The famous MMA fighter Ben Askren posted on his Twitter account the list of seven fighters who can claim the title of the greatest MMA fighter in the history. This list looks like follows: Georges Saint-Pierre, Anderson Silva, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Daniel Cormier, Henry Cejudo, Demetrius Johnson and Jon Jones. It is noteworthy that the legendary Fedor Emelianenko was not on the list.
According to Askren, he and BJ Penn could have been in the list if they had finished their career on time.