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

MMA analyst Kalugin published his subjective top 10 greatest UFC fighters of all time, disagreeing with Vlad Matveev's earlier ranking. Kalugin argued that greatness should include not only titles and opposition quality but also a fighter's impact on the sport, peak form, dominance in fights, commercial appeal, and records. He included Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor in his top 10, citing their massive contributions to popularizing MMA globally and inspiring countless fighters. His top 10 list is: 1) Jon Jones, 2) Georges St-Pierre, 3) Khabib Nurmagomedov, 4) Conor McGregor, 5) Jose Aldo, 6) Alex Pereira, 7) Anderson Silva, 8) Demetrious Johnson, 9) Islam Makhachev, and 10) Amanda Nunes. He emphasized that his ranking differs from Matveev's by weighing factors like geographical expansion of MMA, motivational influence, and financial impact on the sport.