{"id":297604,"date":"2023-12-09T12:25:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T12:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=297604"},"modified":"2023-12-09T12:25:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T12:25:24","slug":"conor-mcgregor-and-khabib-nurmagomedov-snubbed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/mma\/conor-mcgregor-and-khabib-nurmagomedov-snubbed\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov snubbed"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov snubbed as UFC legend names his list of the greatest MMA fighters of all time<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Demetrious Johnson has listed his top four fighters in MMA history<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Johnson was the UFC&#8217;s first flyweight champion and dominated for years\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A fight on a Sunday night? Bournemouth fans have time to enjoy Manchester United match &#8211;\u00a0The Hook<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of the greatest fighters in UFC history has named his list of the best ever and there was no room for Conor McGregor or Khabib Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n<p>Demetrious Johnson was the UFC&#8217;s inaugural flyweight champion and dominated the division for years.<\/p>\n<p>He left the promotion after his six-year reign came to an end at the hands of Henry Cejudo in 2018 and now competes in ONE Championship, where he is champion once again.<\/p>\n<p>And the 37-year-old has revealed who he believes are the four greatest fighters of all time, putting himself second just behind Jon Jones with Georges St-Pierre at third and Anderson Silva fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson said of his list: &#8216;For me to have 11 consecutive title defences and always look for the finish against my opponents, the list goes on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/11\/71189149-12844683-After_facing_Cruz_Johnson_won_the_UFC_flyweight_title_before_los-a-16_1702120402095.jpg\" height=\"452\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Demetrious Johnson has named his list of the greatest fighters in mixed martial arts history<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;To be able to go to a different organisation where I&#8217;m fighting at 135lb against bigger opponents in a different rule set. I was able to win a world grand prix which is a tournament-style, three fights in one year and then turn around and fight for the belt.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I go do an IBJJF Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament. My first time in the gi, brown belt masters at 37 years old and I go out there and I win it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Not one point got scored on me, not any one of those fighters, not even f****** Jon Jones himself would do that and be able to pass with flying colours, so I think the ability for me to be able to transition into different things is what puts me above those guys.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/11\/78765053-12844683-image-m-21_1702120429206.jpg\" height=\"377\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/11\/78764959-12844683-image-a-22_1702120438782.jpg\" height=\"377\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>There was no room for Conor McGregor (L) or Khabib Nurmagomedov (R) on the list\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Johnson ranked himself above Silva and St-Pierre because of his finishes in world title fights, with seven during his record-breaking 11 consecutive title defences.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Jones at No 1, &#8216;Mighty Mouse&#8217; said: &#8216;That is the only man that I&#8217;ll put ahead of me because this man, I feel like every single time he has been inside the cage he could just destroy his opponent however you want it.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2023\/10\/25\/The%20Hook_Promo_Desktop.636.png\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/mma\/article-12844683\/Conor-McGregor-Khabib-Nurmagomedov-snubbed-UFC-legend-names-list-greatest-MMA-fighters-time.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov snubbed as UFC legend names his list of the greatest MMA fighters of all time Demetrious Johnson has listed his <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/mma\/conor-mcgregor-and-khabib-nurmagomedov-snubbed\/\" title=\"Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov snubbed\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297603,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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