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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Jon Fitch
- 32-8-2, 1 NC
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3
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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4
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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5
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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6
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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7
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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8
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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9
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC