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1
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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2
- Shane Carwin
- "The Engineer"
- 12-2-0
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3
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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4
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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5
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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6
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country"
- 23-19-0
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7
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless"
- 30-16-0, 1 NC
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8
- Hector Lombard
- "Showeather"
- 34-10-1, 3 NC
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9
- Johny Hendricks
- "Big Rig"
- 18-8-0
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10
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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11
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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12
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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13
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 32-8-0
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14
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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15
- Thiago Alves
- "Pitbull" | 23-15-0
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16
- Jake Ellenberger
- "The Juggernaut" | 31-15-0
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17
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0