Dylan Budka

Nobody hands you anything at middleweight. Dylan Budka — "The Mindless Hulk" to fight fans — has built a 7-5 record the hard way, one fight at a time since leaving the United States's regional scene.

A balanced operator — 1 wins by KO, 2 by submission, 4 on the scorecards. No single weapon to game-plan around, which is exactly the problem.

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

And here's the scary part: he's 26. 12 pro fights before most fighters hit their prime — the ceiling is nowhere in sight.