Dave Ross believes the devastating knockout Bryce Mitchell suffered at the hands of Josh Emmett has negatively impacted his durability, making Mitchell vulnerable against Joanderson Brito. Ross points out the fight line has already seen money come in on Mitchell, shortening his odds from over +200 to just +180, a shift he finds surprising given Mitchell's recent KO loss. Ross emphasizes that standing exchanges heavily favor Brito's striking power, agreeing with Matty Betss' KO bet on Brito, though Ross himself suggests betting the fight under 2.5 rounds at -140 odds presents a better risk-reward alternative than Brito's heavy moneyline odds.

Dave Ross strongly supports betting Nikita Krylov by knockout against Dominick Reyes. Ross pointed out that although Reyes is nostalgically remembered for closely contested fights with elite opponents like Jon Jones, he's now past his prime and carrying extensive damage from past battles. Ross specifically highlighted Reyes' vulnerability, referencing his first-round knockout loss by jab to Ryan Spann. Despite paying respect to Reyes' past achievements, Dave emphasizes betting value and strongly sees Krylov as the younger, hungrier fighter, primed to capitalize on Reyes' diminished durability, making Krylov's KO bet an appealing proposition.

Dave Ross strongly backs Sean Woodson to win by decision against Dan Ige, highlighting that elite striking, range control, and dangerous knees in clinch situations will frustrate Ige over fifteen minutes. He cited Ige's past resilience in fights against Lerone Murphy and Diego Lopes, who couldn't finish Ige even on extremely short notice. Additionally, Ross emphasized Woodson's elite takedown defense, noting that the only time he was ever stopped was a third-round submission loss to Julian Erosa five years ago. Considering Ige's difficulty in landing clean power shots due to Woodson's length, as well as Woodson's cage and clinch management, Ross sees Woodson by decision as the smartest play.

Dave Ross likes Jim Miller at long odds (+1500) as an intriguing knockout prop against Chase Hooper. Ross envisions a scenario where this fight goes to the ground, with Miller using his physicality and ground-and-pound skills from top control to impose damage. He reasons Hooper's improved stature and skill notwithstanding, Miller's experience and positional dominance may be too overwhelming, enabling him to posture up and deliver fight-ending strikes. Ross suggests Miller still has one great fight left, making the significant plus-money KO prop a tempting speculative bet.

Dave Ross suggests a speculative play on Jim Miller winning via knockout at massive +1500 odds against Chase Hooper. Ross sees Hooper possibly overestimating himself grappling against the veteran Miller, getting caught on the ground unable to secure submissions. In that scenario, he envisions Miller, a seasoned fighter with underrated positional awareness and power, capitalizing in ground-and-pound scenarios. Despite Hooper being younger, bigger and likely having better overall jiu-jitsu, Ross still sees real value at huge odds for a savvy fighter like Miller landing significant ground strikes and potentially scoring a fight-ending stoppage if Hooper makes a positional mistake.

Dave Ross recommended taking Michal Oleksiejczuk via KO (+155) instead of his heavily juiced moneyline now above -200. Ross reasoned that while Oleksiejczuk has faced high-level competition consistently, leading him to be a rightful favorite, betting him straight at over a 2-to-1 favorite is prohibitive. Given Oleksiejczuk's fighting style as primarily a knockout or bust talent, the safer and higher payoff approach is betting specifically on a KO victory rather than risking inflated moneyline odds.

Dave Ross discussed betting Nora Cornolle via decision (+ money) or using her as a parlay piece rather than straight-up moneyline (-175 to -185). He reasoned if forced to judges' scorecards as expected due to heavy juice on over 2.5 rounds (-230), being on the favorite is risky because judging in women's MMA fights can be unpredictable. Therefore, for bettors wanting exposure to Cornolle, Ross suggested either betting her to win by decision at plus money or including her in a small parlay to improve value and reduce risk.