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1
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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2
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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3
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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4
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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5
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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6
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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7
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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8
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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9
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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10
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC