Bas Rutten puts Conor McGregor on his MMA 'Mount Rushmore'

Rutten agreed with White that Gracie must be the first face carved in any MMA "Mount Rushmore." White was second on Rutten's list, which is understandable considering the UFC may not exist as it does today, if at all, without White's many contributions. Rutten also admitted he was split between Liddell and heavyweight royalty Fedor Emelianenko before explaining why McGregor, the UFC's first two-division champion, also deserves a spot: 

"How many more eyeballs did Conor McGregor put to MMA? Is he the greatest fighter with the submission losses? No, he’s not. He’s a very good fighter, but just because of what he did and how much attention he brought to MMA, does he deserve to be in it? Everyone is going to go, ‘You’re crazy.’ But really?”

In April, Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports named McGregor as the top draw in UFC history. Per Tapology, the outspoken and flamboyant Irishman holds shares in each of the top-five highest-selling UFC pay-per-view cards.