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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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3
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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4
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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5
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster"
- 35-8-0
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6
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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7
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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8
- Tim Sylvia
- "The Maine-iac"
- 31-10-0, 1 NC
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9
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man"
- 28-17-3
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10
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer"
- 16-10-0