“It’s pretty easy for me to name Conor McGregor because he was a featherweight,” the Australian told The MMA Fan Podcast. “You remember who I beat. I beat every featherweight champion. The only champion I haven’t fought at featherweight is Conor McGregor.”
“Conor McGregor is at his peak against me – I’m sure everyone would love to see this fight. If we could do it now – peak Conor vs peak Wolf, that would be something really special.”
The Irishman did not disregard the Australian’s statement and joined the discussion of a potential match on the social network.
Volkanovski: “Let’s do it at lightweight!”
McGregor: “Ha, are you afraid? The best fighter in the world needs scales and a certain division to compete with me. So who is who really?
Volkanovski: Anytime! Anywhere! At any weight!
McGregor: Then why did you ask for lightweight? Besides, these are my words.”
Volkanovski: Yes, you talk, but I do. I fought at middleweight, welterweight, lightweight and featherweight.”
Recall that on July 8 at UFC 290 in Las Vegas, Alexander Volkanovski will go to a unification fight with Yair Rodriguez, who owns an interim title, and Conor McGregor plans to meet Michael Chandler in the welterweight category at the end of this year.