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1
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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4
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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5
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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6
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid"
- 35-15-0, 1 NC
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7
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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8
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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9
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer"
- 16-10-0