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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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3
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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4
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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5
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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6
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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7
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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8
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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9
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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10
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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11
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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12
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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13
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold" | 55-10-1, 1 NC
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14
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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15
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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16
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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17
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0