Kalugin ranks top 10 greatest UFC fighters, includes Khabib and McGregor

MMA analyst Kalugin published his top 10 greatest UFC fighters of all time, challenging another ranking by Vlad Matveev that excluded Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. Kalugin argues that greatness should include not just titles and defenses, but also criteria like contribution to popularizing MMA, peak form, dominance in fights, commercial impact, and records. His top 10 includes: Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Jose Aldo, Alex Pereira, Anderson Silva, Demetrious Johnson, Islam Makhachev, and Amanda Nunes. Kalugin emphasizes that fighters like Khabib and McGregor expanded MMA's reach globally and inspired countless followers, which he considers essential to measuring true greatness. He acknowledges the ranking is subjective and invites discussion on the criteria used.