While it’s a great accomplishment, it presented a problem - the divisions would get held up and deserving contenders would have to sit on the sidelines despite having earned a title shot. It got complicated and former Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping admitted that he’s “sick” of all the talk of super fights.
However, not all Champions are prioritizing a cross-over. Recently-crowned Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski is adamant to affirm his place as the King of the 145-pound division.
Volkanovski told BJPenn.com that it’s a very exciting time in the Featherweight division. He believes that the quality of contenders is better than it was before and if he started taking out contenders left and right, the “GOAT” talks will already begin to be thrown around.
He said that he won’t deny the opportunity for a super fight if it’s presented to him, but that’s not his priority:
Accepting responsibility for the division and the state of it, Volkanovski praised Max Holloway for being a great Champion and wants to do the same:
It’s good to see that the Australian is prioritizing his division. He recently made a comment claiming that he isn’t too convinced that Max Holloway deserves an immediate rematch. He said that he wants to face the “Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung, but believes that his two-fight win streak isn’t enough to warrant a title shot.
He requested the top Featherweight contenders to go at it and make their claim for a title shot - telling them that they can meet mid-year - which is when Volkanovski expects to recover from his hand injury.
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