Khabib Nurmagomedov revealed his on perspective on the MMA GOAT debate in a congratulatory message to Jon Jones. UFC CEO Dana White announced that Jones was retiring during a post-fight press conference following the promotion's first ever trip to Azerbaijan this past Saturday,

If you want to suggest "The Eagle" warrants higher placement, we won't argue. In fact, the only smudge on Nurmagomedov's record in the UFC is that his stay was too brief, comprising just 13 fights from the moment he appeared on a UFC on FX undercard in 2012 to his tearful goodbye after choking out Justin Gaethje in 2020.