Kings of Instagram: Conor McGregor, Anderson Silva, Khabib Nurmagomedov tops among UFC stars

Before his fight at UFC 205, Conor McGregor famously said, “I run this whole sh–. I run New York. I’m the reason we’re even here in the first place.” Judging from his Instagram numbers, he can credibly claim to run social media as well.

[fusion_title size=”4″]UFC’S INSTAGRAM KINGS[/fusion_title]

With 16.8 million followers, McGregor has more than three times the number of Instagram fans as second-place Anderson Silva and third-place Khabib Nurmagomodov combined. Watch for Jon Jones to break into the top three any month now as he is actively fighting again…

UPDATED November 26, 2017

[fusion_title size=”4″]10) DONALD CERRONE[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Donald Cerrone (@cowboycerrone) on Nov 18, 2017 at 2:16pm PST

Donald Anthony Cerrone
Division: Welterweight
Born March 29, 1983 🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado
Instagram followers: 922 thousand

[fusion_title size=”4″]9) NICK DIAZ[/fusion_title]

A post shared by nickdiaz209 (@nickdiaz209) on May 15, 2017 at 6:45pm PDT

Nicholas Robert Diaz
Division: Middleweight
Born August 2, 1983 🇺🇸 Stockton, California
Instagram followers: 1 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]8) CODY GARBRANDT[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Cody Garbrandt (@cody_nolove) on Nov 6, 2017 at 11:30am PST

Cody Garbrandt
Division: Bantamweight
Born July 7, 1991 🇺🇸 Uhrichsville, Ohio
Instagram followers: 1.4 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]7) GEORGES ST-PIERRE[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Georges St-Pierre (@georgesstpierre) on Nov 14, 2017 at 5:14pm PST

Georges St-Pierre
Division: Welterweight
Born May 19, 1981 🇨🇦 Montreal, Canada
Instagram followers: 1.6 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]6) JOSE ALDO[/fusion_title]

A post shared by josealdojunioroficial (@josealdojunioroficial) on Aug 13, 2017 at 9:18am PDT

José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Junior
Division: Featherweight
Born September 9, 1986 🇧🇷 Manaus, Brazil
Instagram followers: 1.7 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]5) NATE DIAZ[/fusion_title]

A post shared by natediaz209 (@natediaz209) on Aug 29, 2017 at 1:47am PDT

Nathan Donald Diaz
Division: Welterweight
Born April 16, 1985 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Instagram followers: 1.9 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]4) JON JONES[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Jon Bones Jones (@jonnybones) on Nov 3, 2017 at 9:14pm PDT

Jonathan Dwight Jones
Division: Light heavyweight
Born July 19, 1987 🇺🇸 Rochester, New York
Instagram followers: 2.5 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]3) ANDERSON SILVA[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Anderson "The Spider" Silva (@spiderandersonsilva) on Oct 3, 2017 at 8:16am PDT

Anderson da Silva
Division: Light Heavyweight
Born April 14, 1975 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Instagram followers: 2.7 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]2) KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Khabib Nurmagomedov (@khabib_nurmagomedov) on Nov 10, 2017 at 3:58pm PST

Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov
Weight class: Lightweight
Born September 20, 1988 🇷🇺 Dagestan, Russia
Instagram followers: 2.8 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]1) CONOR MCGREGOR[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Nov 3, 2017 at 4:17am PDT

Conor Anthony McGregor
Division: Lightweight
Born July 14, 1988 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
Instagram followers: 21.2 million