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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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3
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster"
- 35-8-0
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4
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer"
- 16-10-0
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5
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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6
- Andrei Arlovski
- "The Pitbull"
- 34-23-0, 2 NC
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7
- Don Frye
- "The Predator"
- 20-9-1, 1 NC