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1
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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2
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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3
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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4
- Gilbert Melendez
- "El Nino"
- 22-8-0
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5
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler"
- 21-12-0
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6
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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7
- Jon Fitch
- 32-8-2, 1 NC
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8
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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9
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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10
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1