Kalugin argues Khabib and McGregor belong in UFC's all-time top 10

Commentator Kalugin responded to Vlad Matveev's top-10 UFC fighters list, arguing that Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor were wrongly excluded. Kalugin proposed additional criteria beyond titles and defenses, including cultural impact, peak form, fight dominance, commercial value, and records. He emphasized that greatness should include fighters' contributions to popularizing MMA globally, citing McGregor's worldwide influence and Khabib's expansion of the sport in the Arab world. Based on his expanded criteria, Kalugin's top 10 includes Jon Jones first, followed by Georges St-Pierre, Khabib third, and McGregor fourth. He acknowledged the subjectivity of such rankings while defending the importance of measuring a fighter's overall scale and influence on the sport beyond purely competitive achievements.