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1
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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2
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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3
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth"
- 30-12-0
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4
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher"
- 49-9-2
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5
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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6
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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7
- Alexander Gustafsson
- "The Mauler"
- 18-8-0
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8
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer"
- 32-14-0
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9
- Brian Stann
- "All American"
- 12-6-0
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10
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator"
- 24-4-0
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11
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC
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12
- Joe Lauzon
- "J-Lau" | 28-15-0