Zane Simon and Connor Ruebusch are back to breakdown this week’s UFC event in Chicago, Illinois. With picks and odds for every fight on the card. From the main event between Henry Cejudo and Marlon Moraes down to the opening prelim between Joanne Calderwood and Katlyn Chookagian.
The UFC is back with one hell of a PPV this week. It may not be the kind of card that delivers any kind of astronomical buyrate, but UFC 238 should be a thriller from top to bottom. The main event features a battle for the vacant bantamweight title between flyweight champ Henry Cejudo and top contender Marlon Moraes. In the co-main, Valentina Shevchenko makes the first defense of her flyweight title against top contender Jessica Eye. Throw top ranked lightweights Donald Cerrone and Tony Ferguson in the mix, and Petr Yan vs. Jimmie Rivera, and it should be action every step of the way.
If you’re interested in the shockingly deep preliminary card, you can check out our video breakdown below (or find it over on SoundCloud).
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Here’s a look at the UFC 238 fight card as it stands right now:
ESPN+ PPV MAIN CARD | 10PM/7PM ET/PT
Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes
Valentina Shevchenko vs.Jessica Eye
Tony Ferguson vs.Donald Cerrone
Jimmie Rivera vs. Petr Yan
Tai Tuivasa vs. Blagoy Ivanov
ESPN PRELIMS | 8PM/5PM ET/PT
Tatiana Suarez vs. Nina Ansaroff
Pedro Munhoz vs. Aljamain Sterling
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Alexa Grasso
Ricardo Lamas vs. Calvin Kattar
FIGHTPASS/ESPN+ EARLY PRELIMS | 6:15PM/3:15PM ET/PT
Xiaonan Yan vs. Angela Hill
Bevon Lewis vs. Darren Stewart
Eddie Wineland vs. Grigorii Popov
Katlyn Chookagian vs. Joanne Calderwood