Josh Parisian

Explicitly says he doesn't know much about Despaigne and describes the pick as a 'dance with the devil' on physical tools alone; closes by telling viewers to stay away from betting either side.

Heavyweight with decent striking built on real volume and a spinning back fist used unusually -- as a forward-moving tool to close distance rather than a retreat move -- which the analyst says works for him. Decent wrestling shows in his ability to grind opponents against the cage, but his takedown defense is called out as a clear weakness, and he comes in on a mixed recent UFC run while giving up significant size and reach.

Calls Buday the safe side of the matchup, reasoning from his cage control and power rather than hedging the outcome.

A decent wrestler who can grind opponents against the cage but whose own takedown defense is not good; on the feet he throws good volume and an unusual, fully-rotating spinning backfist that has landed before, though the analyst wishes he used it more.

Commits to Harris but immediately adds that he does not feel good about the pick -- a direct hedge on the win itself.

A decent-volume striker with a tricky spinning back fist he has not used enough, whose main path is grinding on opponents against the cage with his wrestling to slow them down, though his own takedown defense is not good if the fight stays standing.

states a preference for Sherman twice over, immediately framed by telling viewers to stay off this fight unless they bet every card no matter what

Credited with good (board-matching) volume, just a notch below Sherman's own, and called the probable better grappler of the two. The analyst is openly puzzled by his 3-2 last-five record relative to how he rates him, and concedes Sherman is likely the better boxer and will probably win more exchanges if the fight stays standing, though he does not write Parisian off as unable to hit back.