Aspinall Vs. Blaydes Predictions – ‘KO In The Second’
Tom Aspinall defends his UFC Interim Heavyweight Title on Saturday in a rematch with Curtis Blaydes, with fellow UFC fighters picking their winner.
They face off on the Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad card. Blaydes won their first clash in 2022 after Aspinall was stopped. The Brit injured his knee in the first round, giving him his only career loss. Since then, both fighters have had contrasting fortunes. Aspinall knocked out Marcin Tybura and Sergei Pavlovich in first-round KOs. Meanwhile, Blaydes lost to Pavlovich before bouncing back with a win over Jailton Almeida.
The winner will take a step closer to facing off against the UFC Heavyweight Champion, Jon Jones. Jones is expected to defend his title against Stipe Miocic once he works his way back from injury. Aspinall has taken unique steps for this Blaydes fight, even dipping his knuckles in petrol to make them harder. Meanwhile, Jones has picked Blaydes to pull off a win based on the first Aspinall fight. Many UFC fighters had plenty to say about who would win.
Predictions
“I mean, they’re both actually pretty explosive. I do feel like Curtis Blaydes is a harder, harder match for Tom Aspinall….I’m still definitely picking Tom Aspinall. I think Tom Aspinall is too good….Jon Jones, I want to see him fight Jon Jones..If anyone’s ever going to beat John Jones then it’s someone like Tom Aspinall, they can really mix it up. Still, fast. He’s going to be just as fast as Jon Jones,” Alexander Volkanovski
“Tom Aspinall is taking on Curtis.., a guy that I know, a guy that I love, a guy that I like watching fight. I think he’s been a dark horse in that heavyweight division for a long, long time, but now he’s going up against potentially the best in that heavyweight division…If I have to pick here, I’m going to say, with the wrestling, if Curtis Blaydes is able to mix in the wrestling and also strike, I think Curtis Blaydes can get this fighting one,” Kamaru Usman
“I tell you what, Tom Aspinall, as much as I hated that dude, watching his clips and watching him is fire. The dude has fakes, faints, lateral movements, and knows how to control the distance. And if a guy like Curtis Blaydes cannot make those adjustments, take this dude down, it might be a good night for your boy.
Further Predictions
“I would love Curtis Blaydes to get it just to kind of, you know, you don’t want Jones to go, be able to go through a lot of these freaking killers, even though blades stylistically, he’s just a better fight for John. But looking at this fight, man, Kush, excuse me, I’m sorry. Curtis Blaydes, excuse me, I’m sorry. But if you don’t use your wrestling and don’t use it immediately, this is what this dude is…dangerous. So for that reason, if that’s the case, if Curtis Blaydes does not use his grappling as he should, you gotta go with the guy with the better striking, and that’s Tom Aspinall,” Henry Cejudo
“I mean, that’s a dangerous fight for Tom, especially back in his home country, Curtis Blaydes. Again, people don’t give Curtis Blaydes credit. He may not be the most exciting guy, but he’s very, very dangerous, and he could beat anybody at any time. He could beat Jon Jones, even. I hope Tom Aspinall wins, just to see him keep going,” Tim Welch
“I think it’s just Tom’s on a different level at the moment, even saying that, yeah, you have to take Blaydes seriously. But if Tom’s gonna fight him, he has to fight him at the end of his range or way out. Tom can blitz, man. Tom can blitz, and I think he’s faster than Blaydes..I’m gonna go with Tom in this fight. I’m gonna go with Tom by finish,” Israel Adesanya
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