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1
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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2
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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3
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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4
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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5
- Michael Bisping
- "The Count"
- 30-9-0
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6
- Chris Lytle
- "Lights Out"
- 31-18-5
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7
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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8
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid"
- 35-11-0
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9
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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10
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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11
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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12
- Matt Serra
- "The Terror" | 11-7-0
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13
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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14
- Miguel Torres
- 44-9-0
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15
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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16
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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17
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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18
- Joe Lauzon
- "J-Lau" | 28-15-0
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19
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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20
- Ross Pearson
- "The Real Deal" | 20-17-0, 1 NC