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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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3
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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4
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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5
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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6
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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7
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold"
- 55-10-1, 1 NC
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8
- Semmy Schilt
- "Hightower"
- 26-14-1
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9
- Andrei Arlovski
- "The Pitbull"
- 34-23-0, 2 NC
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10
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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11
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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12
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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13
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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14
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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15
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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16
- Sergei Kharitonov
- "The Paratrooper" | 35-9-0, 2 NC
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17
- Pedro Rizzo
- "The Rock" | 20-11-0
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18
- Cyrille Diabate
- "The Snake" | 19-10-1