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1
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle"
- 29-0-0
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2
- Conor McGregor
- "The Notorious"
- 22-6-0
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3
- Kelvin Gastelum
- 18-9-0, 1 NC
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4
- Rory MacDonald
- "Red King"
- 23-10-1
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5
- Henry Cejudo
- "Triple C"
- 16-4-0
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6
- Brandon Thatch
- "Rukus"
- 11-5-0
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7
- Myles Jury
- "Fury"
- 19-6-0
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8
- Gunnar Nelson
- "Gunni"
- 19-5-1
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at lightweight
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9
- Michael Chiesa
- "Maverick"
- 16-7-0
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10
- Pedro Munhoz
- "The Young Punisher"
- 20-9-0, 2 NC
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11
- Kyoji Horiguchi
- 32-5-0, 1 NC
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12
- Julianna Peña
- "The Venezuelan Vixen" | 10-5-0
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13
- Colby Covington
- "Chaos" | 17-4-0
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14
- Lowen Tynanes
- 12-2-0
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15
- Rob Font
- 20-8-0
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16
- Max Holloway
- "Blessed" | 26-7-0
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17
- Sergio Pettis
- "The Phenom" | 23-6-0