Kalugin proposes alternative all-time UFC Top 10 including Khabib and McGregor

MMA commentator Kalugin published his alternative ranking of the greatest UFC fighters of all time, disagreeing with Vlad Matveev's list that excluded Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor from the top 10. Kalugin argues that greatness should include criteria beyond titles and opposition quality, such as impact on MMA popularization, peak performance dominance, commercial draw, and records. His proposed top 10 includes Jon Jones first, Georges St-Pierre second, Khabib third, and McGregor fourth, followed by Jose Aldo, Alex Pereira, Anderson Silva, Demetrious Johnson, Islam Makhachev, and Amanda Nunes. Kalugin specifically credits Khabib with expanding MMA's reach in the Arab world and McGregor with global popularization, while noting that Khabib's fight dominance exceeds all others in Matveev's original list. He emphasizes this is a subjective discussion and acknowledges the extensive work Matveev put into his own ranking.