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1
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man"
- 28-17-3
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2
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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3
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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4
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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5
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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6
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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7
- Don Frye
- "The Predator"
- 20-9-1, 1 NC
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8
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace"
- 29-7-0, 1 NC
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9
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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10
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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11
- Antônio Rogério Nogueira
- "Minotouro" | 23-10-0
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12
- Matt Lindland
- "The Law" | 22-9-0
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13
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast" | 101-19-7
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14
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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15
- David Abbott
- "Tank" | 10-15-0
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16
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC