Israel is still the best Middleweight in the world. Pereira is a circus act, he'd never have earned a shot if he'd been forced to fight his way there.
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1
- Dricus Du Plessis
- "Stillknocks"
- 21-2-0
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2
- Israel Adesanya
- "The Last Stylebender"
- 24-3-0
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3
- Robert Whittaker
- "The Reaper"
- 25-7-0
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4
- Khamzat Chimaev
- "Borz"
- 13-0-0
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5
- Jared Cannonier
- "Killa Gorilla"
- 17-6-0
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6
- Paulo Costa
- "The Eraser"
- 14-3-0
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7
- Sean Strickland
- "Tarzan"
- 28-6-0
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8
- Marvin Vettori
- "The Italian Dream"
- 19-6-1
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9
- Brendan Allen
- "All In"
- 24-5-0
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10
- Jack Hermansson
- "The Joker"
- 24-8-0
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11
- Nassourdine Imavov
- "Russian Sniper" | 13-4-0, 1 NC
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12
- Chris Curtis
- "The Action Man" | 31-11-0, 1 NC
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13
- Roman Dolidze
- "The Caucasian" | 12-3-0
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14
- Joe Pyfer
- "Bodybagz" | 12-3-0
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15
- Ikram Aliskerov
- 15-1-0
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16
- Chris Weidman
- "The All-American" | 16-7-0
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17
- Derek Brunson
- "The One" | 24-9-0
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18
- Edmen Shahbazyan
- "The Golden Boy" | 13-4-0
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19
- Gerald Meerschaert
- "GM3" | 36-17-0
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20
- Christian Leroy Duncan
- "CLD" | 10-1-0
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21
- Paul Craig
- "Bearjew" | 17-8-1
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22
- André Muniz
- "Sergipano" | 24-6-0
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23
- Gregory Rodrigues
- "Robocop" | 15-5-0
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24
- Brad Tavares
- 20-9-0
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25
- Jun Yong Park
- "The Iron Turtle" | 17-6-0
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26
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2
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27
- Anthony Hernandez
- "Fluffy" | 12-2-0, 1 NC
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28
- Roman Kopylov
- 12-3-0
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29
- Marc-André Barriault
- "Powerbar" | 16-7-0, 1 NC
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30
- Michel Pereira
- "Demolidor" | 31-11-0, 2 NC
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31
- Caio Borralho
- "The Natural" | 16-1-0, 1 NC
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32
- Michał Oleksiejczuk
- "Hussar" | 19-7-0, 1 NC
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33
- Johnny Eblen
- "Pressure" | 15-0-0
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34
- Bruno Silva
- "Blindado" | 23-11-0
My Summary