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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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3
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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4
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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5
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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6
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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7
- Tony Ferguson
- "El Cucuy"
- 25-10-0
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8
- Tyron Woodley
- "The Chosen One"
- 19-7-1
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9
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga"
- 20-8-1