José Aldo

Nobody hands you anything at bantamweight. José Aldo — "Junior" to fight fans — has built a 32-10 record the hard way, one fight at a time since leaving Brazil's regional scene.

A balanced operator — 17 wins by KO, 1 by submission, 14 on the scorecards. No single weapon to game-plan around, which is exactly the problem.

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

At 39, the window is what it is — which tends to make every remaining fight more honest, and more dangerous.