Kalugin debates greatest UFC fighters list, defends Khabib and McGregor inclusion

MMA commentator Kalugin has published his own top 10 greatest UFC fighters list in response to Vlad Matveev's rankings, expressing surprise at the absence of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor from Matveev's list. Kalugin argues that greatness should include not only titles and opponent quality but also broader impact metrics like popularization of MMA, peak performance, fight dominance, commercial drawing power, and records. He proposes additional criteria beyond Matveev's focus on title defenses and opposition quality. Kalugin's personal top 10 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. He emphasizes that Khabib and McGregor significantly expanded MMA's global reach and inspired countless followers in ways that transcend traditional metrics.