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1
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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2
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator"
- 24-4-0
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3
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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4
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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5
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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6
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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7
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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8
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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9
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace"
- 29-7-0, 1 NC
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10
- Mark Hominick
- "The Machine"
- 20-12-0