Kalugin disputes Matveev's top-10 greatest UFC fighters list

MMA commentator Kalugin responded to Vlad Matveev's top-10 greatest UFC fighters ranking, expressing surprise at the absence of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. Kalugin argues that greatness should include not only titles and opposition quality but also criteria like contribution to MMA popularization, peak performance, fight dominance, commercial impact, and records. He suggests that Conor and Khabib massively expanded MMA's global reach and inspired countless fighters. Kalugin's proposed top-10 includes Jon Jones first, followed by GSP, Khabib, Conor, Jose Aldo, Alex Pereira, Anderson Silva, Demetrious Johnson, Islam Makhachev, and Amanda Nunes. He acknowledges Matveev's extensive work but maintains that his added criteria justify the different rankings.