Sebastian Szalay

Closes by taking Szalay but adding that a Nakamura win would most likely come by knockout -- a real, unrebutted finish route conceded to the opponent right alongside the pick.

Called the cleaner striker of the two: a block-and-return style where he answers a single shot with a combination, which he says favors him heavily on the scorecards. He fires in flurries, targets the body well, feints well, moves well (noted training-partner stylistic similarity to Alexander Volkanovski, also on this card in a different bout), has an active lead leg, and fights comfortably from either stance. His grappling is pretty good: good takedown defense, cage-pushing offense, control from a halfback-style position, and he trips an opponent's leg out when they try to reverse. Rated the much cleaner fighter who should win the rounds, with a real knockout risk acknowledged against him.