Kalugin debates top 10 greatest UFC fighters, adds Khabib and McGregor to list

Russian MMA commentator Kalugin responded to Vlad Matveev's top 10 greatest UFC fighters list by proposing additional criteria beyond titles and defenses. Kalugin argues that influence on the sport, peak form, fight dominance, commercial impact, and records should also factor into greatness. He suggests that fighters like Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor belong in the top 10 due to their massive global influence and popularization of MMA in new markets. Kalugin's revised top 10 includes Jon Jones at number one, followed by Georges St-Pierre, Khabib at three, and McGregor at four. He also places Alex Pereira at six, ahead of traditional legends like Anderson Silva, arguing that people have become too attached to legacy names without considering modern context.