Francis Marshall

He only leans this way, says the result depends on which style Marshall chooses, admits he could lose if he chases a brawl, and attaches explicit advice to avoid the fight.

A pressuring, busy striker with a grappling edge he expects to hold, whose habit of firing back through exchanges makes him both dangerous and hittable.

States 'I'm taking Francis Marshall' with a stated mechanism (better striker, grappling good enough to stay standing); no hedge on the win itself, though he grants Silva 'a chance' to stay on top if takedowns land.

A good, if unpolished, striker who wins with forward pressure, volume, and by interrupting opponents' combinations with power counters mid-combo. Durable enough to accept this trade-off, though his own striking defense is a real hole. A strong double-leg entry, decent control on top, and effective scrambling round out a well-rounded grappling game.

reaffirms the pick twice after addressing viewer pushback about fraud claims, insisting he genuinely believes in Bashi, backed by a grappling-positions edge.

Now considered a capable striker, by his own account a real change from where he used to be, thanks to steady forward pressure, real volume and fair power; his signature trait is walking directly through an opponent's punches to keep advancing rather than retreating. His own defense on the feet is lacking, but enough toughness lets him absorb that and keep pushing. On the mat he also grades out well, pairing a strong double-leg takedown with so-so (his word, not great) hip control and nice scrambling ability.

He names Santos plainly, but spends nearly equal time laying out a genuine, unrebutted upset route for Marshall (repeated cage pressure wearing on Santos's one real takedown-defense gap), and directly warns viewers to be careful backing the big favorite -- a conceded opposing path plus betting caution together cap this below clear.

138 says Marshall's best path is wrestling: a strong double-leg entry, a passable top game, and good scrambling ability, aided by more UFC experience than Santos. His striking is only decent -- forward-pressing with fair volume and some pop -- but he is unpolished with a weak striking defense. He is durable enough to walk through shots, though 138 notes that alone does not win rounds on the cards.

He picks Marshall ('we're GNA take' him) but hedges repeatedly: short notice is a 'big red flag', he concedes Marshall is likely 'getting... pieced up early on', and the comeback is conditioned on him not gassing out -- several qualifiers stacked on the win itself, not just on method or margin.

A short-notice fighter with less than a week to prepare, he is a good wrestler built around a solid double leg and decent top control, with striking the analyst calls merely decent -- incredibly unpolished and with no real striking defense -- but he is durable enough to absorb shots while pressing forward with power and volume. The pick leans on that durability and style edge in the striking exchanges, while openly flagging the short-notice circumstance as a real risk.

States directly that he lacks real confidence here since so little tape exists on Dulgarian; frames the pick as deliberately backing the unknown quantity rather than a skill-based read.

A strong wrestler with a good single-leg entry and good scrambles who looks to finish fights quickly, usually by submission; on the feet the analyst credits him with good power and volume by default, since so little is known about Dulgarian's own striking, but his own striking defense is called pretty bad -- offset by a real chin.

He names Marshal as his man, then twice denies having any real conviction in that choice, after describing a late back-and-forth switch between the two men. The root-beer idiom appears on its own (no explicit stay-off-the-fight line), which caps conviction further; combined with the double denial of confidence and a called-close three-round decision, this lands at coinflip rather than lean.

Decent striking that trades polish for volume and power, backed by good wrestling built around a favorite double-leg entry and a durable chin. His height/reach disadvantage against Gomis is real but he is expected to be the one closing distance and forcing the fight.

calls it full of unknowns, says he cannot bring himself to bet it, and never firmly commits beyond 'probably'

An undefeated young prospect he is reluctant to rate highly because the level of opposition has been weak. He credits real wrestling and punching power, and a willingness to absorb punishment, but says there just is not enough tape against good competition to know how good he really is.