Damir Hadzovic

Names McKinney and gives an independent analytical reason (better fighter everywhere except durability), explicitly separating that reasoning from a disclosed personal relationship. But he then gives an explicit stay-away instruction to the viewer because McKinney is too large a betting favorite -- per the confidence-bar rule, an explicit stay-away instruction caps this at coinflip regardless of how clearly the pick itself is stated.

Decent striker (front kick, high guard, decent power -- 'good enough, nothing great') and decent grappler (top pressure, ground and pound) with lackluster takedown defense. Hasn't fought in a very long time, and the analyst explicitly questions whether this read is even still accurate given the layoff.

Calls it a clear pick, citing the age gap, inactivity and physical edge all pointing the same direction, with experience named as the only factor cutting the other way.

14-7, age 37, returning from a long layoff (no fight since 2022, and only sporadically before that). Our paraphrase: still rated a good striker with good power and a distinctive hybrid front/roundhouse kick, but his takedown defense is called out directly -- his last fight was mostly him pinned on the mat -- and the analyst says he does not have much current tape to assess him from.