Forget the ‘GOAT’ argument, writes Alex Pattle; numerous failed drug tests, run-ins with the law, lucky results and an avoidance of Tom Aspinall rule out Jones

If you want to suggest "The Eagle" warrants higher placement, we won't argue. In fact, the only smudge on Nurmagomedov's record in the UFC is that his stay was too brief, comprising just 13 fights from the moment he appeared on a UFC on FX undercard in 2012 to his tearful goodbye after choking out Justin Gaethje in 2020.