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1
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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2
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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3
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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4
- Norifumi Yamamoto
- "KID"
- 18-6-0, 2 NC
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5
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid"
- 35-15-0, 1 NC
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6
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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7
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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8
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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9
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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10
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy"
- 21-12-1