UFC Legend Georges St-Pierre Praises “Best Active Fighter” Alexander Volkanovski

“The way I see Alex Volkanovski is, he’s not a specialist,” St-Pierre explained on The MMA Hour. “He’s very good everywhere. And me when I was fighting, that was my strength…I was able to become the perfect nemesis to my opponent, and I think he’s using a similar strategy. When he fights someone, he takes always his opponent outside of his comfort zone.”

St-Pierre is a former two-division UFC champion and considered by many to be the greatest fighter in the history of MMA, which makes it all the more significant to hear the 42-year-old claim that Volkanovski is currently the best in the sport. 

“He’s one of my favorite fighters to watch, I love watching him," St-Pierre said. "I think he’s the best right now, probably the best active fighter. The best pound-for-pound right now.”

“The Great” has several options on the table for his next fight after defending his featherweight title for a fifth time, including possibly moving back up to lightweight for a rematch with Makhachev.

Volkanovski could also elect to stay at featherweight for a matchup with the undefeated Ilia Topuria, and recently the Australian even suggested he’d be open to welcoming another UFC titleholder to the division that he’s ruled for almost four years.

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