One of the greatest rivalries in UFC history is over - as Max Holloway declared Alex Volkanovski the world's best fighter. WWOS
The man himself conceded as much in a social media post today, cheekily joking about a fourth fight being needed before praising his opponent.
"I'm still up 2-0 on knockdowns for trilogy. Prob gonna need a 4th to settle this," he wrote on Twitter. "Just playing. Congrats to my brother Alex Volkanovski. Go get that 55 [referring to the 155 pound weight class] strap. You earned the shot. You're #1 P4P right now."Volkanovski truly has no more worlds left to conquer at featherweight 65.8 kg and spoke publicly after his win about moving up to chase gold at 70.3 kg.
"I just proved to youse that I want to be in the octagon as much as possible, I want to be busy. I don't think that this division itself can keep me busy," he said after the fight."So Charles [former lightweight champ Charles Oliveira], or whoever gets that belt, nothing but respect - I'd love to move up, get that double champ status, and if I get both belts, I'll keep them both busy. Let's go.
Volkanovski currently sits second behind welterweight champion Kamaru Usman , but plenty of fans believe the Australian should be number one, such has been the dominance of all of his wins.For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by
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