Kennedy is a -750 favorite and on paper i can see how people think that makes sense, but I promise you, it doesn't Yea Chris hasn't fought in 2 years and he is built like a bean bag chair, but he is athletic and dynamic. Kennedy kinda sucks. He was a -550 against an old man in his last fight and couldn't pull it off. I would stay very far away from this fight. The only reason I will pick Kennedy here is because of the layoff, the short notice and the chaos that has been Chris' life these past few weeks.

Kennedy Nzechukwu

Kennedy Nzechukwu is a long, powerful guy with solid takedown defense. He is never out of a fight with multiple come from behind wins. He can be gun shy which is how he ends up even needing a come from behind win to begin with, but when he does throw, he is very powerful. He was typically a pretty durable guy, but he did get finished by Dustin Jacoby and then dropped by OSP in a fight similar to this one where he is a massive favorite.

Chris Barnett

Chris Barnett doesn't look like it but he is very athletic and shockingly dynamic. Chris has very real power and will manage to land strikes even though he almost always has the shorter reach. He hasn't taken his career too seriously in the past and while he had flashes of dedication, he seems to be back to his old ways. The issue with Chris is while he is powerful and athletic, he doesn't handle pressure well. If he doesn't take over early with raw talent, he doesn't win fights. He is coming back after 2 full years away and a cancelled fight a few weeks ago because of hurricane Milton