3. Luis Cane – Muay Thai / BJJ - UFC Record: 3-1; Overall Record: 10-1 - This 28-year-old upcoming light-heavyweight is surprising everyone with his skill set that has gone on to beat the once hotly talked about Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou in the UFC via second round TKO. The light-heavyweight division is already stacked within UFC 2009, but Luis Cane is a worthy addition.
4. Patrick Cote – Kickboxing / BJJ - UFC Record: 5-5; Overall Record: 13-5 - Having already faced Anderson Silva in a championship bout, his exclusion from UFC 2009 is a huge surprise. He went on a five win streak over three fighters who already in UFC 2009. The list includes: Kendall Grove, Ricardo Almeida, and Drew McFedries – all fighters that are victims from this 29-year-old Canadian.
5. Junior Dos Santos – Boxing / BJJ - UFC Record: 2-0; Overall Record: 8-1 - Surprising everyone with a TKO victory over Fabricio Werdum in the first round, Junior Dos Santos is one of the best prospects in the heavyweight division. Only 25-years-old, he is ready to take the world by storm with continuing his win-streak in the UFC with an upcoming battle against Justin McCully at UFC 102.
