Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch return to break down this week’s UFC event in Las Vegas, NV. With picks and odds for every fight on the card. From Norma Dumont vs. Aspen Ladd in the main event down to Istela Nunes vs. Ariane Carnelossi in the opening prelim.
It doesn’t look like the UFC is about to course correct on their low-quality Fight Night cards anytime soon. However, UFC Vegas 40 may just be their least enthralling entry of the year. In the main event, Aspen Ladd takes on Norma Dumont in a featherweight fight that’s hard to distinguish from anything in the prelims. Andrei Arlovski vs. Carlos Felipe in the co-main event only furthers that vibe.
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For fans still interested in digging into the undercard, check out the Prelims Vivi below.
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Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 40 fight card, as it stands right now:
ESPN+ MAIN CARD | 7pm/4pm ET&PT
Aspen Ladd vs. Norma Dumont — At 10:43, Odds 24:30, Picks, Zane: Ladd, Connor: Dumont
Andrei Arlovski vs. Carlos Felipe — At 25:30, Odds 32:25, Picks, Both: Arlovski , Odds , Picks, Both: Marquez
Jim Miller vs. Erick Gonzalez — At 34:20, Odds 43:06, Picks, Both: Miller
Manon Fiorot vs. Marya Bueno Silva — At 43:22, Odds 52:44, Picks, Both: Fiorot
— At 53:26, Odds 58:46, Picks, Both: Marquez
ESPN+ PRELIMS | 4pm/1pm ET&PT
Andrew Sanchez vs. Bruno Silva — At 3:12 Odds 16:17, Picks, Zane: Silva, Connor: Sanchez
Daniel Roberts vs. Ramazan Emeev — At 18:02, Odds 25:24, Picks, Both: Emeev
Lupita Godinez vs. Luana Carolina — At 27:48, Odds 33:02, Picks, Both: Godinez
Nate Landwehr vs. L’udovit Klein — At 33:28, Odds 40:57, Picks, Both: Klein
Danaa Batgerel vs. Brandon Davis — At 41:31, Odds 48:36, Picks, Both: Batgerel
Istela Nunes vs. Ariane Carnelossi — At 50:23, Odds 56:33, Picks, Both: Nunes
For those of you following the picks made on the show, we started tracking them with the July 13th, 2020 Vivisections for ‘Kattar vs. Ige’… Standings for our last event, UFC Vegas 39: Zane went 7 out of the 9 bouts they watched this week, Connor went 8 out of those 9. So far, here are the overall standings: Zane is now 382/616 and Connor is now 373/616.
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