Kalugin debates greatest UFC fighters, argues for Khabib and McGregor in top 10

MMA analyst Kalugin published his subjective ranking of the top 10 greatest UFC fighters of all time, disagreeing with Vlad Matveev's recent list that excluded Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. Kalugin argues that greatness should include not just titles and defenses, but also criteria like contribution to MMA popularization, peak form, dominance in fights, commercial impact, and records. He emphasizes that McGregor and Khabib popularized MMA globally in ways few fighters have, with McGregor expanding the sport worldwide and Khabib significantly growing its presence in the Arab world. Kalugin's top 10 includes: Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Jose Aldo, Alex Pereira, Anderson Silva, Demetrious Johnson, Islam Makhachev, and Amanda Nunes. He acknowledges this is subjective and based on adding his own criteria to Matveev's original methodology.