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1
- Gary Goodridge
- "Big Daddy"
- 23-22-1
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2
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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3
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer"
- 16-10-0
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4
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man"
- 28-17-3
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5
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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6
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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7
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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8
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster"
- 35-8-0
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9
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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10
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC