Alexander Gustafsson has Tom Aspinall as the winner in a match against former rival Jon Jones.
“The greatest achievement is defeating Jones”
Aside from a disqualification, no fighter has ever walked away victorious from a match against “Bones”. Not on paper anyway. There is some debate about some of the 36-year-old’s matches as to whether the result is correct or not. In the relatively near term, we have Dominick Reyes as one of the clearer examples. Even the match before that, against Thiago Santos, to some extent. But even today the most common fight people refer to to poke holes in Jon’s invincibility is the one against our own Alexander Gustafsson.
Gustafsson, with the aforementioned credentials, believes that Jones may have found his superior. “The Mauler” holds heavyweight Tom Aspinall in high esteem, so much so that he believes he has what it takes to defeat Jon. He told this during an interview with Top Offshore Casinos.
Aspinall is on fire right now and he is a very, very good heavyweight. I don’t see anyone beating Aspinall right now. I understand why Tom wants to fight Jon, it’s because Jon is the GOAT, he is the biggest UFC star right now. If Tom was to beat Jon, it would be bigger than winning any UFC belt. The biggest achievement in the UFC right now is to beat Jon Jones. I understand why Aspinall is chasing the fight. I think he is ready for Jon. He’s on fire right now. If he fights Jon Jones, it should be now.
Alexander Gustafsson pays tribute to Tom Aspinall
Furthermore, he continued to highlight the qualities that have taken the Englishman to the top. Mainly known for his boxing, Alex believes that he possesses a wide enough arsenal to take home the victory against Jones.
Yes, I think Tom will be too much for Jon. He has all the weapons to beat Jon. Jon hasn’t been that active, but he’s still the GOAT. You can never count this guy out, he’s so freaking good at what he does. He’s handled every opponent and everybody knows how good he is, but Aspinall right now, I see him as very dangerous for Jon. He’s dangerous on his feet, he’s fast, he has great footwork, and he’s a smart fighter. He has the tools to do good against Jon and even beat him. If they will fight, now is the time for Aspinall. He could go down as one of the best heavyweights ever.
With a win, Tom’s shares would skyrocket and Gustafsson believes that he could very well become one of the best heavyweights ever.
What do you think? Is it Aspinall’s time we are in?
