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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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3
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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4
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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5
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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6
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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7
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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8
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth"
- 30-12-0
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9
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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10
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer"
- 32-14-0
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11
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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12
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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13
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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14
- Joe Lauzon
- "J-Lau" | 28-15-0
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15
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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16
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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17
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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18
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC