Former featherweight king Alexander Volkanovski believes that if anybody goes to beat Jon Jones, it’ll be Tom Aspinall.
After scoring a 69-second knockout of Sergei Pavlovich to take house the interim heavyweight title final 12 months, Aspinall set his sights on a unification conflict with Jones, the undisputed heavyweight world champion. Sadly, ‘Bones’ has been nothing however dismissive of the problem, as an alternative opting to stay to his authentic plan — a heavyweight superfight with two-time titleholder Stipe Miocic.
With Jones seemingly out of the image, Aspinall will transfer on to grow to be the primary fighter in additional than a decade to defend an interim belt when he meets Curtis Blaydes within the UFC 304 co-main occasion this Saturday night time.
If Aspinall comes out on high towards ‘Razor’ in Manchester, a showdown with Jon Jones is the one battle that is smart — and one which Volkanovski really believes Aspinall can win.
“I feel Tom Aspinall is simply too good,” Volkanovski stated on his YouTube channel. “However what I imply is in comparison with different fighters, which I’m at all times going to choose Tom Aspinall. As a result of I consider he’s that good Jon Jones, I wish to see that battle. Jon Jones is that good, and he can possibly deal with a heavyweight Tom Aspinall.
“But when anybody’s ever going to beat Jon Jones, it’s somebody like Tom Aspinall. He can actually combine it up nonetheless quick; he’s going to be simply as quick as Jon Jones you get what I imply it’s he’s that good” (h/t MMA Information).
Is the chance of combating Tom Aspinall well worth the reward for Jon Jones?
Because it stands, Jon Jones is extensively thought-about to be the undisputed GOAT of blended martial arts with title reigns in two completely different divisions and an unbeaten document, although that final bit is up for some debate — except you’re Dana White.
A win over Miocic, thought to be the perfect heavyweight in UFC historical past, would undoubtedly solidify Jones’ legacy as the best of all time, leaving many to take a position that ‘Bones’ would merely stroll away at that time, having nothing to achieve and every thing to lose in a possible battle with Tom Aspinall.
Fueling the hypothesis, the previous mild heavyweight champ has routinely teased retirement since revealing Miocic as his subsequent goal, however he not too long ago left the door open, noting that there are a whole lot of “loopy” choices ought to he resolve to stay round and add to his already established standing as a dwelling legend.
