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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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3
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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4
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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5
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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6
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy"
- 21-12-1
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7
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend"
- 23-10-2
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8
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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9
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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10
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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11
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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12
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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13
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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14
- Pat Miletich
- "The Croation Sensation" | 29-8-2
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15
- Kenny Florian
- "KenFlo" | 14-6-0
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16
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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17
- Evan Tanner
- 32-8-0
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18
- Jens Pulver
- "Little Evil" | 27-19-1