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1
- Stephen Thompson
- "Wonderboy"
- 17-7-1
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2
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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3
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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4
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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5
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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6
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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7
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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8
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace"
- 29-7-0, 1 NC
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9
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga"
- 20-8-1
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10
- Cheick Kongo
- "The Darkness"
- 31-12-2, 1 NC
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11
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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12
- Tim Sylvia
- "The Maine-iac" | 31-10-0, 1 NC
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13
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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14
- Brock Lesnar
- 5-3-0, 1 NC
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15
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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16
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator" | 24-4-0