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1
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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2
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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3
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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4
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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5
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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6
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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7
- Dong Hyun Kim
- "Stun Gun"
- 22-4-1, 1 NC