Tom Aspinall offers shock prediction for Alex Pereira fantasy match-ups including Francis Ngannou and Brock Lesnar
03/07/2025 01:13 PM
Tom Aspinall has revealed whether he believes Alex Pereira could beat Francis Ngannou or Brock Lesnar.
On Saturday night, at UFC 313, ‘Poatan’ will attempt to defend his belt against Magomed Ankalaev, inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
However, he could soon move up to heavyweight, with one legend claiming talks for Pereira vs Aspinall are set to start imminently.
With that in mind, the division’s interim champion has given his stance on how the Brazilian would fair in the weight class.
WOW: Former UFC star says fans have got Alex Pereira vs Magomed Ankalaev completely wrong
Tom Aspinall says Francis Ngannou and Brock Lesnar would beat Alex Pereira
In a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, Tom Aspinall was asked how Alex Pereira would get on against a series of fighters.
Giving his potential future foe enormous credit, the powerhouse picked the former Glory kickboxing champion to beat: Khabib Nurmagomedov, Oleksandr Usyk, Tom Stoltman, Georges St-Pierre, Magomed Ankalaev, Tyson Fury, and a tag team of Dana White and Hunter Campbell.
However, it comes as no major surprise that Aspinall believes that if he ever crossed paths with the UFC 205-pound King, it would be he who’d come out the victor.
In addition, Aspinall would also expect Francis Ngannou and Brock Lesnar to get the better of the Sao Paulo striker, as well as two versions of Sean O’Malley.
Alex Pereira potentially stealing Jon Jones fight off Tom Aspinall enrages UFC legend
Currently, Aspinall is doing everything in his power to secure a showdown with Jon Jones.
However, many are concerned that Pereira could potentially swoop in and take the fight from under the Englishman’s nose.
This possibility has rendered a UFC Hall of Famer furious.
The icon says Pereira getting the Jones fight over Aspinall would be ‘out of order’.
