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1
- Don Frye
- "The Predator"
- 20-9-1, 1 NC
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2
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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3
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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4
- Chris Weidman
- "The All-American"
- 16-7-0
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5
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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6
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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7
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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8
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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9
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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10
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy"
- 36-17-0, 2 NC
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11
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC
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12
- Michael Bisping
- "The Count" | 30-9-0
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13
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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14
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC" | 22-3-0, 1 NC
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15
- Alexander Gustafsson
- "The Mauler" | 18-8-0
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16
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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17
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator" | 24-4-0
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18
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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19
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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20
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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21
- Cub Swanson
- "Killer" | 29-13-0