Conor McGregor hits back after being ranked 18th best UFC fighter of all time by media outlet

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Conor McGregor is no stranger to self-belief, and he clearly doesn’t agree with being ranked 18th in a new list of the greatest fighters in UFC history.

That confidence was on full display throughout his climb to the top, where he became the first fighter to hold two belts at once in different weight classes.

Even as his career has shifted away from titles and toward the fringes of contention, that swagger has stuck around, showing up regularly in comments about other fighters or hypothetical matchups.

With that history, it’s no surprise McGregor would back himself to be higher on any all-time list. But not everyone shares that view, including one media outlet that recently put him well outside the top 10.

The ranking didn’t sit well with McGregor. He took aim at former middleweight champion Michael Bisping’s place at number nine, suggesting it was a clear miss.

Bisping fired back quickly with a simple message on social media: “Stop crying and fight.”

There were some surprising names above McGregor too. Khabib Nurmagomedov appeared just one spot ahead at 17th despite retiring unbeaten. Meanwhile, Georges St-Pierre topped the list after a storied run across two divisions.

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Conor McGregor is not happy with his place on the all-time UFC rankings

If you go by his early record alone – especially becoming the first simultaneous two-weight world champion – there’s an argument for putting him among the very best ever.

But McGregor’s story is also about what came after that peak. He hasn’t won a fight since stopping Donald Cerrone in January 2020, and injuries have played a big part in keeping him out of action for long stretches since then.