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1
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man"
- 28-17-3
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2
- David Abbott
- "Tank"
- 10-15-0
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3
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster"
- 35-8-0
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4
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast"
- 101-19-7
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5
- Don Frye
- "The Predator"
- 20-9-1, 1 NC
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6
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer"
- 16-10-0
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7
- Brock Lesnar
- 5-3-0, 1 NC
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8
- Oleg Taktarov
- "The Russian Bear"
- 17-5-2
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9
- Ikuhisa Minowa
- "Minowaman"
- 63-45-8
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10
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend"
- 23-10-2
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11
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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12
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural" | 19-11-0
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13
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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14
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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15
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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16
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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17
- Kimo Leopoldo
- 10-7-1
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18
- Masakazu Imanari
- "Ashikan Judan" | 40-22-2