Rampage Jackson believes Tom Aspinall is an easier matchup for Jon Jones than Stipe Miocic was

Rampage Jackson doesn’t think Tom Aspinall would be much of a problem for Jon Jones.

After Jones beat Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 to defend his heavyweight title, many fans hoped he would face the current interim heavyweight champion in Tom Aspinall next. It would definitely be a highly-anticipated bout and one that would be tough to call.

However, Jones’ former opponent in Rampage Jackson doesn’t think a fight with Aspinall would be all that competitive. Instead, he thinks Miocic is a tougher matchup for Jones than Aspinall would be.

“I feel like Jon Jones’ last performance, I don’t even think any heavyweight on the planet could beat Jon Jones because he solidifies himself as one of the greatest fighters on the planet and no disrespect to Aspinall. I think Aspinall is a great fighter, I’m a fan of his as well, but I figured Stipe would be a tougher challenge than Aspinall,” Jackson said to Ariel Helwani.

It is a bold take from Rampage Jackson as many believe Tom Aspinall would be Jon Jones’ toughest fight of maybe his entire career.

Rampage Jackson explains what makes Jon Jones so dominant

Rampage Jackson believes Jon Jones’ mindset is the reason why he’s so dominant.

Jackson believes MMA is mostly mental and he thinks Jones is the smartest person in the Octagon ever which makes him so good.

“The reason Jon Jones has been so successful at MMA and has dominated for so long is because his mind is so strong,” Jackson added. “I’ve been in the cage with that kid. I heavily underestimated him, and I have been watching his fights ever since and I see the stuff he does. He is doing stuff that nobody does. The way he controls the Octagons, his mind is very strong. MMA is 95% mental.”

Jackson believes Jones knows what his opponent is going to do at all times which makes him so good and so dominant.