Former UFC light heavyweight champion, member of the UFC Hall of Fame Khabib Nurmagomedov has published a new post on social media, naming the top 15 greatest MMA fighters of all time.
Fedor Emelianenko and heavyweight champion Jon Jones are at the top of this list. Khabib put the Canadian Georges St-Pierre in second place. Third place went to Brazilian Anderson Silva.
The whole list is as follows:
- Fedor Emelianenko and Jon Jones;
- Georges St-Pierre;
- Anderson Silva;
- Demetrious Johnson;
- Daniel Cormier;
- Henry Cejudo;
- Jose Aldo;
- Kamaru Usman;
- Israel Adesanya;
- B.J. Penn;
- Royce Gracie;
- Randy Couture and Cain Velasquez;
- Dan Henderson and Mauricio Rua;
- Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović and Stipe Miocic;
- Dominick Cruz and Frankie Edgar.
Khabib had his last fight in October 2020 at UFC 254. Back then, he faced American Justin Gaethje. That fight ended in Nurmagomedov's favor with a second-round submission. After this fight, he announced the end of his career. He has 29 wins and no losses under his belt.