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1
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace"
- 29-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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3
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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4
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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5
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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6
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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7
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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8
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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9
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy"
- 21-12-1
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10
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC