Kalugin debates Matveev's top 10 greatest UFC fighters, argues for Khabib and Conor

Russian MMA commentator Kalugin published a lengthy post critiquing Vlad Matveev's top 10 greatest UFC fighters of all time, specifically questioning the absence of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. Kalugin argues that greatness should include not only titles and opposition quality, but also global impact, peak performance, dominance in fights, commercial value, and records. He proposes his own top 10 list that includes Jon Jones first, followed by GSP, Khabib third, and Conor McGregor fourth, also featuring Alex Pereira sixth and Islam Makhachev ninth. Kalugin emphasizes that both Khabib and Conor massively expanded MMA's reach—Khabib in the Arab world and Conor globally—and that their influence on the sport's growth should be a key criterion. He acknowledges the subjectivity of such rankings and presents his list as a friendly counterpoint to Matveev's analysis.