Cejudo comes to Aldo's defense and declares that Volkanovski has not yet surpassed the Brazilian's achievements

A. Volkanovski (left) beats J. Aldo (right) in the UFC 237. Photo: Reproduction / Facebook @ufc

After a gala presentation at UFC 290, Alexander Volkanovsky weighed even more heavily on the discussion about who would be the greatest featherweight (up to 65,7kg) in the history of Ultimate. Former rival of José Aldo, Henry Cejudo went against the latest opinions and declared that the Australian has not yet surpassed the Brazilian's achievements in the category. According to 'Triple C', 'the numbers don't lie'.

“If I were in Volkanovski's place, I would fight against Islam. You have six (five) title defenses now. You are two (three) away from winning José Aldo for the most title defenses in featherweight history. But, you move up a weight class, you win the lightweight title… That puts you in a different category. From now on, just based on numbers, José Aldo He's still the best featherweight of all time. Just based on numbers. I'm not saying the best featherweight of all time, but by the facts and the numbers, he's still the José Aldo. You forget the special things that José Aldo did and the fighters he beat. The numbers don’t lie”, declared Cejudo on his channel YouTube.

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J. Aldo (right) and A. Volkanovski (left), former and current UFC featherweight champion. Photo: Reproduction/Montage SL

Victorious in his last appearance, Volkanovski became first place in the UFC's weight-for-pound rankings, surpassing Jon Jones. Undefeated in the category, the athlete has 13 triumphs. His only defeat was to Islam makhachev, when he ventured into the lightweight category (up to 70,3kg.), in search of his second title in the organization.

Retired since 2022, José Aldo He is considered by many to be the greatest featherweight in history. With seven consecutive title defenses, the athlete had his momentum interrupted by Conor McGregor, but regained the title in the next fight, by dominating Frankie Edgar at UFC 200. Despite his return to the throne, the Brazilian was knocked out by Max Holloway then and never became champion in the company again.

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