“He’s just a class act,” Dominick Cruz admires UFC featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski

Dominick Cruz is a competitor at heart but doesn’t mind admiring exceptionally skilled athletes like Alexander Volkanovski as well. Cruz, the former WEC and UFC Bantamweight champion is known for his wins over the likes of Urijah Faber, Demetrious Johnson, TJ Dillashaw, Pedro Munhoz, Joseph Benavidez and many more. Cruz is going to fight next month against Marlon Vera in San Diego. A win over Vera will put Cruz amongst the top 5 bantamweights.

Alexander Volkanovski, the current UFC featherweight champion, is the #2 ranked pound-for-pound UFC fighter and has defended his title 4 times now. Volkanovski’s last performance was a stunning third straight victory over former champion Max Holloway. Volkanovski is now widely regarded as the greatest UFC featherweight of all time. Volkanovski’s win record includes the likes of Holloway, Brian Ortega, Chan Sung Jung, Jose Aldo, Chad Mendes and many more.

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Dominick Cruz wants Alexander Volkanovski to get whatever fight he wants from the UFC

In an interview with Helen Yee, Cruz talks about his upcoming fight with Marlon Vera, his reaction to Sean O’Malley vs Petr Yan bantamweight matchup, his breakdown of Islam Makhachev vs Charles Oliveira fight and much more. Cruz then ends up talking about Volkanovski’s last performance against Holloway back at UFC 276.

“It’s hard to stay active as a title holder, Volkanovski has shown not only can he do that but he puts on great fights. He’s got great cardio, great durability, great endurance and he’s just a class act. The things he says, the way he carries himself, he carries himself like a true champion. So I got a lot of respect for him. I would love for him to have whatever he wants,” says Cruz.

What do you make of Cruz’s admiration for Volkanovski? Do you agree with him that Volkanovski should get whatever he wants? Do you consider Volkanovski the greatest featherweight of all time? Volkanovski is now targeting a second UFC belt, this time at lightweight by fighting the winner of Islam Makhachev vs Charles Oliveira. Do you think Volkanovski has a chance to win against either one of the fighters?

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