Russian MMA fighter and actor Oleg Tactarov rated the list of the best fighters in UFC history according to promotion head Dana White, noting that Irishman Conor McGregor contributed to the emergence of Russian stars in the organization.
White, responding to a question about the greatest fighters in UFC history, named his compatriots Jon Jones and Ronda Rousey, Canadian Georges St-Pierre, and McGregor, but did not mention Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov.
– Let’s be honest: look at who brought the most profit to the UFC. Jon Jones is truly a legend, number one. There was no better heavyweight, that’s not even disputed. Ronda Rousey is White’s friend. She was at his house, he was really friends with her. And she’s a girl, above all. Saint-Pierre fills stadiums and breaks records. More people came to fight in Canada than in the United States. Although for me it’s a bit boring, and at the time when I was making films, I didn’t pay much attention to the fights. And so, yes, all Canadians were proud of him, all the girls dreamed of meeting him.
Well, Conor, who was a champion in two weight classes. Thanks to McGregor, stars appeared in the UFC, including Khabib. The Irishman performed. For example, they offended Lobov, with whom he was friends, and attacked the bus. All this was interesting, for a long time people watched this whole story with great pleasure. Then jumping out of the cage, deprivation of the provisional belt. All this was beneficial and went down in history, ”RB Sport quotes Taktarov.
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