MMA journalist debates absence of Khabib and McGregor from top-10 UFC GOAT list

An MMA commentator responded to Vlad Matveev's top-10 greatest UFC fighters list, questioning why Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor were excluded while fighters like Daniel Cormier, Alexander Volkanovski, and Randy Couture made the cut. The commentator argued that greatness should include impact on the sport's popularity, peak performance, dominance in fights, commercial success, and records—not just titles and defenses. He proposed an alternative top-10 that includes Jon Jones at number one, Georges St-Pierre second, Khabib third, and McGregor fourth. The post emphasizes that both Khabib and McGregor had massive global influence, with Khabib expanding MMA in the Arab world and McGregor popularizing the sport worldwide. The commentator acknowledged the subjectivity of such rankings and invited debate.