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1
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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2
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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3
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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4
- Diego Sanchez
- "Nightmare"
- 30-14-0
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5
- Don Frye
- "The Predator"
- 20-9-1, 1 NC
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6
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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7
- Charles Bennett
- "Felony"
- 30-42-2
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8
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler"
- 21-12-0
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9
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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10
- Clay Guida
- "The Carpenter"
- 38-24-0
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11
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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12
- Keith Jardine
- "The Dean of Mean" | 17-11-2