Kalugin defends Khabib and McGregor's place among UFC's greatest fighters

Russian MMA commentator Kalugin responded to Vlad Matveev's top-10 greatest UFC fighters list, expressing surprise at the exclusion of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. Kalugin argued that greatness should include impact on sport popularization, peak performance, fight dominance, commercial value, and records—not just titles and defenses. He proposed his own top-10 ranking: Jon Jones, GSP, Khabib, McGregor, Jose Aldo, Alex Pereira, Anderson Silva, Demetrious Johnson, Islam Makhachev, and Amanda Nunes. Kalugin emphasized that Khabib and McGregor's global influence and inspirational impact on new fighters justify their inclusion among the sport's all-time greats.