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Former two-weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo has weighed in on the GOAT discussion regarding Islam Makhachev.

Following his win over Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330, a lot of pundits were quick to assess where Islam Makhachev now sits in the greatest of all time debate – a conversation that has been brewing for quite some time now.

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Some believe that Makhachev is starting to really establish himself as one of the best ever, especially with his record-breaking 17-fight win streak. Others, however, are still a bit hesitant.

That includes Henry Cejudo, who had the following to say about Makhachev and the GOAT talk.

Cejudo examines Makhachev’s GOAT case

“It’s a little premature,” Cejudo told MMA Junkie Radio of calling Makhachev the GOAT. “To say ‘the GOAT,’ that’s Jon Jones. That’s crazy for people to still doubt that. I don’t think unless he’s going to go on a tear and fight for many years to come, which I don’t think, but I would probably put him ahead of GSP (St-Pierre). The only reason why I would put him ahead of GSP is I think GSP cherry-picked a little bit when he fought Michael Bisping for that title at 185 pounds. Stop me when I lie. I’ve got Jon Jones, never lost. What is it? Sixteen, 17 title fights. You’ve got Demetrious Johnson with 11 consecutive title fights, and then I would go Anderson Silva with 10 title defenses. And then I would probably go either GSP or Islam Makhachev at 4.

“And this isn’t based on somebody being cool and nice or having an action. This is all based on freaking numbers, and the simple fact that Islam defended that title, which GSP never defended his double championship. Dude, that’s big. That’s huge. My opinion, if Islam Makhachev was to lose this fight with Ian Garry and never defended that title, I would be ahead of him. Because what I could say based on merit, I defended the flyweight title and the bantamweight title, and that puts you in a rare condition. I don’t put Ilia Topuria ahead of me either because he never defended that title. You know what I’m saying? There’s something prestigious when you can say, ‘Hey, I won both belts and I defended both belts.’ That’s special.”

“So then I would go Jones, Demetrious, Silva, GSP, and then Islam Makhachev,” Cejudo said.

Quotes via MMA Junkie

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