Kalugin debates top 10 greatest UFC fighters, defends Khabib and Conor inclusion

MMA analyst Kalugin posted his subjective top 10 greatest UFC fighters in response to Vlad Matveev's list, expressing surprise that Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor were excluded. He argues that greatness should include not just titles and opposition quality, but also a fighter's overall impact and scale. Kalugin adds criteria like contribution to MMA popularization, peak performance, fight dominance, commercial draw, and records. His top 10 includes Jon Jones at number one, followed by GSP, Khabib, Conor, Jose Aldo, Alex Pereira, Anderson Silva, Demetrious Johnson, Islam Makhachev, and Amanda Nunes. He acknowledges this sparked debate among fans who are accustomed to seeing certain legends automatically included. Kalugin emphasizes this is a friendly discussion and that all-time great lists are inherently subjective regardless of methodology.