Charalampos Grigoriou

He tells viewers outright not to put real money on this pick, saying plainly that he lacks confidence in it. He calls the matchup genuinely hard to settle and expects to be nearly alone in picking Kazama. He still affirms Kazama has a real path to winning, so a side is named, but it comes bundled with explicit advice to stay off the fight.

He is credited as the clearly better, higher-output striker, expected to land his kicks and combinations freely while standing, but is judged to fade as a fight wears on, which the analyst argues is exactly what lets Kazama's takedowns get easier in later rounds. A rebuttal is made to viewers who would credit his training gym for grappling defense, which the analyst dismisses as not evidence of individual skill.

Says he is 'not Mega confident' in the pick, explicitly because of the step up in competition for Grigoriou (first UFC fight); a qualifier on the win itself, not just method.

Good striker with real power and good combinations; his standout weapon is a leg kick that has already finished multiple opponents. On the ground he mixes in takedowns as a grinder more than a finisher, but his submission opportunity here comes specifically from the opponent's poor submission defense rather than his own offense. This is his first appearance in the UFC, a real step up in competition.