Dana White Snubs Khabib in Favor of Ronda Rousey, Conor McGregor & His “G.O.A.T.” Jon Jones in All-Time UFC List

Dana White has complimented Khabib Nurmagomedov enough throughout his career. He even went to lengths to have the former lightweight champion return to the UFC after his retirement. However, the UFC President didn’t put him on a list of elite UFC athletes. Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor made the list. It came after the veteran promoter, cold-shouldered Nurmagomedov, in a G.O.A.T. question, though he gave a reason for the same.

In a GQ Sports, Actually Me episode, Dana White answered burning questions from the fans on the Internet. While answering, ‘Can Khabib Nurmagomedov be considered as the G.O.A.T. in the UFC?’, White said, “It’s so hard. Obviously, he’s talented enough. You know, who knows what he could accomplish, but he retired too early.”

Dana White had a name in mind, in case people were wondering whom he considered the best fighter. The 53-year-old said, “Whatever you think about Jon [Jones], it’s hard not to call him the G.O.A.T.”

Nurmagomedov and Jones’ fans have often had debates about which fighter has the better resume in the UFC. Both fighters have had very contrasting careers. ‘The Eagle’ had a short but flawless championship run; ‘Bones‘ had a dominating and long championship run, but he also had a few close battles.

Dana White didn’t put Khabib Nurmagomedov in his top 5 list

Not only did the Manchester Connecticut-born promoter dismiss ‘The Eagle‘ as the G.O.A.T., but he also snubbed him in the top five all-time UFC fighter list.

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White named the former longtime light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, former longtime middleweight champion Anderson Silva, 6-time women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, first simultaneous double champion Conor McGregor and the two-division (welterweight and middleweight) & longtime 170 lbs king Georges St-Pierre, as his top five.

The UFC President has also talked about Nurmagomedov’s potential to be great, but he felt the Dagestan-born fighter called it a day too early.

The millionaire promoter also endorsed Kamaru Usman to be on the list.

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