Kalugin disputes Matveev's top 10 greatest UFC fighters list

MMA commentator Kalugin responded to Vlad Matveev's top 10 greatest UFC fighters of all time, expressing surprise at the absence of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. Kalugin argued that the criteria should include factors beyond titles and opponent quality, such as impact on popularizing MMA, peak performance, fight dominance, commercial value, and records. He proposed adding these criteria would better capture a fighter's overall greatness and scale. Based on his expanded criteria, Kalugin presented his own top 10 list with Jon Jones first, followed by Georges St-Pierre, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Jose Aldo, Alex Pereira, Anderson Silva, Demetrious Johnson, Islam Makhachev, and Amanda Nunes. He acknowledged the work Matveev put into his rankings but believes his additional criteria provide a more complete picture of fighter greatness.