Cain Velasquez shares how he’d match up with Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall in his prime

Cain Velasquez explains how he’d approach Jon Jones, Tom Aspinall fights

In a recent appearance on the Basement Talk podcast, Velasquez opined how a matchup with Jones during his prime would’ve played out.

“Jon Jones, prime Cain – OK, that would be a tough fight, man. Always, that would’ve been tough,” Velasquez said. “You know, with that dude, he is (the boogeyman). But I think that would’ve been the best matchup because I think I would’ve had something for him. I could go there where he would’ve wanted to go.”

Velasquez seemed more confident in his chances against Tom Aspinall.

“Aspinall, as well, especially with the wrestling, I just know when I get onto somebody’s legs I’m taking him down,” Velasquez said. “(He’s) very dangerous with his hands, has a lot of power. What he does, he kind of lunges forward and punches – takes a big step and lunges forward, closes that distance really well. But when somebody is wrestling, you’re going to be coming into my takedowns.”

Velasquez will appear in a Santa Clara County District courtroom on October 18th for sentencing in his attempted murder trial.