Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch return to break down this week’s UFC event at the Apex facility in Las Vegas, NV. With picks and odds for every fight on the card. From Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad in the main event down to Jason Witt vs. Matthew Semelsberger in the opening prelims.
This week’s UFC Fight Night may not have a lot when it comes to attention grabbing star power, but it has several ‘must win’ bouts scattered across its 13 fights that could make for some fascinating upset potential. In the main event, Leon Edwards puts what should be surefire title contender status on the line against Belal Muhammad. While further down the card, Manel Kape and Dan Ige both look to prove that they still belong in the conversation of their respective division’s elite athletes.
For those looking to dive deeper into the UFC Vegas 21 undercard, check out the Prelims Vivi below.
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Here’s a look at how the UFC Vegas 21 fight card stacks up right now:
ESPN+ MAIN CARD | 8pm/5pm ET&PT
Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad – At 0:37, Odds 25:22, Picks, Zane: Edwards / Connor: Muhammad
Misha Cirkunov vs. Ryan Spann – At 27:10, Odds 33:21, Picks, Both: Cirkunov
Dan Ige vs. Gavin Tucker – At 33:42, Odds 41:05, Picks, Zane: Ige / Connor: Tucker
Jonathan Martinez vs. Davey Grant – At 42:01, Odds 51:35, Picks, Both: Martinez
Matheus Nicolau vs. Manel Kape – At 53:44, Odds 1:03:03, Picks, Zane: Kape / Connor: Nicolau
Eryk Anders vs. Darren Stewart – At 1:03:20, Odds 1:10:40, Picks, Both: Stewart
ESPN+ PRELIMS | 5pm/2pm ET&PT
Angela Hill vs. Ashley Yoder – At 1:55, Odds 10:04, Picks, Both: Hill
Charles Jourdain vs. Marcelo Rojo – At 10:48, Odds 16:51, Picks, Both: Jourdain
Rani Yahya vs. Ray Rodriguez – At 17:53, Odds 26:05, Picks, Both: Yahya
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Rafa Garcia – At 26:19, Odds 32:00, Picks, Both: Haqparast
Cortney Casey vs. JJ Aldrich – At 32:49, Odds 38:50, Picks, Both: Aldrich
Jinh Yu Frey vs. Gloria de Paula – At 39:06, Odds 44:03, Picks, Both: Frey
Jason Witt vs. Matthew Semelsberger – At 45:25, Odds 53:10, Picks, Both: Semelsberger
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 259: Zane went 9 out of the 15 bouts we picked for & Connor went 9 out of those 15, as well.
So far, here are the overall standings: Zane – 219/341 & Connor – 208/341.
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