Analyst debates UFC's greatest fighters list, argues for Khabib and Conor inclusion

MMA analyst responded to Vlad Matveev's top-10 greatest UFC fighters list, questioning the absence of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor while fighters like Daniel Cormier, Alexander Volkanovski, and Randy Couture were included. The analyst argued that greatness should include not only titles and opponent quality but also a fighter's scale and influence on the sport. He proposed additional criteria including contribution to MMA popularization, peak form, fight dominance, commercial impact, and records. Based on these expanded criteria, his revised top-10 list places 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. The analyst emphasized that including fighters like Pereira and McGregor above certain legends may surprise some but reflects their massive impact on expanding MMA's global reach.