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1
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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2
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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3
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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4
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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5
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer"
- 32-14-0
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6
- Chan Sung Jung
- "The Korean Zombie"
- 17-8-0
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7
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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8
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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9
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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10
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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11
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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12
- Ryan Bader
- "Darth" | 31-8-0, 1 NC
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13
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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14
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0
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15
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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16
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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17
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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18
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC