In keeping with former undisputed heavyweight champion, Frank Mir, a possible pairing between present divisional titleholders, Jon Jones and interim greatest, Tom Aspinall might spell sure hazard for the veteran former — amid continued hyperlinks to a showdown sooner or later.
Jones, a former two-time undisputed gentle heavyweight champion and a present heavyweight gold holder, has been sidelined by means of damage since he landed the vacant heavyweight crown again in March of final yr in a return at UFC 285.
Taking over former interim gold holder, Ciryl Gane, Rochester native, Jon Jones made brief work of the Frenchman with a dominant opening spherical guillotine choke submission.
As for Atherton striker, Aspinall, the present interim champion avenged his sole promotional defeat again in July within the co-main occasion of UFC 304, taking dwelling a dominant opening spherical knockout success towards stalwart contender, Curtis Blaydes.
Frank Mir suggestions Tom Aspinall as powerful problem for Jon Jones
Nonetheless, amid uncertainty over a potential future title unification showdown, Jones could also be in peril if he ever attracts the surging, Aspinall, in line with former undisputed UFC heavyweight titleholder, Mir.
“Jon’s (Jones) chink in his armor from once I sparred with him is he doesn’t do nicely with pace,” Frank Mir instructed Jordan Ellis during a recent interview with talkSPORT. “For those who’re quick, it provides him a tough time. He makes use of his size to beat that after which in case you are available in quick and perhaps miss, then he grabs you and wears you down together with his wrestling capacity.”
“… Tom sort of represents that [movement and speed],” Mir defined. “He’s a really, explosive, fast-handed heavyweight with good motion. So there’s a good probability he could possibly be very harmful combat for Jon as a result of a few of his attributes are weaknesses of Jon.”
