Kalugin debates Khabib and Conor's absence from Matveev's UFC GOAT list

MMA analyst Kalugin responded to Vlad Matveev's top-10 greatest UFC fighters list, questioning the exclusion of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. Kalugin argued that greatness should include not just titles and opponent quality, but also broader impact criteria such as popularization of MMA, commercial success, peak performance dominance, and records. He proposed additional evaluation factors including geographical expansion of the sport, inspirational influence on future fighters, and the manner of victories. Based on these expanded criteria, Kalugin presented his own top-10 list placing Jon Jones first, Georges St-Pierre second, Khabib third, and Conor fourth. He emphasized that fighters like Khabib and Conor made massive contributions to MMA's global reach that cannot be measured by title defenses alone.