"Studied and ready for when and if it goes down" - Fans react to Tom Aspinall's expert breakdown of what makes Jon Jones great

Tom Aspinall last entered the octagon in July when he defeated Curtis Blaydes via first-round knockout at UFC 304 to successfully defend his interim heavyweight title for the first time. While he angled for the opportunity to face Jon Jones for the undisputed heavyweight title, the UFC opted to have 'Bones' defend his title in the previously planned matchup against Stipe Miocic.

The No.1-ranked heavyweight recently broke down footage of Jones on TNT Sports, stating:

"His knowledge in MMA is some of the best to ever do it and I've got to say that. What he generally does with his style is he's very long, 6'4 - I mean, not as long for a heavyweight - but he fights kind of here and does a lot of this kind of stuff. His attacks are very varied so he'll go this way on the front leg, he'll go here, he'll also bring the head kicks up. He'll fake the takedowns, come in with the spinning elbows."

Aspinall continued:

"Also, his grappling, a lot of the time what Jones does really, really well is once he gets his hands together on a double leg, it is so difficult to break that so he'll be here, he'll set up a double. Once his hands are locked and he starts to pull his opponent away, he almost always finishes the takedown. Then, as we've seen against Ciryl Gane, when his opponents sit up, he's got such a strong front headlock from here, sprawling his leg back when he gets to this spot, he's heavy here and his ground and pound is some of the best that we've ever seen."

Check out Tom Aspinall's full comments on Jon Jones below:

Fans shared their reaction to Aspinall's breakdown. @C1PH3Rx91 believes that he will go far in mixed martial arts:

"Studied and ready for when and if it goes down.. Toms gonna go far AF in this sport IMO."

@iDetectYT claimed that everyone has a plan until facing Jones:

"everybody has a plan until they actually fight him 💀"

Check out the best fan reactions below:

Fan reactions

Tom Aspinall trolls Jon Jones with toy purchase for his dog

Tom Aspinall appears unlikely to have the opportunity to face Jon Jones before the long-time champion retires from MMA. The interim heavyweight champion recently purchased his dog a duck toy, seemingly trolling 'Bones'.

Championship Rounds shared a clip of Aspinall's Instagram story, captioning the tweet:

"Tom Aspinall bought a duck toy for his dog 😭😭🦆 🎥 IG / @AspinallMMA #UFC #MMA #UFC309"

Check out the tweet from Championship Rounds below:

Jones has hinted that he will retire after facing Stipe Miocic at UFC 309. The heavyweight champion recently revealed that a clash with Alex Pereira excites him more than a matchup with Aspinall if he does not retire.