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Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall make a compelling fight pair that many are already playing out possible scenarios in the hypothetical matchup. One particular scenario was examined recently by Gordon Ryan during a recent conversation with Joe Rogan.
The jiu-jitsu specialist appeared on the March 22 edition of JRE Fight Companion with former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub and fellow BJJ savant Eddie Bravo also joining in for the episode. When Schaub stated how he feels that Jones would get Aspinall down and then subsequently asked if Ryan feels as if the Brit could give 'Bones' issues from his guard. Ryan said:
"No, I think that Tom would probably be trying to stand up. Tom also has pretty good like fast takedowns. So they could both take one another down. But I don't think that Tom is going to be able to like really do anything besides try to get up on Jon."
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Gordon Ryan highlights a funny Jon Jones anecdote
Jon Jones and Gordon Ryan have spent a fair amount of time together in the training room, especially during Jones' preparations for his Stipe Miocic fight last November.
During the aforementioned interaction, the 37-year-old defending heavyweight champion had a bit of a curious pre-fight routine leading into his Stipe Miocic matchup. Notably, Ryan was part of Jones' corner for that contest inside Madison Square Garden.
Gordon Ryan prefaced the story by mentioning it was one that no one knows about and offered some insights into Jon Jones' Donald Trump dance after beating Miocic. Getting into the specifics of the matter, Ryan stated [via BJPenn.com]:
"We found out that [Donald] Trump was going to be there. Probably 20 minutes of that warm up was just him practicing the mechanics of how to do the Trump dance right. We looked it up, YouTubed it, and he was practicing the Trump dance in the locker room getting ready to do it. The best [part] is, we were all for it... We were coaching him through it."
