Feng Xiaocan

He twice states she is the better fighter and sides with her, but immediately hedges that she could struggle with the opponent's length, and separately allows the fight could end up being a pure point fight at range -- he still picks her, saying she maybe edges it out, but without ruling out the other path.

A good striker whose unusual height for the division lets her use range well, land long straight punches, and throw decent kicks. Her grappling is her clear weak spot -- he says she essentially has no takedown defense and is very weak once taken down, which has cost her before on this same stage when a winning position turned into a finish against her. He notes that staying on the feet at range is where she does her best work.

He states plainly that he is going with Shi Ming as a big underdog and that he is doing it even though no one else would, a firm first-person commitment rather than a hedge, despite building the case on a conditional path (getting an early takedown or two).

A good striker with good combinations, very powerful kicks and good use of her height and length, who he says is wrongly reputed as a strong grappler. Her takedown defense is not good and she is active off her back rather than a true grappling threat; a past loss is cited as the point where she became more cautious and lower-volume because of takedown worries.