On Saturday night, certainly one of the best UFC champions of all time returns to the Octagon.
Predictions for the principal event of UFC 325 suggest that Alexander Volkanovski is up against it when he defends the featherweight title in Sydney, Australia.
‘The Great’ is actually no stranger to doing that, having already beaten Diego Lopes to win the vacant belt in April last yr.
A win on January 31 will see the Aussie legend match the record for probably the most wins in title fights within the history of the 145-pound division.
The query is whether or not his resume is already proof that he’s the perfect fighter within the history of his weight class.
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Who wins when Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes rematch?
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Robert Whittaker explains why he ranked Ilia Topuria above Jose Aldo in featherweight GOAT list
Alexander Volkanovski has produced some incredible performances contained in the Octagon and he’ll likely need one other one to beat Diego Lopes for a second time.
If he’s capable of produce his first title defense of his second reign, Volkanovski will tie the record for probably the most title fight wins at featherweight with eight.
Jose Aldo became the UFC’s first 145-pound champion after being brought over from the WEC, where he went on to provide seven consecutive title defenses and one interim belt win.
Chris Weidman’s list of the five biggest featherweights in UFC history during Friday’s weigh-in show saw the Brazilian legend sit above Volkanovski in the highest two spots.
Robert Whittaker, alternatively, had his fellow Aussie leading the pack, while Aldo was relegated to #3, with ‘The Reaper’ explaining his decision to rank Ilia Topuria so highly despite a brief run within the division.
“I feel like he needs to be at the highest of my list, almost tippy top due to the work he did. I understand that [his run was short] but he dismantled great after great after which moved up a weight class and dismantled one other great. I feel like you possibly can’t disregard that. I feel like you possibly can’t disregard the indisputable fact that he knocked out Volk and Max [Holloway].”
Relating to why he has Volkanovski at #1 over anyone else, Whittaker admitted that every one of his picks on the show have been biased.
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The one major knock against Jose Aldo’s argument to still be the featherweight GOAT
Rating Ilia Topuria within the featherweight GOAT list is difficult but as Robert Whittaker identified, he may not have been there for very long but he did beat two of the opposite contenders for the highest spot.
Results against other GOAT candidates are certainly one of the most important aspects that works against Jose Aldo’s claim to still be the best that the division has ever seen.
The Brazilian legend has probably the most title defenses and is undoubtedly probably the greatest fighters the Octagon has ever seen.
Aldo’s issue is that he was beaten by Alexander Volkanovski, Max Holloway, and Conor McGregor and was never capable of get any of those losses back.
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