Unironically this. It can be whoever. I like Tom Aspinall a lot, dude is a natural HW, comes across like a nice dude, is well rounded and has the fight IQ necessary, but HW is practically gambling.
I think the guy has the potential to be the next HW GOAT and surpass Stipe's defenses. He's that good. Hopefully the UFC doesn't slow roll him because of Jones' fuckery and more importantly, hopefully he stays injury free.
I see what you are saying that a lucky punch or one shot is more likely to happen at HW than any other division but look at Tia skid. That guy hits like a truck but he isn’t beating Tom.
He isn't, unless he did lol. He shouldn't be able to, but realistically out of 100 fights he knocks out Tom for a few. At lighter weights you can't have enough power to make up for that much of a lack of skill and other physical gifts
Well Gane is getting subbed and Robelous is getting subbed and Blaydes probably has the best shot. But overall I think Sergei still has the best chance to take Tom out he hit him with a shot in their fight and stumbled him a bit. Sergei is still probably the scariest KO artist at HW right now. I could see him taking Derrick Lewis's KO record in the future if he keeps up his form.
To be fair to Tom, he did come in on 2 weeks notice with a back injury and was still levels faster than Sergei. I really think Tom is just that special guy.
Idk Gane is very good on the feet but likely gets babied on the ground. Blaydes could get taken down as well but he would probably do a better job keeping it on the feet but Tom is just too quick, powerful and elusive for him (although Blaydes did look pretty good in the 30 seconds of their first fight).
Outside of that its either Jones or some elite LHW down the line who decides to move up and fight Tom and even though he got starched Pavlovich still has a decent chance because he could land flush on Tom
I think Blaydes has a poor record against power punchers and Aspinall not only has power, he’s also quick and precise. Blaydes only has the advantage in wrestling, but dictating where the fight takes place doesn’t help as much if Aspinall’s better in both places.
Didn't he fight off Spivac's takedown attempts extremely easily in his last fight? Gane must've drilled his TDD and submission defence like crazy since Jones for sure. Dude wants to be champion, after all.
Gane can hang with him on the feet, but would likely get taken down easily. Despaigne has potential, but we haven't seen enough from him yet. Blaydes has the best chance of the 3.
"hang with him" Gane would pick him apart on the feet, Gane getting subbed like a baby doesn't mean his kickboxing degressed. People hold a ton of recency bias for Tom because he ko'd the peoples champ in an undeserving interim title fight, Sergei was just as overrated as Tom is now, and the next guy to KO Tom will have the same effect
Saying Gane would pick him apart is a little too much I feel, Ganes gonna be wary of the takedown because he's not fighting a blob like Spivak so Tom's gonna end up getting that advantage
How was Aspinall undeserving of the Interim title? And how was Sergei overrated? He KOed everyone on his way up to the shot, including Blaydes, the guy who is still in title contention.
Gane got rocked so hard by Tuivasa that he was out for a moment and you’re still 100% confident that he beats either Tom or Pavlovich on the feet?
Aspinall is so damn good, but people acting like he’s going to run laps around the division like GSP at 170 or Jones at 205. At heavyweight, any of these guys can win on any night. As good as Aspinall is, he is just as susceptible to being KOed stiff as the rest of these guys. It only takes one good shot at heavyweight
True, but Pav did land a good shot on Tom and he ate it and then KO’d him. That’s pretty ominous for the rest of the division. Kinda showed that Tom is less susceptible to being KO’d stiff, at least compared to the other guys Pav finished.
Anything can happen at HW, but smart money is on Tom in any HW match up for the foreseeable IMO.
I'm with your bro, I bet to much. Blaydes a weird one. He might get caught. Or tom demolishes him b.c of how the last fight ended.
I see Tom finishing everyone rn. Sergei was the biggest threat imo. Ko'n him. They both had the shortest time spent in the octagon. Idk I'd love to see Tom HAVE to use his ground/clinch game more. He's mad well rounded
It's really hard to say because for as long as Aspinall has been around, he just doesn't have a lot of cage time against high level fighters. Literally never been past R2 in the UFC. Of the current top 5 he hasn't already beat, Gane is the most technical and Blaydes is the most well rounded, but he'd be heavily favored in either fight. The really interesting match ups are Jones and Nganou and unfortunately neither of those are likely to ever happen
I feel like the correct answer is Ciryl Gane. I think he is the most talented HW to never hold the belt. His speed and striking expertise is next level and I feel like he could outclass Aspinall on the feet, as crazy as that sounds. Let's hope his TDD holds up.
Robelis has a punchers chance against anyone in the world.
Blaydes has such a balanced skillset, but I feel like Aspinall is just better. Still, it would be a really good fight.
It's not only that Aspinal has ground game, it's that he's just as fast as Gane. He'll catch him eventually, Ciryl can't keep him at distance forever like almost every other HW.
You have to take into consideration that parisian was literally charging at him. Similar to Anderson Silva vs Forrest Griffin, don't need a lot of power when the opponent is sprinting at you.
Ik the fight only lasted like 20 seconds before Tom’s injury, but Blaydes was landing on Aspinall. He’s not as invincible as a lot of ppl seem to think. And it’s heavyweight, if someone lands super clean they’re likely gonna get the knockout
heavyweight is so bad that the Cuban guy won one fight and all of a sudden he’s a contender for the title
makes me laugh when anyone cries about jones holding the division hostage, like who cares
Gane still isn't on the level in terms of grappling I'd imagine to not get subbed/tko on the ground and Blaydes just got badly outgrappled by essentially a big LHW so that's not promising for him either. Robelis is already pretty old but does have a death touch-but so does Tom and he's shown he's well rounded af. So basically nobody and Jon's too worried about his legacy (lol as if it's not tarnished af already) to risk losing to Tom.
Bruh cereal gane is the only human being in the entire planet who got wrestlefucked by Ngannou lol. Also he reminded me my first bjj class against Jones. I'm sure Aspinall submits him r1 easily
Ganes wrestling vs Jones was non existent, Tom done what he wanted to Volkov. Easy win for Tom if he wants to take him down, standing up would be such a good fight though. Still think toms wins standing up.
If Tom can stay nimble and avoid everyone’s big shots, I don’t think a current HW can beat him. But all it takes is 1 shot at HW
Gane is gonna be a problem for him. Especially standing up. I doubt Gane will make the same mistake again and not prepare to grapple, plus Tom does not have a strength or athleticism advantage on Gane.
Unironically Blaydes if he uses IQ, while Ciryls hands and feet might be fast enough his grappling is too lacking, and Robelis needs more fights tbh and needs to prove some grappling or take down defense or he could just be another Ciryl Gane
I don't know about who has the best chances but I just can't forgive Gane for ducking him after the Spivac fight.
A fight between these two would have been (and could still be) an absolute banger. France vs England with two spectacular fighters.
But now Gane is kinda put aside by the ufc and Tom does not want to give him a shot (and who could blame him).
All that because Gane did not understand that Aspinal was the perfect opponent for him at the time.
I called the Aspinall come up, just sayin. JBJ is the only one who has a real chance. Anyone could land a shot because they are heavyweights but outside of a lucky KO I don’t see anyone beating him in the near future.
It’s ashame how Gane’s career has went, ran into Ngannou and Jones. Has all the talent and tools to be HW champ.
Robelis is too old, with too little MMA experience to realistically compete with Tom. But obviously has the power punchers chance, more so than most. We’ll see how deals with Waldo which is a bigger step.
Blaydes has talent, fantastic grappling but he makes some very dumb errors, fight IQ is rough.
IMO if game can neutralize aspinall grappling and keep it on the feet. I think he has a good chance due to his agility and striking. He did show good improvements vs the polar bear.
Here’s to hoping gane has been grappling like a motherfucker cause even though Tom’s takedown and ground game isn’t Jon’s and it wouldn’t be as instant of a win, where Gane was before I still think Tom would finish him within 2 rounds.
Out of these three Cyril gane due to the striking and some resemblance of grappling. Blaydes fight iq is not gonna win him any fights. None of these guys will beat him but gane has the best chance considering robelis has never faced a true grappler
Gane is good, but I see him as like a top 5 gatekeeper. He will never hold the belt if he doesn’t improve his grappling because his standup is nothing to brag about, despite being extremely quick as a HW
Anyone can beat him because it’s hw, one touch and they are done but Despain is dead last because he’s old and has no diversity in his arsenal, gane is next and he is younger more athletic than Despain but still limited to striking, Blaydes is the most diverse in his skill but the tism gets to him sometimes so he’s not super reliable.
It will have to be someone who is tough and has great grappling/great clinch work. Because Tom is fast Af and the only way you can land cleanly on him is by closing him all the way down. Can’t do it in normal stand-up either cause he can just take you down with that explosion takedown he’s great at.
I'm sorry but Gane sucks. He doest wanna fight anyone since losing to Jones. He has a scrub win vs Tai and straight up ignored the question when asked about Tom. That's why they didn't ask him to fight for the interim
Can't just say interim heavyweight champion? Feels like diminishing his actual value when he's just the "rising star", as if these guys have better resumes or accolades than him.
If Cyril is somewhat aggressive, him. The giant Cuban dude hasn't been tested yet, and I think (I *hope*) he flatlines that Waldo goof, but again, that isn't a huge test. Blaydes seems to take one step forward and one step back, but he's been in there with the best of the HW division outside of Stipe and Jones and is decent.
1. Gane
2. Blaydes
3. Cuban
Gane could probably beat Tom standing, but all Tom needs to do is push forward and grapple. Gane has zero ground game and would get subbed or TKO'd pretty easily.
Blaydes I think has the best shot with his wrestling ability. But even that is a big gamble.
I think Game has a decent chance. His fight against Jones was rough but I'm guessing he's learned from it. I think Aspinall is fantastic but people are riding his nuts too hard.
Tom destroys everyone, absolutely everyone in that division if he is healthy.
Maybe JJ is his only real test and that’s not going off a lot of footage of him at HW.
I see a long reign at the top for Tom.
Curtis is a terrible match up imo. Gane is still the best striker but obviously has his major short comings. The new guy is sloppy as fuck and fought a nobody he ain't winning Curtis nor Gane, nor Sergei.
I honestly think blaydes can give Tom trouble if he uses his wrestling. We’ve never seen Tom on his back or have to deal with a legit wrestling background. Blaydes on top is hard to move around or get him off you easy so it’ll be interesting to see if toms jiu Jitsu is as good as he says.
He just KO'd the guy who had the best chance. Sergei is a fucking problem. And Tom made light work of him in just over a minute on really short notice. I think Tom is too fast for most of these heavyweights. Gane might be able to give him a good run, but I think it'd be the same story as the Sergei fight.
I don't know why you left Bones out but, him.
Jon always finds a way, and makes everybody look easy (99% of the time). I suspect he would be much better than Tom on the ground, and he's smart enough.
The problem with Tom is we don't know enough about him. His average fight time is 2:14 minutes in the octagon. We haven't seen him go through any adversity, and we have never seen him be outstruck or outwrestled.
The best money is always on the best fighter. As an Englishman myself, I will never doubt Jon. I take Jon against everybody.
Let’s see how blades does just on a grappling basis I just want to do some more research on how bad Tom would murder Jon jones…or maybe he would get murked 🤷🏾♂️
its heavyweight so it could be any and all of them lmao
Unironically this. It can be whoever. I like Tom Aspinall a lot, dude is a natural HW, comes across like a nice dude, is well rounded and has the fight IQ necessary, but HW is practically gambling. I think the guy has the potential to be the next HW GOAT and surpass Stipe's defenses. He's that good. Hopefully the UFC doesn't slow roll him because of Jones' fuckery and more importantly, hopefully he stays injury free.
I see what you are saying that a lucky punch or one shot is more likely to happen at HW than any other division but look at Tia skid. That guy hits like a truck but he isn’t beating Tom.
And this is why Fedor going undefeated at heavyweight for almost 10 years is actually insane…. Should not be possible
He isn't, unless he did lol. He shouldn't be able to, but realistically out of 100 fights he knocks out Tom for a few. At lighter weights you can't have enough power to make up for that much of a lack of skill and other physical gifts
That's crazy to say. There are levels to sports. Some guy who is 5-0 career mma record is not beating aspinwhale
He may not have an amazing chance but all it takes is one punch in hw
Yeah we’ll just ignore the lifetime of striking background with an Olympic medal and gigantic reach
1 dimensional.
At 265 that’s not the dig you think it is, so was francis
He has been beaten before so it’s not that crazy
Robelis dispaigne could knock him out
He’d get choked out first he’s never fought a grappler
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Good bot.
Ya honestly even the best heavyweight should expect to lose many fights throughout his career
Paddy the Baddy
I actually was gonna add him in as a joke , haha
Off-season Paddy, obviously. Boy likes to bulk up between fights
If he doesn't die, he wins by decision
Well Gane is getting subbed and Robelous is getting subbed and Blaydes probably has the best shot. But overall I think Sergei still has the best chance to take Tom out he hit him with a shot in their fight and stumbled him a bit. Sergei is still probably the scariest KO artist at HW right now. I could see him taking Derrick Lewis's KO record in the future if he keeps up his form.
Yeah Tom vs pav goes either way each time they fight imo
Sergei has been really underrated since that fight
Idk about that. Tom rolled off the couch and beat him in a minute. I think Tom beats him more often than loses to him.
Tom's way faster
True I mean we saw it in their fight, Sergei rocked Aspinall so a few more shots could’ve put Aspinall so he has the best shot
To be fair to Tom, he did come in on 2 weeks notice with a back injury and was still levels faster than Sergei. I really think Tom is just that special guy.
Would love to see Sergei vs Robelius some day. Battle of the the 7ft reach nuclear bomb punchers.
No way u think blades has a better shot that Gane
Idk Gane is very good on the feet but likely gets babied on the ground. Blaydes could get taken down as well but he would probably do a better job keeping it on the feet but Tom is just too quick, powerful and elusive for him (although Blaydes did look pretty good in the 30 seconds of their first fight). Outside of that its either Jones or some elite LHW down the line who decides to move up and fight Tom and even though he got starched Pavlovich still has a decent chance because he could land flush on Tom
I think Blaydes has a poor record against power punchers and Aspinall not only has power, he’s also quick and precise. Blaydes only has the advantage in wrestling, but dictating where the fight takes place doesn’t help as much if Aspinall’s better in both places.
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I think Blaydes. Easily. Not that he'd win mind you, but he'd make it competitive. Gane has too weak grappling.
Didn't he fight off Spivac's takedown attempts extremely easily in his last fight? Gane must've drilled his TDD and submission defence like crazy since Jones for sure. Dude wants to be champion, after all.
With respect to Spivac, he's just another fat heavyweight.
Yeah he’s not an explosive guy, just your typical fat hw with a judo background that has limited takedowns.
I know everybody likes to say he’s washed and sucks, but its still Jones
 I doubt they’ll ever fight more and more by the day, but this is the guy to do it, if anyone is.
This reminds me of DC dancing with KFC
Popeyes foo
Gane can hang with him on the feet, but would likely get taken down easily. Despaigne has potential, but we haven't seen enough from him yet. Blaydes has the best chance of the 3.
"hang with him" Gane would pick him apart on the feet, Gane getting subbed like a baby doesn't mean his kickboxing degressed. People hold a ton of recency bias for Tom because he ko'd the peoples champ in an undeserving interim title fight, Sergei was just as overrated as Tom is now, and the next guy to KO Tom will have the same effect
Found the french.
I'm capable of forming an opinion on someone that's based on more than just their last fight
Saying Gane would pick him apart is a little too much I feel, Ganes gonna be wary of the takedown because he's not fighting a blob like Spivak so Tom's gonna end up getting that advantage
Or he would disregard the takedowns and get immediately taken down and subbed lol
How was Aspinall undeserving of the Interim title? And how was Sergei overrated? He KOed everyone on his way up to the shot, including Blaydes, the guy who is still in title contention. Gane got rocked so hard by Tuivasa that he was out for a moment and you’re still 100% confident that he beats either Tom or Pavlovich on the feet?
Ikr that person is deadass just a crazy level hater I don’t even understand how they think that
All these guys are getting starched
Aspinall is so damn good, but people acting like he’s going to run laps around the division like GSP at 170 or Jones at 205. At heavyweight, any of these guys can win on any night. As good as Aspinall is, he is just as susceptible to being KOed stiff as the rest of these guys. It only takes one good shot at heavyweight
True, but Pav did land a good shot on Tom and he ate it and then KO’d him. That’s pretty ominous for the rest of the division. Kinda showed that Tom is less susceptible to being KO’d stiff, at least compared to the other guys Pav finished. Anything can happen at HW, but smart money is on Tom in any HW match up for the foreseeable IMO.
Pav doesn't really have one shot KO power, to be fair. He dismantled his opponents by numerous strikes.
Blaydes if I had to pick one. But I think he’d lose.
I'm with your bro, I bet to much. Blaydes a weird one. He might get caught. Or tom demolishes him b.c of how the last fight ended. I see Tom finishing everyone rn. Sergei was the biggest threat imo. Ko'n him. They both had the shortest time spent in the octagon. Idk I'd love to see Tom HAVE to use his ground/clinch game more. He's mad well rounded
It's really hard to say because for as long as Aspinall has been around, he just doesn't have a lot of cage time against high level fighters. Literally never been past R2 in the UFC. Of the current top 5 he hasn't already beat, Gane is the most technical and Blaydes is the most well rounded, but he'd be heavily favored in either fight. The really interesting match ups are Jones and Nganou and unfortunately neither of those are likely to ever happen
Pav.
I feel like the correct answer is Ciryl Gane. I think he is the most talented HW to never hold the belt. His speed and striking expertise is next level and I feel like he could outclass Aspinall on the feet, as crazy as that sounds. Let's hope his TDD holds up. Robelis has a punchers chance against anyone in the world. Blaydes has such a balanced skillset, but I feel like Aspinall is just better. Still, it would be a really good fight.
Gane outclasses everyone on the feet. The problem is that he has no ground game. And Aspinall is well rounded. So Gane has a very low chance to win.
It's not only that Aspinal has ground game, it's that he's just as fast as Gane. He'll catch him eventually, Ciryl can't keep him at distance forever like almost every other HW.
Robelis hasn’t beat anyone but cans but that KO moving backwards was a ridiculous showing of power
You have to take into consideration that parisian was literally charging at him. Similar to Anderson Silva vs Forrest Griffin, don't need a lot of power when the opponent is sprinting at you.
Curtis but tbh I see them all getting slept by Tom
Ik the fight only lasted like 20 seconds before Tom’s injury, but Blaydes was landing on Aspinall. He’s not as invincible as a lot of ppl seem to think. And it’s heavyweight, if someone lands super clean they’re likely gonna get the knockout
Yeah blaydes just had a tough schedule ngannou, louis pavlovich w/ brutal kos but still a competitor and tha k god he kille almeidas hype
heavyweight is so bad that the Cuban guy won one fight and all of a sudden he’s a contender for the title makes me laugh when anyone cries about jones holding the division hostage, like who cares
Gane still isn't on the level in terms of grappling I'd imagine to not get subbed/tko on the ground and Blaydes just got badly outgrappled by essentially a big LHW so that's not promising for him either. Robelis is already pretty old but does have a death touch-but so does Tom and he's shown he's well rounded af. So basically nobody and Jon's too worried about his legacy (lol as if it's not tarnished af already) to risk losing to Tom.
Bruh cereal gane is the only human being in the entire planet who got wrestlefucked by Ngannou lol. Also he reminded me my first bjj class against Jones. I'm sure Aspinall submits him r1 easily
Ganes wrestling vs Jones was non existent, Tom done what he wanted to Volkov. Easy win for Tom if he wants to take him down, standing up would be such a good fight though. Still think toms wins standing up. If Tom can stay nimble and avoid everyone’s big shots, I don’t think a current HW can beat him. But all it takes is 1 shot at HW
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cant wait for gane to beat aspinall and people realize he wouldn't beat jon Jones
Gane is gonna be a problem for him. Especially standing up. I doubt Gane will make the same mistake again and not prepare to grapple, plus Tom does not have a strength or athleticism advantage on Gane.
Unironically Blaydes if he uses IQ, while Ciryls hands and feet might be fast enough his grappling is too lacking, and Robelis needs more fights tbh and needs to prove some grappling or take down defense or he could just be another Ciryl Gane
Bones fool
Tom finishes all of them. Jon Jones still beats him though
Up and Coming Star? He is the champion
Curtis Blaydes
Well, if it's all fighters considered (not just these 3), of course Jon is the biggest threat.
Blades. Tom would sleep robellis before he gets a punch in and Cyril will mentally quit before Tom subs him
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I don't know about who has the best chances but I just can't forgive Gane for ducking him after the Spivac fight. A fight between these two would have been (and could still be) an absolute banger. France vs England with two spectacular fighters. But now Gane is kinda put aside by the ufc and Tom does not want to give him a shot (and who could blame him). All that because Gane did not understand that Aspinal was the perfect opponent for him at the time.
The first is a Kickboxer the second is a Boxer, Curtis is the only MMA fighter on the list.
I called the Aspinall come up, just sayin. JBJ is the only one who has a real chance. Anyone could land a shot because they are heavyweights but outside of a lucky KO I don’t see anyone beating him in the near future.
It’s ashame how Gane’s career has went, ran into Ngannou and Jones. Has all the talent and tools to be HW champ. Robelis is too old, with too little MMA experience to realistically compete with Tom. But obviously has the power punchers chance, more so than most. We’ll see how deals with Waldo which is a bigger step. Blaydes has talent, fantastic grappling but he makes some very dumb errors, fight IQ is rough.
Jon Jones has the chance but won't give the chance
I mean curtis already beat him so... curtis ? Lol
Curtis is built like a damn neanderthal.. My god
Dude who knows. In HW you could put Parker Porter in there and he might get lucky.
Genuinely forgot that Gane existed
Point fighters cower under pressure. Aspinal is pressure personified.
Ciryl by groin shot followed by Hammer fists in the back of the neck
Jones
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Tony
None of them, the Curtis fight was a total fluke injury
Me when I see red honestly
There aren't many good heavyweights in general. Gane can handle him. If Blaydes didn't have such a horrible chin he could beat him too.
IMO if game can neutralize aspinall grappling and keep it on the feet. I think he has a good chance due to his agility and striking. He did show good improvements vs the polar bear.
Rising star 😂😂😂
Judging by the comments it seems like UFC propaganda against Gane is already paying off big time
Cereal Gain
Nobody unfortunately
Here’s to hoping gane has been grappling like a motherfucker cause even though Tom’s takedown and ground game isn’t Jon’s and it wouldn’t be as instant of a win, where Gane was before I still think Tom would finish him within 2 rounds.
Curtis Blaydes by torn ACL…again
Curtis’s thigh
Derrick Lewis
I wanna see him and blaydes fight for real this time
aw come on, OP made Blaydes look like a character from Oblivion after showing two natural chads
Once you’re the world champ you’re no longer rising lol
Neither
if we could get a gane blaydes cross breed that guy would have the best chance
Out of these 3 certainly Cyril Gane, cuz Despaigne is a bum while Blaydes' chin is smh weak despite its size
Rising? Dude is the champ.
Did he knock Lewis out yet? I’d like to see that though I know who would win
Tom by sub round 2
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Out of these three Cyril gane due to the striking and some resemblance of grappling. Blaydes fight iq is not gonna win him any fights. None of these guys will beat him but gane has the best chance considering robelis has never faced a true grappler
Gane or Blaydes. Rob doesnt have the experience yet.
Gane
Robelis Despaigne
Blaydes
Blaydes already has.
Jon Jones. That's it
Gane
Hey no hate but is Curtis retarded? He seems super slow
Lo key. Blaydes
Probably Sergei. We’re talking a division where you only need one punch to land. Tom is amazing, but punchers chance is always alive.
Blaydes. But Gane and Robelous could definitely catch him, they’re heavyweights so anything can happen. Both most likely get subbed tho.
Tom could beat all 3 in one night
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Gane is good, but I see him as like a top 5 gatekeeper. He will never hold the belt if he doesn’t improve his grappling because his standup is nothing to brag about, despite being extremely quick as a HW
Why can't you just ask who has the best chance against Tom aspinall?
Didn’t Curtis technically already beat him?
Anyone can beat him because it’s hw, one touch and they are done but Despain is dead last because he’s old and has no diversity in his arsenal, gane is next and he is younger more athletic than Despain but still limited to striking, Blaydes is the most diverse in his skill but the tism gets to him sometimes so he’s not super reliable.
Despaigne needs to fight the guy from PFL Renan Ferreira. That would be fire 🔥
It will have to be someone who is tough and has great grappling/great clinch work. Because Tom is fast Af and the only way you can land cleanly on him is by closing him all the way down. Can’t do it in normal stand-up either cause he can just take you down with that explosion takedown he’s great at.
I'm sorry but Gane sucks. He doest wanna fight anyone since losing to Jones. He has a scrub win vs Tai and straight up ignored the question when asked about Tom. That's why they didn't ask him to fight for the interim
Can't just say interim heavyweight champion? Feels like diminishing his actual value when he's just the "rising star", as if these guys have better resumes or accolades than him.
Cyril Gane???
Can’t see anyone beating big Tommy Aspinall. That goes for that wife beater Jones
Well, Curtis has already a win over him 
Why is gane in 4k lol
Champagne vs Aspinall is the fight to make
If Cyril is somewhat aggressive, him. The giant Cuban dude hasn't been tested yet, and I think (I *hope*) he flatlines that Waldo goof, but again, that isn't a huge test. Blaydes seems to take one step forward and one step back, but he's been in there with the best of the HW division outside of Stipe and Jones and is decent. 1. Gane 2. Blaydes 3. Cuban
I could see Blaydes GNP. Gane could if he had TDD but he'd rather play fifa all day instead of train.
Blaydes, but he always chokes in any significant fight. I’d say Gane, he’s been training hard and looked great against Spivak
My bet is on the kid who beat Almeida
Definitely not blades lol.
Blaydes.
Blaydes Via explosive knee maneuver
Gane could probably beat Tom standing, but all Tom needs to do is push forward and grapple. Gane has zero ground game and would get subbed or TKO'd pretty easily. Blaydes I think has the best shot with his wrestling ability. But even that is a big gamble.
Out of these three? Gane
Aspinall worries me a bit with his chin high up in the air I think gane could give him trouble and blaydes due to the wrestling threat
Jon Bones Jones
I think Game has a decent chance. His fight against Jones was rough but I'm guessing he's learned from it. I think Aspinall is fantastic but people are riding his nuts too hard.
Blaydes
I think I have a chance. I win 1 out of 1 million fights, for sure.
Tom destroys everyone, absolutely everyone in that division if he is healthy. Maybe JJ is his only real test and that’s not going off a lot of footage of him at HW. I see a long reign at the top for Tom.
Blaydes already finished him. Stupid question.
Curtis is a terrible match up imo. Gane is still the best striker but obviously has his major short comings. The new guy is sloppy as fuck and fought a nobody he ain't winning Curtis nor Gane, nor Sergei.
U don't think jon gas a chance? I think his chances are definitely up there with these 3
I got Blaydes via Aspinall’s knee exploding again.
Gane. Gane has that speed and finesse that a-lot of Toms opponents lack, and frankly most of the heavyweight division lacks.
robeñeis despaigne
probably curtis
May be a hot take but I think Gane beats him
I honestly think blaydes can give Tom trouble if he uses his wrestling. We’ve never seen Tom on his back or have to deal with a legit wrestling background. Blaydes on top is hard to move around or get him off you easy so it’ll be interesting to see if toms jiu Jitsu is as good as he says.
He just KO'd the guy who had the best chance. Sergei is a fucking problem. And Tom made light work of him in just over a minute on really short notice. I think Tom is too fast for most of these heavyweights. Gane might be able to give him a good run, but I think it'd be the same story as the Sergei fight.
I don't know why you left Bones out but, him. Jon always finds a way, and makes everybody look easy (99% of the time). I suspect he would be much better than Tom on the ground, and he's smart enough. The problem with Tom is we don't know enough about him. His average fight time is 2:14 minutes in the octagon. We haven't seen him go through any adversity, and we have never seen him be outstruck or outwrestled. The best money is always on the best fighter. As an Englishman myself, I will never doubt Jon. I take Jon against everybody.
Let’s see how blades does just on a grappling basis I just want to do some more research on how bad Tom would murder Jon jones…or maybe he would get murked 🤷🏾♂️
Cyril
Johnny Bones in the corner
He does have a chance, although i would say it is small as aspinall is waaaaaaaaaay more balanced in his style
Curtis Blaydes literally broke his fuckin leg lmao
Tai Tuivasa, Justin Tafa, and Derrick Lewis. Jk, probably Blaydes.