Miesha Tate

Miesha Tate, better known as "Cupcake", holds the #14 spot at women's bantamweight, flying the flag for the United States — and rankings that high aren't given away, they're taken.

The ground is where fights end: 8 wins by submission (40% of the total). Scrambles that look even suddenly aren't.

He's coming off a loss to Yana Santos. 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.