Volk could have easily taken the easy Anderson, Mightyhouse, JJ, Aldo path

[stacrafty]

Stuck to his division and dominated it, regardless of how stale and boring the competition got.

MM did this to the extreme, happy to stay and fight lesser and lesser title challenger, which got so uninteresting he could barely sell a PPV. He ended up getting cut. Him is a goat, is a myth. He never challenged himself.

Shows the levels in MMA, Volk (and Izzy + Connor for that matter) are happy to go for crazy challenges and come close to or even do it. The rest, well, Jones is still to debut at HW 10 years after talking about it.

The all time Goat is either GSP or Volk, those are the only 2 with
- consistent level of legit competition
- drug free
- went for double champ status

 

[Rkue]

Conor fought a guy shorter than him. He got lucky RDA got injured, then lost to Eddie. Eddie was the "easy way" tbf

 

[cassius84]

Anderson had 3 fights at LHW during his time. Fought all the best guys

 

[08_MMA_Fan]

Stuck to his division and dominated it, regardless of how stale and boring the competition got.

MM did this to the extreme, happy to stay and fight lesser and lesser title challenger, which got so uninteresting he could barely sell a PPV. He ended up getting cut. Him is a goat, is a myth. He never challenged himself.

Shows the levels in MMA, Volk (and Izzy + Connor for that matter) are happy to go for crazy challenges and come close to or even do it. The rest, well, Jones is still to debut at HW 10 years after talking about it.

The all time Goat is either GSP or Volk, those are the only 2 with
- consistent level of legit competition
- drug free
- went for double champ status

Lol Conor had the easiest "path" out of everybody

 

[The Judo Champ]

Anderson? He fought at lhw multiple times while simultaneously clearing his own division. He also campaigned for a HW fight against Frank Mir.


Fighters need to learn that true greatness and super fights come from dominate champs. Islams first title defence isn’t “super” and although volk was more dominant he wasn’t at that level yet himself. “Super” fights should be between two champs who have a minimum of 5 defences each.

 

[Hazuki Ryo]

Silva wanted that GSP fight (look at how competitive islam vs volk was and imagine Silva vs GSP). He also embarrassed the former LHW champ, fought two more times at LHW, and could have been champ champ had he faced Rashad (but this is my biased opinion here).

 

[Supereem]

Volk is the only contemporary legend of MMA.

 

[oxy191]

I'm going to say it Volk is already a Goat. His dominance in featherweight has been unbelievable how he handled Holloway when he didn't get woken up by USADA was bar none. He came to a razor close decision with Islam with him being the more dominant fighter despite losing the decision. He has a serious shot against Islam with a rematch.

 

[lefthighkick01]

Silva wanted that GSP fight (look at how competitive islam vs volk was and imagine Silva vs GSP). He also embarrassed the former LHW champ, fought two more times at LHW, and could have been champ champ had he faced Rashad (but this is my biased opinion here).

I agree also, with also Anderson wanting a HW fight with Frank Mir after the GSP fight...

Anderson should not be in the OP's thread title

 

[Hdfi]

Anderson started his career at WW. He has top 5 wins in 3 weight classes.

 

[jooohnmatrix]

Stuck to his division and dominated it, regardless of how stale and boring the competition got.

MM did this to the extreme, happy to stay and fight lesser and lesser title challenger, which got so uninteresting he could barely sell a PPV. He ended up getting cut. Him is a goat, is a myth. He never challenged himself.

Shows the levels in MMA, Volk (and Izzy + Connor for that matter) are happy to go for crazy challenges and come close to or even do it. The rest, well, Jones is still to debut at HW 10 years after talking about it.

The all time Goat is either GSP or Volk, those are the only 2 with
- consistent level of legit competition
- drug free
- went for double champ status

Anderson went up and fought multiple times.

 

[Pechan]

lol MM would run through the current FLY too 10.

 

[KantoTerror]

Stuck to his division and dominated it, regardless of how stale and boring the competition got.

MM did this to the extreme, happy to stay and fight lesser and lesser title challenger, which got so uninteresting he could barely sell a PPV. He ended up getting cut. Him is a goat, is a myth. He never challenged himself.

Shows the levels in MMA, Volk (and Izzy + Connor for that matter) are happy to go for crazy challenges and come close to or even do it. The rest, well, Jones is still to debut at HW 10 years after talking about it.

The all time Goat is either GSP or Volk, those are the only 2 with
- consistent level of legit competition
- drug free
- went for double champ status

One went and become a champ in the higher division.....one didn't....they're not cut the same....

 

[KantoTerror]

Anderson went up and fought multiple times.

Once.

 

[CroCopsLHK]

Once.

Three times in UFC

 

[KantoTerror]

Three times in UFC

When he was champ he only moved up once

 

[Snake_bite]

Shows the levels in MMA, Volk (and Izzy + Connor for that matter) are happy to go for crazy challenges and come close to or even do it. The rest, well, Jones is still to debut at HW 10 years after talking about it.

the guy who was forced to move up to 155 because he couldn't make 145 after they banned intravenous rehydration and has never fought a legit 170 pounder, just 155-ers at 170

 

[CroCopsLHK]

Same thing happened to BJ and Izzy. Courage only counts for so much. They still lost

 

[CroCopsLHK]

When he was champ he only moved up once

OK? None of his LHW fights were title fights so I don't know what your point is. And everytime he moved up he was MW champ

 

[20falarVerdades]

Aldo wanted to fight Pettis at 155 but Dana said he couldn't do it without giving up the FW belt.