Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are back to breakdown this week’s UFC event in Washington DC. With picks and odds for every fight on the card. From Alistair Overeem vs. Jairzinho Rozenstuik in the main event down to Makhmud Muradov vs. Trevor Smith in the opening prelims.
The UFC is back from a brief hiatus, and so is the MMA Vivisection, breaking down what, despite a number of changes, is still a pretty rock solid fight card, even if it lacks a marquee main event. Alistair Overeem looks to push back surging contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik atop the DC fight card, while Cody Stamann vs. Song Yadong promises to be the evening’s potential highlight bout.
If you want to dig deeper into the prelims, check out our PRELIMS Vivi below.
Oh, and because of some weirdness with the bout order finalization, we covered Rob Font vs. Ricky Simón on the prelims—although it has since been bumped up to the main card. (2:38, Odds 10:50)
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Here’s a look at the UFC on ESPN 7 Prelims as they stand right now:
ESPN MAIN CARD | 9PM/6PM ET/PT
Alistair Overeem vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik – 3:51, Odds 14:29
Cynthia Calvillo vs. Marina Rodriguez – 15:45, Odds 27:29
Stefan Struve vs. Ben Rothwell – 30:50, Odds 39:14
Aspen Ladd vs. Yana Kunitskaya – 40:38, Odds 47:44
Cody Stamann vs. Yadong Song – 49:04, Odds 1:03:06
Rob Font vs. Ricky Simón – covered on our Prelims Show (2:38, Odds 10:50)
ESPN PRELIMS | 7PM/4PM ET/PT
Thiago Alves vs. Tim Means – 11:16
Billy Quarantillo vs. Jacob KIlburn – 17:06, Odds 25:01
Bryce Mitchell vs. Matt Sayles – 26:11, Odds 38:36
Joe Solecki vs. Matt Wiman – 39:30, Odds 42:15
ESPN+ PRELIMS | 2:45PM/5:45PM ET/PT
Virna Jandiroba vs. Mallory Martin – 42:52, Odds 46:23
Makhmud Muradov vs. Trevor Smith – 46:45, Odds 51:29
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