Alexander Volkanovski doesn’t contemplate himself one of many 5 best fighters ever.
The dialog over who’s the Best of All Time is ever-present in MMA, and over the previous few years, Volkanovski started to enter the dialog as he put collectively one of many best featherweight title runs ever. Nevertheless, losses in three of his earlier 4 fights (albeit two of these happening up at light-weight to champion Islam Makhachev) have some followers reconsidering. And whether or not it’s his latest losses or the previous champion is just too humble to incorporate himself, “The Nice” doesn’t assume he charges within the Prime-5 ever.
“Prime 5 fighters of all time. Rattling,” Volkanovski stated on his YouTube channel whereas answering fan questions. “Alright, let’s get into it. I’m going to say Demetrious Johnson. I’m going to must throw Jon Jones in there. Everybody is aware of my tackle the difficulty exterior of it, however he’s simply been champ — he’s been on the prime ceaselessly. So you possibly can’t not. I do know lots of people are at all times going to throw out them issues — and I do myself as a result of I delight myself on making an attempt to steer clear of all that crap as effectively — however you possibly can’t deny his talent. He’s undoubtedly one of many best of all time, so you need to give Jon Jones that.
“So Demetrious Johnson, Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre. Georges St-Pierre has undoubtedly received to be there. … I’m going to must throw Anderson Silva in there, and I’ll throw my boy Israel Adesanya as effectively. Plenty of championships [and] with regards to putting, I actually assume he’s the best striker the UFC has ever seen. So I’m going to go together with Israel Adesanya as effectively.”
Adesanya and Volkanovski are teammates at Metropolis Kickboxing, so it’s no shock the previous featherweight champion confirmed him love. Nevertheless, it’s a bit shocking he left himself off the checklist. Some contemplate Volkanovski to be the best featherweight champion of all time, and his 5 profitable title defenses rank second behind solely UFC Corridor of Famer Jose Aldo.
