Joanderson Brito

concedes Chikadze's range danger, still 'we choose Brito'

Framed as a forward-moving power striker who can land while advancing, with hard kicks. His clearest path is grappling: cage-pressure takedowns and a dangerous back-take into a finishing choke. Also noted as a fast starter.

"Give me Jordan Leavitt" (quote, 4 words) follows a stated mechanism (the takedown path), with no hedge placed on the win itself.

The better striker in this matchup: he presses forward and can strike effectively while still advancing, carries a solid leg kick and real power. His grappling is also good -- a good cage push, trip takedowns, back-taking and a rear-naked-choke finish -- but he has been taken down fairly consistently by fighters with strong wrestling, even though lesser grapplers cannot get him down. He is also a fast starter.

near-flip disclosed: a co-host talked him back from the other pick; still calls Brito too big a favorite for how close this looks

A good striker who keeps punching output flowing as he closes distance, rather than pausing once forward pressure lands -- the analyst flags this as uncommon -- with good power and a solid leg kick. His real advantage is grappling: his forward pressure regularly gets opponents to the cage, where he has good trip takedowns, good back takes, a reliable rear-naked-choke finish, and a fast start.

A plain, unhedged pick of Sabatini, reasoned through him getting the fight to the floor first, and reinforced with a specific submission-method prop; the only caveat voiced is biographical (his history of being finished on the feet), which speaks to his durability track record rather than doubt about this particular pick.

A durable fighter the analyst says "hits like a truck," with good striking, solid leg kicks, and a willingness to keep throwing and advancing while moving forward rather than stopping. He's also a good grappler with a good cage push, trip takedowns, a good back take and rear-naked choke of his own, and a fast start. The analyst thinks if Brito gets on top in the right position he could finish quickly, but ultimately favors Sabatini to get the takedown first.

He states the pick plainly and repeats it, with a stated mechanism (too much forward pressure for Gomis) and no hedge on the win.

An aggressive, powerful forward-pressure striker with devastating leg kicks, backed by a strong cage-control grappling game (good trips/takedowns) built almost entirely around getting the back for a rear naked choke. The analyst rates him highly off a dominant regional-scene finish and a notable win over a ranked opponent.

Flags the stylistic matchup as difficult to pick outright, but still commits with two concrete reasons -- the more powerful striker, and the better size fit at 145 -- and no betting disclaimer or outcome hedge follows the pick.

Brito is a good, powerful striker who fights best moving forward with a nasty leg kick, though he can burn out if the fight runs long since he starts so fast. His grappling is good too -- cage pushes into trips/takedowns and a real back-take/rear-naked-choke game -- similar in shape to Shore's own path but from a different stylistic root. The analyst leans on his power and a better weight-class fit at 145 (Shore moving up from bantamweight) as deciding factors.

He admits to reversing his own pick on this fight several times over before settling on Brito, and separately tells viewers the call is one that could easily go the other way for someone with a differing read -- a direct, repeated hedge on the win itself.

A good, forward-pressure striker who 'hits like a truck' and throws heavy volume moving opponents down, with a solid leg kick specifically. He can overcommit on strikes at times. On the mat he is a good grappler with a strong cage-based takedown game, back-taking, and a dangerous rear naked choke -- but he starts fast and fades late, burning through his gas tank.

He calls the pick very clear and states he is taking Brito outright, with no qualifier placed on the win itself.

A fast-starting, forward-pressing striker who comes out aggressively and tends to fade later in the fight as his pace burns him out. He is credited with good, varied striking and a real submission game on the mat, able to take the back and hunt the rear-naked choke quickly. His tendency to over-commit on strikes is flagged as the one thing that could let a sharp counter-striker like Wilson capitalize.