""The GOAT for me is Khabib, and I would put Jon Jones in that category, but I can't," Mendez said on the Ahmed Mahmood show. "If you're caught doing something you shouldn't have been doing, how can you be considered at the top of the league? This is a true sport, and in a true sport you cannot put that person ahead."
""How many people have won Olympic gold medals and then they find out they cheated one way or another and got the medals taken away from them? If it's true for every other sport, it should be true for MMA too." Nurmagomedov (29-0) defended the lightweight title thrice before retiring as the undefeated champion in 2020. Meanwhile, Jones (28-1) defended his light heavyweight title 12 times, the most in UFC history, before moving up to heavyweight."
Khabib Nurmagomedov finished his career undefeated at 29-0, defending the lightweight title three times and retiring as champion in 2020. Jon Jones compiled a 28-1 record, defended the light heavyweight title 12 times (an UFC record), then moved up to win and defend the heavyweight title once. Jones's career includes multiple drug testing violations and legal issues that would, under standards applied in other sports, undermine championship status. Applying consistent anti-cheating standards excludes Jones from GOAT consideration. The combination of Khabib's unbeaten record and a clean competitive history supports his placement as the greatest.
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