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1
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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2
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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3
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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4
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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5
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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6
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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7
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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8
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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9
- Pat Barry
- "HD"
- 8-7-0
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10
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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11
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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12
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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13
- Shane Carwin
- "The Engineer" | 12-2-0
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14
- Mark Hominick
- "The Machine" | 20-12-0
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15
- KJ Noons
- "King Karl" | 13-9-0, 1 NC
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16
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator" | 24-4-0
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17
- Chris Lytle
- "Lights Out" | 31-18-5
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18
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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19
- Duane Ludwig
- "Bang" | 21-14-0
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20
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler" | 21-12-0