Alexander Volkanovski has reached the point in his featherweight title reign where people are starting to call him the ‘GOAT.' It's a term that can be thrown around a little when UFC champions dominate their respective divisions.

Max Holloway is the next fight for Alexander Volkanovski and the Australian champion believes there's no denying his status as the GOAT if he wins. He believes beating a prime Holloway at UFC 276 will cement his legacy.

“I beat him three times in his prime … how do I not take that GOAT status? This is what’s good about this fight,” Volkanovski said Wednesday on The MMA Hour. “You and everyone are going to say that I’m the GOAT, I’m the pound-for-pound No. 1 – look at what position this one will put me in, because look at what position he’s in and he’s gone on a tear as well with wins himself, so this certainly makes this fight better and only puts me in a better position if I get another win over him right now.

“People can’t say he’s done. That’s all crap. So if they haven’t jumped on board now, they will jump on board.”

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Alexander Volkanovski doesn't want to hear what people have to say about the second Max Holloway fight. The UFC featherweight champion is officially 2-0 against him and a finish in the third fight would put everything to rest.

“At the end of the day, I don’t really care what some people think,” he said. “People can say whatever they want. I am 2-0 against him. That’s just fact. At the same time, yeah, it would be good. Doing this would put me in a better position. There’s still going to be people that there are some question marks there … . Alright, I go out there, and they’re all on board.

“Do I care about these people that are probably going to make another excuse – a lot of the haters are still probably going to make an excuse about whatever happens, even if I get another finish. So do I really care about that? No, but in saying that, I still believe there are question marks there for some people, so going out there and putting that to bed, yeah, I reckon it does put a better position. You go out there and do this, because let’s remember, he’s in his prime. I beat him twice in his prime.”