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1
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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2
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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3
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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4
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace"
- 29-7-0, 1 NC
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5
- Matt Serra
- "The Terror"
- 11-7-0
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6
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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7
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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8
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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9
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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10
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC