Kalugin proposes alternate UFC GOAT ranking with Khabib and Conor in top 10

MMA analyst Kalugin published his subjective top 10 greatest UFC fighters of all time, disagreeing with Vlad Matveev's recent ranking that excluded Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. Kalugin argues that greatness should include impact on the sport's popularity, peak performance, fight dominance, commercial success, and records, not just title defenses and opposition quality. His proposed ranking places Jon Jones first, followed by Georges St-Pierre, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Jose Aldo, Alex Pereira, Anderson Silva, Demetrious Johnson, Islam Makhachev, and Amanda Nunes. He specifically highlights Khabib's dominance in fights and both fighters' massive contributions to expanding MMA's global reach, with McGregor popularizing the sport worldwide and Khabib significantly growing its presence in the Arab world.