Zane Simon and Connor Ruebusch return to breakdown this week’s UFC event in Las Vegas, NV. With picks and odds for every bout on the card. From Marvin Vettori vs. Kevin Holland in the main event down to Impa Kasanganay vs. Sasha Palatnikov in the opening prelim.
The main event took a bit of a hit with the loss of Darren Till, but this weekend’s UFC on ABC 2 event is crammed to the gills with what should largely be action fights. Kevin Holland has once again stepped up on short notice, this time to fight top contender Marvin Vettori. Arnold Allen and Sodiq Yusuff are looking to separate themselves from the fast rising prospects in the featherweight division, and Nina Ansaroff makes her long awaited return against BJJ ace Mackenzie Dern.
For fans interested in diving deeper into the massive undercard, check out the Prelims Vivi below.
The MMA Vivisection is brought to you by Combat Wombat, makers of combat sports themed artwork featuring MMA’s legendary fighters and legendary fights. Visit chrisrini.com for the latest pieces and commissions. Get your Combat Wombat themed Vivi t-shirts today! cottonbureau.com/products/dr-wombat
Here’s a look at how the UFC on ABC 2 fight card stacks up right now:
ABC MAIN CARD | 3pm/12pm ET&PT
Marvin Vettori vs. Kevin Holland – At 4:10, Odds 21:00, Picks, Both: Vettori
Arnold Allen vs. Sodiq Yusuff – At 21:26, Odds 38:18, Picks, Zane: Allen, Connor: Yusuff
Kyle Daukaus vs. Aliaskhab Khizriev (cancelled) – At 38:50, Odds 45:57, Picks, Both: Khizriev (this bout won’t count in the picks for this event)
Sam Alvey vs. Julian Marquez – At 47:06, Odds 57:07, Picks, Both: Marquez
Nina Ansaroff vs. Mackenzie Dern – At 57:38, Odds 1:05:31, Picks, Both: Ansaroff
Mike Perry vs. Daniel Rodriguez – At 1:06:02, Odds 1:14:49, Picks, Both: Rodriguez
ESPN PRELIMS | 12pm/9am ET&PT
Jim Miller vs. Joe Solecki – At 1:53, Odds 5:40, Picks, Both: Solecki
Scott Holtzman vs. Mateusz Gamrot – At 7:08, Odds 15:02, Picks, Both: Holtzman
Erin Blanchfield vs. Norma Dumont – At 16:25, Odds 23:31, Picks, Zane: Dumont, Connor: Blanchfield
John Makdessi vs. Ignacio Bahamondes – At 24:45, Odds 30:39, Picks, Both: Bahamondes
Yorgan De Castro vs. Jarjis Danho – At 31:00, Odds 34:06, Picks, Both: De Castro
Hunter Azure vs. Jack Shore – At 34:50, Odds 44:55, Picks, Both: Azure
Luis Saldana vs. Jordan Griffin – At 45:33, Odds 51:50, Picks, Both: Griffin
Da Un Jung vs. William Knight – At 52:54, Odds 55:20, Picks, Both: Da Un Jung
UFC FIGHT PASS EARLY PRELIMS | 11:30am/8:30am ET&PT
Impa Kasanganay vs. Sasha Palatnikov – At 55:39, Odds 1:01:52, Picks, Both: Kasanganay
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 260: Zane & Connor both went 6 out of the 9 bouts we were left with. So far, here are the overall standings: Zane is now 241/373 and Connor is now 229/373.
Be sure to follow Zane on twitter @TheZaneSimon, follow Connor, @BoxingBusch, and follow @BloodyElbow for all the latest in MMA happenings. If you enjoy our shows, give us a shout out in the comments here on Bloody Elbow, or give us a “like”, share & subscribe over on whichever BE Presents Podcast Channel happens to be your listening platform of choice: SoundCloud, YouTube, iTunes & Apple TV, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play, TuneIn, OverCast, or Player FM, & NOW AMAZON MUSIC! – While you’re there, don’t forget to subscribe to Bloody Elbow Presents; that way you’ll always be the first to get all of BE’s daily MMA offerings. For previous episodes of the show, check out our playlists on all of our BE Presents channels.