Xiong Jingnan

He bets on Jingnan but frames the whole fight as a close, competitive one decided by accumulation, saying outright he isn't sure Polastri's pressure won't be enough.

Jingnan is rated as a strong, mostly-pure striker who works the body well and mixes punches and kicks in combination, changing levels effectively. The analyst calls out a real defensive habit, though: she is willing to back straight up rather than circle off, which he flags as the key vulnerability against a forward-pressure fighter. On the ground she has decent takedown defense and works to get back to her feet, and lands good ground-and-pound if she ends up on top. The fight is expected to come down to whether her cleaner striking outpoints Polastri's constant forward pressure.

Explicitly calls it a close, competitive fight and openly doubts his own deciding logic right before naming the pick.

Xiong earns a solid striking grade: body shots blended into combinations that mix hands and feet, level changes, and real power, though she's willing to retreat and pick her spots rather than stay planted. Her grappling is decent, including a takedown defense the analyst calls adequate, a dependable scramble back upright, and effective top-position strikes when a fight does hit the floor. The analyst expects her cleaner striking from range to be the deciding factor in a close fight.

gives a specific finish mechanism (body shots setting up a head shot) and states the pick plainly with no hedge on the winner

A solid striker with heavy body work, sharp combination output, and the habit of blending kicks and hands across levels, plus real one-shot power that surprises people. Her main flaw is retreating straight back rather than angling off. Grappling is a secondary, passable part of her game: an okay takedown defense and a real ability to scramble back to her feet, with a decent ground-and-pound when she lands on top.