Charlie Ontiveros

Nobody hands you anything at middleweight. Charlie Ontiveros — "American Bad Boy" to fight fans — has built a 11-9 record the hard way, one fight at a time since leaving the United States's regional scene.

A balanced operator — 4 wins by KO, 2 by submission, 5 on the scorecards. No single weapon to game-plan around, which is exactly the problem. Add a 78" reach, and the puzzle gets harder still.

He's coming off a loss to Gabriel Benitez. Careers aren't defined by the fall, though; they're defined by the rebound.