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1
- Gilbert Melendez
- "El Nino"
- 22-8-0
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2
- Josh Thomson
- "The Punk"
- 23-9-0, 1 NC
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3
- Gray Maynard
- "The Bully"
- 13-7-1, 1 NC
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4
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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5
- Rafael dos Anjos
- 32-16-0
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6
- Gesias Cavalcante
- "JZ"
- 22-12-1, 2 NC
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7
- George Sotiropoulos
- 14-7-0, 1 NC
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8
- Sean Sherk
- "The Muscle Shark"
- 35-4-1
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9
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid"
- 35-15-0, 1 NC