VIDEO: Who was bigger? MMA icons compare the legacies of José Aldo and Alexander Volkanovski

the new show of Alexander Volkanovsky within Ultimate once again raised doubts: the Australian has surpassed the legacy of José Aldo in featherweight (up to 65,7kg.) of MMA? Exclusively to SUPER FIGHTS, sports icons 'entered the fray' and pointed out arguments to determine who is the greatest in the history of the category.

Former fighter and official commentator on 'UFC Fight Pass', Carlão Barreto was direct in stating his opinion about the greatest star in featherweight history.

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“These controversies about who was the greatest are always part of the chat on MMA forums. José Aldo Has he already been overtaken by Volkanovski? In my humble opinion, no. It's not just a numerical issue. He (Volkanovski) still needs to build a legacy, establish his name for years and years, as José Aldo he did. Aldo is the first UFC featherweight champion. Athletes were inspired by Aldo. In fact, he is in the 'Hall of Fame'. Alexander Volkanovsky can reach the level of José Aldo? Without a doubt”, stated Barreto.

Former Pride and UFC champion, Mauritius Shogun also analyzed the scenario for MMA icons.

“In my opinion, the greatest featherweight of all time is José Aldo. He reigned for many years,” said Shogun.

Analyst at 'Canal Combate', Luciano Andrade gave his overview of the 'dispute' involving the Brazilian and the Australian.

“More than numerical arguments, how many victories each person had, how many defeats, this counts. Aldo had more defeats and more victories. The most important thing is to analyze the peak of each fighter. How many belt wins and defending the belt has the fighter had? Who did he face? The level of the opponents they faced at the time of the fight. It's one thing to face a great name in history at his peak, and another thing entirely to defeat him already in decline. The weight of victories is not the same. For me, the best featherweight of all time is still José Aldo. They are the two best, no argument. In third, I would place (Max) Holloway, fourth, Patrick Pitbull and fifth, Conor McGregor. From the way things are going, everything indicates that Volkanovski is capable of overcoming Aldo,” he declared.

Jiu-jitsu icon and former middleweight belt holder in the now-defunct WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting), Paulo Filho also named his favorite.

“Let’s go by numbers. One, he has nine belt defenses, which is our dear José Aldo. Volkanovski is on Thursday. Aldo came from a big event, which is the WEC, beating everyone. I don't know Volkanovski's story. I know you fought in different categories and found yourself in a division. Until he beats Aldo’s title, I can’t consider him the best featherweight on the planet,” he said.

Representative of the middleweights (up to 83,9kg.) of the UFC, Rudolph Vieira released its analysis and forecast.

"(The best José Aldo, in terms of numbers. He saved nine times, you can count on one hand the athlete who achieves a feat like that. But Volkanovski is very tight and I believe he will pass. Doing what he is doing is not for everyone. Also the fact that I fought Islam (Volkanovski) in the top category (lightweight) and, in my opinion, having won, for me, is different, fantastic”, he concluded.

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