Analyst argues Khabib and Conor deserve spots in UFC's top 10 greatest fighters

MMA analyst Kalugin responded to Vlad Matveev's top 10 greatest UFC fighters list, expressing surprise at the absence of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. While respecting Matveev's work, Kalugin argues that the criteria for determining greatness should include factors beyond titles and opposition quality, such as impact on sport popularization, peak performance, fight dominance, commercial value, and records. He questions how fighters like Daniel Cormier, Alexander Volkanovski, and Randy Couture could be included while Khabib and Conor are excluded. Kalugin presented his own top 10 list with Jon Jones at number one, GSP second, Khabib third, and Conor fourth. He emphasizes that Khabib and Conor made massive contributions to expanding MMA globally and inspiring new generations of fighters.