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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
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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4
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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5
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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6
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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7
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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8
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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9
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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10
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1