Alexander Volkanovski doesn’t think about himself one of many 5 best fighters ever.
The dialog over who’s the Biggest 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. Nonetheless, losses in three of his earlier 4 fights (albeit two of these going down 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 High-5 ever.
“High 5 fighters of all time. Rattling,” Volkanovski mentioned 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 need to throw Jon Jones in there. Everybody is aware of my tackle the difficulty outdoors of it, however he’s simply been champ — he’s been on the prime without end. So you may’t not. I do know lots of people are all the time 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 may’t deny his ability. He’s undoubtedly one of many best of all time, so it’s a must to give Jon Jones that.
“So Demetrious Johnson, Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre. Georges St-Pierre has undoubtedly bought to be there. … I’m going to need to throw Anderson Silva in there, and I’ll throw my boy Israel Adesanya as effectively. Plenty of championships [and] in the case of placing, 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. Nonetheless, it’s a bit stunning he left himself off the record. Some think about 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.
