100% say the skills wouldn't translate significantly either.

[@Under-Kaoz]

@@user-iu1nd7wc9f your first point is irrelevant if using that as a point to argue. It doesn't change what I said. But I do agree with it to a point, everyone is different and that's why just adding weight doesn't mean their skills would translate to a higher weight class. Yes, yes you can say it doesn't translate because we do have examples, one of which I gave. There is no evidence that someone can move multiple weight classes with the exact same style and still be succesful. Poaton almost could be, but dude is a natural HW who just eats lean and cuts lots of weight. Out of camp he weighs more than Miocic has in some of his fights.

[@FunnyOrNot]

We need long neck bulldog vs giraffe at UFC next main event

[@BourbonJRA]

P4P is simply a way of comparing relative skill level across all weight classes. It’s not about saying a middleweight would win if they were the same size as a heavyweight. That’s obviously stupid. But would you say Curtis Blaydes is a better UFC fighter than GSP ever was? Obviously not. So P4P GSP is better than Curtis Blaydes, relative to his competition and weight class. It’s really not that fucking complicated lol. It’s always the heavyweights who act like they don’t get it.

[@alexgarcia7097]

Specifically Jones

[@SidekickZero]

Thank you. I've been sitting here trying to come with the words to explain this very thing, lol.

[@mohdaizad2276]

U explain it beautifully, sir..🫡

[@Under-Kaoz]

It's stupid to compare across weight classes. Different human sizes and shapes require different skillets to utilize that body. Those skills don't cross into another weight unless that fighter could prove they could do so. Many fighters have to change how they fight when they've changed weight classes. McGregor can't even get a KO when he's out of 145. It's always the little guys who pretend like they could easily beat the bigger dudes as long as they weighed the same.

[@alexgarcia7097]

@Under-Kaoz pfp is fighters that made it look easy in their last couple of fights by dominating or ko's. It's the Jones fans and dana himself that are making it confusing for yall

[@emmanuelolowe5496]

It’s about how dominant you are in your division really

[@killakitakong509]

It’s pretty simple toms brains just can’t wrap around it

[@salfetka]

Pound for pound looks a skill and power. Meaning if all fighters weighed the same, who would win. It's a subjective debatable thing but someone like Usyk in boxing is best pound for pound because he's got incredible skills to be undisputed at cruiserweight and heavyweight beating guys bigger than him. Meaning he is super strong and super skillful

[@MrDvfdsv]

True. Any small fighter who'd keep his attributes when suddenly a heavyweight would be the goat. But then again, a small fighter suddenly a heavyweight wouldn't keep his attributes and vice versa.

[@whiterabbit8243]

p4p does make sense look at naoya inoue moving up and dominating regardless of his weight. how can that not be a p4p.

[@h62628]

Its kinda true, skills sets change quite abit as he number of factors is insane with height and weight alone, the closest to P4P are those who go through multiple divisoons and win

[@msouth4375]

Pound for pound I believe ants are the strongest animal on earth…

[@S3RAVA3LM]

Pound for pound best - somebody who doesn't merely exploit weaknesses in their opponents looking to win on points, but overcomes adversity, and beats opponents at their best aspects of fight, wins decisively by both ko and submissions of various techniques, and has a great win streak who always looks to challenge themselves in all areas of mma and also the best challengers. This is pound for pound. And few their are whom worthy of. Fedor is a pound for pound legend.

[@smalltownblackouts]

Great presentation by Matthew LaCroix. Usually he gets way too excited and over explains or is long winded. This was very succcinct and flowed perfect

[@banb9511]

Pound for pound makes perfect sense

[@thandizulu415]

So Tom Aspinall is disputing the fact that a dung beetle is strongest pound for pound cos he can squash it

[@fantarcro]

What he's saying makes sense, Aspinal is the best heavy weight in the roster right now, which would theoretically make him the strongest fighter overall. An open weight event would definitely be an interesting watch, even though the bigger guy would win 95% of the time.

[@alfiashaikh9228]

He makes sense. I think they should scarp off the p4p rankings. It's weird and does not make much sense.

[@arturorivera6173]

Alex can weigh in at middleweight and Outclasses Aspinall - that's that p4p bullshit

[@jamierichards2235]

Bring back the old days with a true pound for pound.... fighting any one regardless of size

[@BV-Auto]

A bulldog and a giraffe 🦒 lmao 😅

[@BoNaif96]

I understand his point, however i guarantee you if he was No. 1 P4P he wouldn't talk shit 😂

[@john1931]

Exactly, it’s like some people’s attributes only work because of their size and if everyone was the same size/weight it would be sooo different than the p4p list today

[@ismailh-dw4dh]

He’s absolutely correct, P4P rankings are stupid as hell and just a marketing tool for the UFc

[@Thatsriiight]

It means no matter weight divisions, the most skilled fighter in the world is Jon jones, always has been, always will be 💯

[@jwizdum2103]

I’ve always thought pound for pound was more about overall style. Who has the most dominant overall style in the game, if it were to be transitioned across all weight classes. Why DJ will always be so high for me, style wise he feels like the most technically complete fighter ever.

[@GarrettBowman23]

It’s about who’s more dominant in their weight class

[@BakaitTV]

Pound for Pound means who is dominating their division the most at the current moment.

[@sirrooster1541]

P4P definitely makes sense. Pound for pound determines who the most skilled fighter is irrespective of their weight. It is not based on "well if this guy was a heavyweight and this other guy was a heavyweight too, who would win?" Rather, it is based on who is the most skilled relative to their weight. For example, a 125-pounder could be the most skilled fighter in the UFC and the most dominant, and even though his skills would not translate to 185, he can be placed above a 185'er because the 185'er isn't as skilled or dominant in their division, or performing as well as a fighter. Nothing illogical about it, although sometimes the rankings themselves are poor.

[@jon590]

I totally agree with Tom. I always thought the P4P rankings don't really mean much. It's just a "thing" that the UFC uses more marketing.

[@mist2498]

Words of a true NON POUND FOR POUNDER!!! 😂🤡

[@racistdoctor5818]

Tom is correct, styles make fights, styles are different because everyone is different. Jon jones fights how he fights because he is long, if he wasn’t he would have to adapt. You can’t really compare weight classes, no matter how much people insist one weight class is better than another it’s not truly known

[@Jack-lo1uc]

Sorry, what are the bulldog and giraffe trying to do? 😂

[@m11w888]

He is 100% right props to Tom

[@noobsaibot5285]

Pound for pound only makes sense if you weigh the same as your opponent. Your pounds are better used if you are the most dominant, but not because you have more of them. That's what makes you the p4p champion.

[@k.o.t.h]

P4P is just there to feed egos, n create talking pts n debates. Says a lot abt Tom's maturity n level headedness.

[@jamaar_gobaat]

I always thought this exact thing. If pound for pound is a skill ranking then every pound for pound no.1 guy should be a flyweight or a bantamweight.

[@kylerjinn]

jon jones jus wants the stats now bro and a good life. He’s already proved himself he don’t wanna fight you, or help your career. He knows the position he’s in, and the position you’re in and he’s not willing to make that risk I think

[@callanc3925]

The position tom is in, is that hes currently wearing jones belt and jones is letting him do it. I know that jones is making the smart move by picking the easier opponent, I also know that the ufc is making the smart move by protecting their golden boy. That doesnt change the fact that jones is admitting hes not the best heavyweight.

[@gee2661]

Pound for Pound is an overall ranking for ALL divisions.. It means the best of the best it goes back to the boxing days… It should go to the champ w the most defenses …

[@Jack-cs3yb]

Yeah he’s right actually, Brock is good because he’s so huge and powerful, but he’d lose that advantage if he was the same size as dj then technical skills would take over 😊

[@cmctwinz2539]

Facts, never made sense to me.

[@Boris82]

Clickbait title. Dishonest title = down vote.

[@coreynorthcott9201]

Juicey jones the career long juice goat

[@hawaiianpunch808]

This is funny, had me cracking up. If his bull dog had a long neck it might beat a giraffe, haha,

[@ir3555]

Easy example, a 100lb person can lift 100lbs, a 50lb person lifts 60lbs. The 50lb guy is stronger "pound for pound" if you go by the ratio between size and strength

[@tijmenbruin]

It's marketing, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. When Khabib got that nr1 spot it was kinda big.

[@BlackHatGhostAnon5670]

"If I was a giraffe, i would be a frog"

[@TreDogOfficial]

Well said. The title we should be concerned with is "the best fighter on Earth"

[@davidfrey08]

It actually does make sense. Mighty mouse would get destroyed by every heavyweight in an mma fight but who in their right mind would list parker porter as a better mma fighter than mighty mouse? And thats the point. Recognizing how good a fighter is in respect to their weight class.

[@BS-vf1nv]

Well to be honest, he is completely right.

[@EB-rz8zs]

I guess that would depend what kind of competition, the giraffe and the bulldog are in 😂

[@DrubieDoobieDoo]

If Tom was #1 pound for pound he wouldn’t say anything close to that.

[@mirkomarjanovic3234]

He isnt wrong. Heavyweights cant be as flashy, have to really on strenght more, have to be reserved about getting into range cause everyone at heavyweight has knockout power. Things just work differently. No sense to compare.

[@joerobinson1672]

Liking the Bull Dog with a long neck v Giraffe, thats out of the box creative thinking in a nutshell right there.

[@eamonahern7495]

Bulldog because, even though a giraffe has the attributes for neck fighting, the bulldog has the attributes for inflicting a fatal bite to the neck.

[@michaelzimmermann7718]

I think it's lights out for Jones if he fights this man he's a beast and Jones doesn't have an advantage on height fighting midgets like he has in the past . Every time Jones had to a face a guy near his size he becomes human .

[@GinoDistefano-jf7eh]

Huge Fight for UFC. Let the 2 Combine the Belt into 1.

[@rustybogans2508]

It’s not about size that’s the whole idea of p4p it’s about your fight record and ranked fighter’s you’ve fought and fighters you’ve beaten records. Title defences beating previous champions etc. it makes perfect sense Tom

[@JudAric]

This dude scares everyone, even Jones.

[@matty_________]

He’s right tbh about the p4p rankings they’re pointless.

[@stevenlewis4376]

I love this guy. He is polite, articulate and he's never said anything I don't agree with. Jones is ducking him because he knows he will get knocked out and this pound for pound nonsense will go out the window.

[@hooded_tomyt5448]

He is right in the sense of boxing

[@L3GHO5T]

Every time I hear aspinal I like him more and more

[@spongecrust1764]

Atleast I know someone agrees with me about “pound for pound”

[@rogeraraiza9690]

Tommy aint wrong. 👊

[@Handlealreadytaken.Trythisone.]

Pound for pound is nothing more than a hype list for fans 😂

[@johnjohnsonstein8409]

Tom aspinall is the type of guy to become number 1 pound for pound by next year and still talk about how he needs to improve after another 1st round knockout/submission win

[@y6uroo]

its pound for pound whos the best. it measures who the best fighters off theyre recent activity. its like an active goat list to oversimplify it

[@groscaramelmou2583]

Pfp rankings are supposed to be about recent accomplishments... Which Dana seems to forget when he wanted to put Jones at n1 spot.

[@user-rv5mo7wz7w]

I think this fight could go any way for all ufc fans this is the most entertaining fight that hopefully will happen 🙏andmax and Islam , I wish them all the best and that none of they get badly injured but that’s the fight game. I have got to go with my bro Tom as I am from uk . And I would like max to get what he deserves he’s a legend want to see him win take care all. Stay safe 🙏

[@dancing_reaper2046]

Tom just needs to get over the fact that he may not get to fight Jones… Jones is not scared of him he’s just not interested. His next fight is his last so he gets to pick who he wants.

[@honcho4581]

Ik where he’s coming from but it’s quite easy to understand p4p just means who has the most pure skill in against opponents at that weight

[@bzsbzs350]

Jon jones is the best according to Dana and his judges. The rest of us KNOW Gustafson and Reyes beat him.

[@slabzzz]

But if Tom was Top 3 on the P4P it would make all the sense to him.

[@rodneyhenry9184]

Ranking P4P has always been confusing. The way I see it is if they were the same height, same reach, but heavier/lighter, Jon Jones is still the P4P and it would only be close by Aspinall.