I hate to say this, but i feel i have to: volkanovski is the greatest of all time. Period. Already. Accolades are already there and this latest thing is priceless imo.

Never dodged anyone, fought whoever was placed in front of him, and won. Again and again. Fought the best and won. But they doubted him, so he fought again. And won again. People still doubted him so he fought yet again even though he had objectively nothing to win and everything to lose. He won. Clearly, convincingly and definitively. Then when he literally destroyed all the competition available in his division and after dodging NO-ONE, he did what logic dictates: he went hunting elsewhere. He moved up a cat and he went straight for the top. He saw the division, identified the bully and said "mind if i have a go at that?". He wasn't just the shorter and smaller fighter; style-wise, on paper, it was a terrible fight for him. He lost by a whisker. He wants an immediate rematch but he doesnt get it.

They call him 2 weeks before the event and he doesn't even blink.

Many, MANY say 'anyone, anyplace'. This guy actually means it. Sure, there are others, but i cant think of a single one that has that attitude, a belt and that W/L record. He doesn't trash talk, he doesn't back down and he comes across as a nice guy (irrelevant in terms of fihting, i know).

Best, ever.