Debate over UFC's greatest fighters ranking includes Khabib and McGregor

A debate has emerged over the ranking of UFC's greatest fighters of all time, with discussion centered on the absence of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor from Vlad Matveev's top-10 list. The post argues that while Matveev's criteria included valuable opposition, title defenses, winning streaks, career risks, finishes, longevity, and losses, it missed critical factors like impact on sport popularization, peak performance, fight dominance, commercial value, and records. The author proposes an alternative top-10 that includes: 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. The discussion emphasizes that greatness should be measured not just by titles and defenses, but by the fighter's overall scale and influence on the sport, including geographic expansion of MMA's popularity and inspiration for future fighters.