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1
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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2
- Conor McGregor
- "The Notorious"
- 22-6-0
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3
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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4
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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5
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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6
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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7
- Stefan Struve
- "The Skyscraper"
- 29-13-0
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8
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace"
- 29-7-0, 1 NC
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9
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country"
- 23-19-0
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10
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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11
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC
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12
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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13
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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14
- Renan Barão
- "The Baron" | 34-10-0, 1 NC
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15
- Alexander Gustafsson
- "The Mauler" | 18-8-0
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16
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator" | 24-4-0
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17
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster" | 35-8-0
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18
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC