Former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is an exceptional fighter in the books of many.
The fighter is well skilled in grappling and striking. Although he is currently coming off back-to-back losses, the fighter has had an impressive record looking back and has defended his title five times before losing to Makhachev at UFC 284. Volkanovski has battled the likes of Biran Ortega and Yair Rodriguez but he believes there are parts of him that can be improved on. In a recent Q&A YouTube video of his channel, Volkanovski was asked what attribute he would take from another fighter to improve his game.
“I mean Max (Holloway) had the chin, and I still think like that would still be a crazy chin, but I’d say yeah, chin, because that’s how I’ve always looked at it,” Volkanovski said on his YouTube channel. “This is how it’s always been for me going through my career. You always know that someone can catch you, that’s just the game. I’ve always said it’s going to be hard for somebody to actually beat me. I mean Islam had that very close fight, that first one.
“So there’s only very, very few, if any, that can take me to a decision and beat me that way. Obviously, you could say Islam did, it was a very close fight but I’ve always said that anyone can catch you, right? This is MMA, it’s a crazy sport. Anyone can catch you, but beating me is something different. If you could sit there and have the chin where you take away that only opportunity for someone to beat you, you’re going to be pretty hard to beat, that’s for sure.”
After suffering his second-straight knockout loss at UFC 298 in February to Ilia Topuria, Volkanovski opted to take some time off. He’s hopeful his next fight will be for the featherweight title – whether a rematch with Topuria, or an interim title fight against a top contender.
