Prediction: Bryce Mitchel via Decision
Said is going to be the more dangerous guy. He’s got that fast-twitch striking, clean kicks, and super slick grappling. The first few minutes, it’s going to look like he’s just way sharper. The entries, the scrambles, even the threat of a guillotine or back take—all of that is real.
But that’s where Bryce separates himself. He doesn’t care if you’re slick. He doesn’t care if you stuff a shot or if you throw something flashy. He’s relentless. The man will shoot, reshoot, chain it together, then do it again the next round. And the thing is—he can keep that grind going for 15 minutes straight without slowing down. That’s the kind of pressure that breaks slick strikers who rely on rhythm and timing like Said.
Unless Nurmagomedov catches Bryce with something clean early or snatches his neck off a bad takedown entry—this fight is going to slowly tilt toward Mitchell. The pace, the cage pressure, the grind, it all adds up. And as good as Said’s grappling is, that high-volume wrestling pace isn’t something you can just wing your way through. You either match it, or you fade. And Said tends to fade when he can’t keep the fight clean and pretty.