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royce gracie-he helped popularize the sport in the early days
liddell-he became the most recognizable face in mma for a long time
tito ortiz-was pretty much the only thing hat kept ufc floating for a couple years
randy couture-he did the unthinkable when he came back wo the title and actually defended it it proved that age doesnt matter in the sport
fedor-simple hes considered the #1 heavyweight in the world he created alot of interest in pride fc which really helped to globalize mma