Alexander Volkanovski has named his high 5 fighters of all time.
‘The Nice’ is broadly thought to be among the finest featherweights in MMA historical past, however he’s presently on the comeback path after losing his title to Ilia Topuria, who knocked him out chilly at UFC 298 in February.
Alexander Volkanovski is predicted to make a triumphant return to the Octagon in 2025, however within the meantime, he’s been entertaining his followers by importing movies to YouTube.
The newest was a Q&A session, which noticed him reveal particulars about his retirement plans and even focus on his sport plan for a fantasy battle with mild heavyweight champion Alex Pereira.
Alexander Volkanovski’s GOAT listing
One fan needed to know who Volkanovski ranks as the highest 5 greatest fighters in UFC history.
Volkanovski instantly named former flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson as his GOAT earlier than placing Jon Jones within the quantity two spot.
Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva are two names that always pop up when followers focus on the very best of all time, however Israel Adesanya isn’t. Nonetheless, all three of them made Volkanovki’s high 5, which is bound to trigger a stir amongst followers.
“I’m gonna say, Demetrious Johnson,” the Aussie fan favourite stated.
“I’m gonna should throw Jon Jones in there. Everybody is aware of my tackle the difficulty outdoors of [the Octagon], however he’s simply been the champion and on the high ceaselessly, so you possibly can’t not [include him].
“I do know lots of people are gonna throw out them issues, and I do myself as a result of I delight myself on staying away from all of that crap as effectively. However you possibly can’t deny his ability, he’s undoubtedly one of many biggest of all time, so you’re going to have to present Jon Jones that.
“Georges St-Pierre. Georges St-Pierre has undoubtedly acquired to be there.
“I’m gonna should throw Anderson Silva in there. And I’m gonna throw my boy, Israel Adesanya, in there as effectively. A whole lot of championships, and on the subject of putting, I believe he’s the best striker the UFC has ever seen.”
Alexander Volkanovski would love Max Holloway’s granite chin
One other fan requested Volkanovski, ‘If you happen to may have one attribute from one other fighter what wouldn’t it be?’
The 36-year-old initially contemplated choosing the youngest prospect he is aware of so he may roll again the clock earlier than finally selecting Max Holloway’s chin. ‘Blessed’ was recognized for having a wild capability to take photographs, however his granite chin was lastly cracked when he misplaced to Topuria at UFC 308 in October.
“I used to be going to say simply choose a younger fighter and be like, ‘Yeah, be 18 once more’.”
“Max had the chin and you continue to that will nonetheless be a loopy chin. I’d say yeah, chin, as a result of that’s how I’ve at all times checked out it. That is the way it’s at all times been for me going by way of my profession. You at all times know that somebody can catch you, that’s simply the sport.
“I’ve at all times stated it’s going to be onerous for anyone to truly beat me. I imply, Islam [Makhachev] had that very shut battle, that first one. So there’s solely very, only a few – if any – that may take me to a call and beat me that method.
“Clearly, you might say Islam did, it was a really shut battle however I’ve at all times stated that anybody can catch you, proper? That is MMA. It is a loopy sport. In any fight sport, anybody can catch you. If you happen to may sit there and have the chin the place you are taking away that solely alternative for somebody to beat you, you’re going to be fairly onerous to beat, that’s for certain.
“I’m gonna say choose somebody with the best chin as a result of I’m comfy with all the pieces else.”
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