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1
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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2
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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3
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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4
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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5
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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6
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man"
- 28-17-3
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7
- Diego Sanchez
- "Nightmare"
- 30-14-0
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8
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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9
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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10
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler"
- 21-12-0
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11
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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12
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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13
- Martin Kampmann
- "Hitman" | 21-7-0
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14
- Chris Lytle
- "Lights Out" | 31-18-5
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15
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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16
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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17
- Chan Sung Jung
- "The Korean Zombie" | 17-8-0
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18
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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19
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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20
- Jared Hamman
- "The Messenger" | 14-6-0
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21
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC