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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

July 8, 2016 - 12:08 am

In honor of the historic UFC 200 event, a committee of journalists, commentators and other experts casts its votes for the 200 greatest UFC fighters of all time. The list was unveiled on Fox Sports 1 and will be published in the Review-Journal leading up to Saturday’s card at T-Mobile Arena.

50. Renan Barao

49. Josh Barnett

48. Rafael dos Anjos

47. Luke Rockhold

46. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic

45. Nick Diaz

44. Andrei Arlovski

43. Benson Henderson

42. Michael Bisping

41. Ken Shamrock

40. Daniel Cormier

39. Kazushi Sakuraba

38. Conor McGregor

37. Dan Severn

36. Chris Weidman

35. Brock Lesnar

34. Junior dos Santos

33. Forrest Griffin

32. Rashad Evans

31. Pat Miletich

30. Fabricio Werdum

29. Urijah Faber

28. Mark Coleman

27. Robbie Lawler

26. Frank Mir

25. Bas Rutten

24. Lyoto Machida

23. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson

22. Tito Ortiz

21. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua

Source: Fox Sports and UFC

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