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1
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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2
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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3
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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4
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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5
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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6
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer"
- 16-10-0
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7
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0