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1
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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2
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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3
- Matt Hughes
- "Short Fuze"
- 4-2-0
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4
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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5
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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6
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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7
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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8
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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9
- Pat Barry
- "HD"
- 8-7-0
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10
- David Abbott
- "Tank"
- 10-15-0
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11
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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12
- Diego Sanchez
- "Nightmare" | 30-14-0
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13
- Melvin Guillard
- "The Young Assassin" | 32-22-2, 3 NC
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14
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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15
- Melvin Manhoef
- "No Mercy" | 32-17-1, 2 NC
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16
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 32-8-0