Alexander Volkanovski has named his top five fighters of all time.
'The Great' is widely regarded as one of the best featherweights in MMA history, but he is currently staging a comeback after losing his title to Ilia Topuria, who knocked him out at UFC 298 in February.
Alexander Volkanovski is expected to make a triumphant return to the Octagon in 2025, but in the meantime he is entertaining his fans by uploading videos to YouTube.
The latest was a question and answer session, in which he revealed details about his retirement plans and even discussed his plan for a fantasy fight with light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira.
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Alexander Volkanovski's GOAT list
One fan wanted to know who Volkanovski ranks among the top five greatest fighters in UFC history.
Volkanovski immediately named former flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson as his GOAT before placing Jon Jones in second place.
Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva are two names that often come up when fans talk about the greatest of all time, but Israel Adesanya is not. Still, all three made Volkanovki's top five, which is sure to cause a stir among fans.
“I'm going to say, Demetrious Johnson,” the Australian fan favorite said.
“I'll have to throw Jon Jones in there. Everyone knows my view on the problems out there [the Octagon]but he's just been a champion and has been at the top forever, so that's not possible [include him].
“I know a lot of people are going to throw those things away, and I do that myself, because I pride myself on staying away from all that nonsense. But you can't deny his skill, he's definitely one of the greatest of all time, so you'll have to give that to Jon Jones.
“Georges St-Pierre. Georges St-Pierre should definitely be there.
“I'll have to throw Anderson Silva in there. And I'm going to throw my son, Israel Adesanya, in there too. Lots of championships, and when it comes to striking, I think he's the greatest striker the UFC has ever seen.”
Alexander Volkanovski would love Max Holloway's granite chin
Another fan asked Volkanovski, “If you could have one characteristic of another fighter, what would it be?”
The 36-year-old initially considered picking the youngest prospect he knows so he could turn back the clock before ultimately sitting on Max Holloway's chin. 'Blessed' was known for having a wild shooting ability, but his granite chin finally cracked when he lost to Topuria at UFC 308 in October.
“I wanted to say, just pick a young fighter and say, 'Yes, be 18 again'.”
“Max had the chin and you would still be a crazy chin. I would say yes, chin, because that's how I've always looked at it. That's how it's always been for me throughout my career. You always know someone can catch you, that's just the game.
“I've always said it will be difficult for someone to actually beat me. I mean, Islam [Makhachev] had that very close fight, that first one. So there are very, very few – if any at all – who can make me make up my mind and thus defeat me.
“Of course you could say that Islam did that. It was a very close battle, but I always said anyone can get you, right? This is MMA. This is a crazy sport. In any martial art, anyone can catch you. If you could sit there and have the chin where you're taking away the only chance for anyone to beat you, you're going to be pretty hard to beat, that's for sure.
“I'm going to say pick someone with the biggest chin because I'm comfortable with everything else.”
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