5 reasons why Alexander Volkanovski is the UFC's featherweight GOAT

Is this the greatest featherweight in UFC history?

This weekend at UFC 273, Alexander Volkanovski is set to make the third defense of his featherweight title when he faces Chan Sung Jung in the event’s headline bout.

Alexander Volkanovski is widely expected to defeat ‘The Korean Zombie’ to successfully defend his crown, but is he the greatest featherweight in UFC history?

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While the Australian still has time to cement himself as the promotion’s GOAT at 145 pounds, there’s definitely an argument that he is already there.

With that in mind, here are five reasons why Alexander 'The Great’ Volkanovski is the UFC’s featherweight GOAT.

#5. Alexander Volkanovski has no clear weaknesses

Alexander Volkanovski survived some horrific spots in his fight with Brian Ortega last year

Any fighter looking to be considered the greatest of all time in their weight class has to have pretty tremendous skills inside the octagon. It absolutely goes without saying that Alexander Volkanovski’s skills are second to none.

While the Australian has proven himself to be an offensively excellent fighter, punishing his opponents in all areas and taking out the likes of Chad Mendes and Brian Ortega, perhaps the most outstanding aspect of his game is the fact that he has no glaring weaknesses.

Even genuine greats like Anderson Silva, Matt Hughes and B.J. Penn had clear-cut weaker points inside the octagon. When they were eventually beaten, it was because their opponents discovered those Achilles heels.

Volkanovski, though, like Georges St-Pierre, for instance, does not seem to have a single weak point that can be targeted. He came out on top in a striking bout with Max Holloway, arguably the best boxer in the UFC, and displayed phenomenal skills in the clinch and in terms of wrestling in other bouts.

Most recently, he showed that it’s seemingly impossible to submit him when he escaped some horrendously tight spots against Brian Ortega, who is probably the most dangerous grappler at 145 pounds.

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Essentially, any fighter looking to find Volkanovski’s achilles heel will probably be looking for a very long time. While nobody is invincible, the champ seems close, which is why he’s the UFC’s featherweight GOAT.