Debate over greatest UFC fighters: Nurmagomedov and McGregor absent from top 10

Russian MMA analyst challenges a recently published top 10 greatest UFC fighters list that excluded Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. The author argues that while traditional criteria like title defenses, opponent quality, and longevity are important, the ranking fails to account for broader impact factors including popularization of MMA, peak performance dominance, commercial success, geographic expansion of the sport, and inspirational influence on future fighters. He proposes additional criteria beyond purely competitive metrics, emphasizing that greatness should measure a fighter's overall scale and contribution to the sport's growth. The author presents his alternative top 10: 1) Jon Jones, 2) GSP, 3) Khabib Nurmagomedov, 4) Conor McGregor, 5) Jose Aldo, 6) Alex Pereira, 7) Anderson Silva, 8) Demetrious Johnson, 9) Islam Makhachev, 10) Amanda Nunes. He acknowledges the subjective nature of such rankings while defending the inclusion of fighters whose cultural and commercial impact transformed MMA globally.