{"id":394030,"date":"2022-06-25T18:43:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T18:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=394030"},"modified":"2022-06-25T18:43:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-25T18:43:26","slug":"ufc-commentator-michael-bisping-on-why-alexander-volkanovski-is-one-fight-away-from-becoming-the-featherweight-goat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/ufc-commentator-michael-bisping-on-why-alexander-volkanovski-is-one-fight-away-from-becoming-the-featherweight-goat\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Commentator Michael Bisping on Why Alexander Volkanovski Is One Fight Away From Becoming the Featherweight GOAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to UFC commentator Michael Bisping, Conor McGregor\u2019s iconic run through the featherweight division isn\u2019t going to go down as one of the greatest ever. Per \u2018The Count\u2019, If Alexander Volkanovski managed to best Max Holloway for the third time in his upcoming trilogy bout, he will have the best featherweight resume of all time.<\/p>\n<p>This is a massive statement, especially considering past featherweight royalty like Jose Aldo, amongst others who have shaped the division we know and love today. However, Max Holloway\u2019s recent run simply can\u2019t be ignored, and it\u2019s likely that he\u2019s chasing the path to all-time greatness.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/how-does-someone-move-up-in-the-rankings-without-actually-fighting-neil-magny-is-done-following-the-ufc-rankings-heres-why\/\">\u2018How Does Someone Move Up In the Rankings Without Actually Fighting?- Neil Magny Is Done Following the UFC Rankings, Here\u2019s Why<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While putting forth his assessment, Michael Bisping outlined the outstanding achievements of both Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo. However, he simply couldn\u2019t look past what Alexander \u2018The Great\u2019 brings to the table.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Champion Alexander Volkanovski will fight Max Holloway at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC276?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC276<\/a> on July 2nd. (first rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@arielhelwani<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MMA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCESPN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCESPN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IFW2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IFW2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FWChampionship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FWChampionship<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nQPyNoqam4\">pic.twitter.com\/nQPyNoqam4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marcel Dorff \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\udde9 (@BigMarcel24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BigMarcel24\/status\/1522276413822455808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Max Holloway is arguably one of the most formidable title challengers any champion can face right now, and Alexander Volkanovski has shown that he\u2019s got what it takes to over a much larger foe in \u2018Blessed\u2019 Holloway.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf Volkanovski pulls it off, he will then be, without a shadow of a doubt, the greatest featherweight that the UFC has ever seen,\u201d Bisping said on his\u00a0YouTube channel \u201cOf course, that was Jose Aldo, \u2018The King of Rio\u2019. Then Conor McGregor knocked him out in 13 seconds, but he then never defended the belt. He vacated and then went up to 155. So therefore, whilst McGregor had a crazy run at 145, he doesn\u2019t go down as one of the greats.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7qrVQwjieac\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf Volkanovski gets the job done, he\u2019s going to fight Charles Oliveira later this year,\u201d Bisping added. \u201cDouble-champ, superfight, and I can\u2019t wait for it.\u201d [h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2022\/06\/michael-bisping-ufc-opinion-analysis-conor-mcgregor-will-not-be-featherweight-all-time-great-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mmajunkie.com<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Volkanovski is fresh off a scintillating win over \u2018The Korean Zombie\u2019 in his last fight and the hype behind him is real. However, the challenges that Max Holloway brings are unlike what many offer, and many fans believe \u2018Blessed\u2019 did enough to win the second fight in a rather decisive fashion.<\/p>\n<p>It will all come down to whether Alexander Volkanovski can create enough separation to impose his offense against a masterful boxer like Holloway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to UFC commentator Michael Bisping, Conor McGregor\u2019s iconic run through the featherweight division isn\u2019t going to go down as one of the greatest ever. Per \u2018The Count\u2019, If Alexander Volkanovski managed to best Max Holloway for the third time in his upcoming trilogy bout, he will have the best featherweight resume of all time. 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