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1
- Diego Sanchez
- "Nightmare"
- 30-14-0
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2
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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3
- Clay Guida
- "The Carpenter"
- 38-24-0
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4
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country"
- 23-19-0
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5
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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6
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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7
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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8
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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9
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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10
- Stephan Bonnar
- "The American Psycho"
- 15-9-0
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11
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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12
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0
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13
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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14
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC
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15
- Gilbert Melendez
- "El Nino" | 22-8-0
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16
- Matt Brown
- "The Immortal" | 24-19-0
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17
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0