Kalugin argues Khabib and Conor belong in UFC's Top 10 all-time greats

MMA commentator Kalugin published his subjective Top 10 greatest UFC fighters of all time, disagreeing with Vlad Matveev's recent ranking that excluded Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. Kalugin argues that greatness should include not only titles and opposition quality, but also influence on the sport's popularity, peak performance dominance, commercial impact, geographical expansion of MMA, and inspiring future fighters. By these expanded criteria, Kalugin ranks Jon Jones first, Georges St-Pierre second, Khabib third, and Conor fourth, ahead of fighters like Jose Aldo, Alex Pereira, Anderson Silva, and Demetrious Johnson. He emphasizes that both Khabib and Conor dramatically expanded MMA's global reach and inspired countless fighters, making their overall impact greater than their title defense counts might suggest.