If volk wins he will become top 3 all time and enter the GOAT discussion

[Seahawks Fan]

If Volk pulls this off Saturday night then he immediately becomes top 3 all time and would then have a legitimate argument in the GOAT discussion. I don't think he can pull this off, but that's precisely why the reward is so great. Only a GOAT level fighter can accomplish what Volk is trying to do Saturday, therefore it only makes sense to put him in that category should he win. Thoughts?

For the record if Volk wins Saturday top 10 for me would look like.

1)GSP
2)Jones
3)Volk
4)Fedor
5)Silva
6)Aldo
7)DJ
8)Hughes
9)Khabib
10)Usman

 

[Yellowcrab]

Sure : competitive in modern MMA + USADA tested + winning such a big fight in a short notice would be an impressive feat.

 

[Reign009]

Isn't the thread title redundant?

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

I'd probably have him at 5th greatest of all time
after GSP Fedor Silva Jones

Maybe equal with mighty mouse

 

[Bojka]

I have him 4th atm and I too would probably put him 3rd (ahead of Khabib) if he were to win. Hard to say what would happen if he loses. Depends how he loses I guess.

 

[Dana's Moonface]

Jones is GOAT, don't care how the rest are ranked, he is number 1 and by a distance!

 

[MrBlackheart]

And if he loses he was never good right?

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

Jones is GOAT, don't care how the rest are ranked, he is number 1 and by a distance!

GOAT MMA fighter
and Most likeable and respectful fighter.

 

[m249viking]

Jones is GOAT, don't care how the rest are ranked, he is number 1 and by a distance!

…..or maybe just by a pico?

 

[Cowboy Kurt Angle]

If he sparks Islam out cold, and demolishes Touroia it will be hard for me not to put him over Jose Aldo with that being said it’s hard to place an active fighter in the goat convo as you have no idea what the career of said person will look like when done

 

[Dana's Moonface]

GOAT MMA fighter
and Most likeable and respectful fighter.

Having GSP above him is fucking laughable and just pure because of hate. I love the 'he never failed a test' excuse also. Probably because for his entire fighting career he was only thoroughly tested once against a one eyed fighter

GSP was a great fighter no doubt, but he isn't close to Jones. No way in this world would a fighter like Serra ever stop Jones, even by fluke, it would never happen

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

Having GSP above him is fucking laughable and just pure because of hate. I love the 'he never failed a test' excuse also. Probably because for his entire fighting career he was only thoroughly tested once against a one eyed fighter

GSP was a great fighter no doubt, but he isn't close to Jones. No way in this world would a fighter like Serra ever stop Jones, even by fluke, it would never happen

Yeah Jones is in a category of his own.
His true record should be 29-0, with is astonishing considering his quality of opponents
Imagine smashing 4 champions in 2011, and 12 years later choking out a HW top contender to become the champion again, and not losing a fight the whole time

Whose resume even comes close?

 

[DarthChen731]

Top 3 nah, clear top 10 tho yeah. Top 5 maybe

 

[JoeRowe]

He enters the pantheon top 6 making it a top 7.

 

[Sincere Guy]

Yeah, because beating a guy that just defended his belt against the same guy, I mean, himself, a FW instead of a LW, and only have 1 top 5 win (Charles) will make Volkanovski GOAT. Yeah... but no. The only impressive feat would be 11 days notice, but he is not even GOAT in his own division, Aldo has 9 title defenses streak against elite competition and he has only 5. Let's stop the bs, please.

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

I have him 4th atm and I too would probably put him 3rd (ahead of Khabib) if he were to win. Hard to say what would happen if he loses. Depends how he loses I guess.

Good trolling

 

[Blastbeat]

Having GSP above him is fucking laughable and just pure because of hate. I love the 'he never failed a test' excuse also. Probably because for his entire fighting career he was only thoroughly tested once against a one eyed fighter

GSP was a great fighter no doubt, but he isn't close to Jones. No way in this world would a fighter like Serra ever stop Jones, even by fluke, it would never happen

GSP was around when the same testing perameters caught Jones and he was stripped of the title. GSP also advocated for more stringent testing during his reign as champ. Jones has been stripped of his belt 3x. GSP? none.
copa-copa-copa-copa-copa-copefeeeelium. ya come and coooope, ya come and coooOOOope

 

[Bowser]

So we are agreed Conor McGregor is a GOAT since did what Volk is trying to do

 

[Dana's Moonface]

GSP was around when the same testing perameters caught Jones and he was stripped of the title. GSP also advocated for more stringent testing during his reign as champ. Jones has been stripped of his belt 3x. GSP? none.
copa-copa-copa-copa-copa-copefeeeelium. ya come and coooope, ya come and coooOOOope

So when was Jones caught? GSP went into exile for many years, it wasn't prior to Hendricks?

Was it not USADA who caught Jones? Was GSP ever tested by USADA outside of the bisping fight?

You seem a little vexed judging by the highlighted part of your quote. Are you ok??
Jones never tapped to strikes fighting a dwarf or cheat with grease

 

[jeff7b9]

Yall love jumping the gun...

How at 7-1 would Volk be ahead of these dudes with 11, 12, 13, 15/16 title fight wins?

Anderson, MM, Jones all hit double digits title fight wins without a loss. Aldo also hit 10 (3 Wec 7 UFC) before first loss.

And remember 3 of Volks current 6 title fight wins are on the same dude and one is old as dirt KZ.