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1
- Andrei Arlovski
- "The Pitbull"
- 34-23-0, 2 NC
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2
- Keith Jardine
- "The Dean of Mean"
- 17-11-2
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3
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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4
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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5
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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6
- Brendan Schaub
- "Big Brown"
- 10-5-0
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7
- Matt Lindland
- "The Law"
- 22-9-0
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8
- Stefan Struve
- "The Skyscraper"
- 29-13-0
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9
- Kendall Grove
- "Da Spyder"
- 24-19-0, 1 NC
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10
- Jorge Santiago
- "The Sandman"
- 26-12-0
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11
- Shinya Aoki
- "Tobikan Judan" | 48-11-0, 1 NC
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12
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural" | 19-11-0
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13
- Marvin Eastman
- "The Beastman" | 18-15-1
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14
- Yoshiyuki Yoshida
- "Zenko" | 18-9-0
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15
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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16
- Gabriel Gonzaga
- "Napão" | 17-12-0
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17
- Joe Warren
- "The Baddest Man on the Planet" | 15-8-0