A. Volkanovski (left) beats J. Aldo (right) in the UFC 237. Photo: Reproduction / Facebook @ufc
Alexander Volkanovsky saw his featherweight reign (65,7 kg) come to a surprising end last Saturday (17/02), when he was knocked out by Ilia Topuria in the main fight of UFC 298. Despite the defeat, the former champion received praise from Ultimate's president, Dana White, who considered him the greatest in the category of all time, surpassing the Brazilian José Aldo.
At the press conference after the event, Dana White praised the former champion and placed him above Aldo, who dominated the division between 2011 and 2015, with seven title defenses. The Brazilian retired in 2022, after losing to Merab Dvalishvili, and dedicated himself to boxing.
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“Volkanovski is one of the greatest of all time. He is definitely the greatest in that (featherweight) division in history,” said Dana White.
Volkanovski, who had won the belt in 2019 by defeating Max Holloway, successfully defended the title four times, against Holloway himself (twice), Brian ortega e Chan sung jung: Korean zombie.
The Australian also challenged the lightweight champion (70,3 kg.), Islam makhachev, on two occasions, but ended up defeated both times. With the setback to Topuria, Volkanovski suffered his first defeat at featherweight and the third of his career.
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