Kalugin debates greatest UFC fighters list, includes Khabib and McGregor

Russian MMA commentator Kalugin published his subjective top 10 greatest UFC fighters of all time in response to Vlad Matveev's rankings. Kalugin argues that greatness should include impact on the sport's popularization, peak performance, dominance in fights, commercial success, and records, not just titles and defenses. His top 10 includes Jon Jones at number one, followed by Georges St-Pierre, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Jose Aldo, Alex Pereira, Anderson Silva, Demetrious Johnson, Islam Makhachev, and Amanda Nunes. Kalugin specifically defended the inclusion of Khabib and McGregor, noting their massive global impact on MMA's growth and their ability to inspire new generations of fighters. He emphasized that a fighter with two title defenses can contribute more to the sport than one with twenty defenses.