Zane Simon and Connor Ruebusch are back to breakdown this week’s UFC event in Shenzhen, China. With picks and odds for every bout on the card. From Jessica Andrade vs. Weili Zhang in the main event down to Heili Alateng vs. Batgerel Danaa in the opening prelims.
It’s a strange thing to say, but even with a title fight at the top of it, as far as US fans are concerned, there may as well not even be a UFC card this week. UFC Shenzhen seems like a card particularly heavily geared toward the local market and nothing else. Zhang’s time in the promotion has been brief enough, that even with her impressive record, she has little in the way to hype to promote her as a challenger. And outside of a surefire action bout between Elizeu Zaleski and Li Jingliang, this fight card seems mostly made up of whoever could get to the arena with the least amount of travel time (and a bout between two Brazilian women’s bantamweight newcomers).
If you’re interested in learning more about the prelims, check out the UFC Shenzhen Prelims Vivi below:
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Here’s a look at the UFC Shenzhen fight card as it stands right now:
ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT AUG 31 – 6AM/3AM ET/PT
Jessica Andrade vs. Weili Zhang – 0:35, Odds 20:36
Elizeu Zaleski vs. Jingliang Li – 21:40, Odds 31:40
Kai Kara-France vs. Mark De La Rosa – 32:35, Odds 41:10
Lu Zhenhong vs. Movsar Evloev – 42:04, Odds 46:14
Wu Yanan vs. Mizuki Inoue – 48:00, Odds 57:19
ESPN PRELIMS | 3AM/12AM ET/PT
Song Kenan vs. Derrick Krantz – 2:20, Odds 9:52
Jun Yong Park vs. Anthony Hernandez (6-1) – 10:10, Odds 17:06
Su Mudaerji vs. Andre Soukhamthath – 17:53, Odds 24:51
Da Un Jung vs. Khadis Ibragimov – 25:32, Odds 34:49
Damir Ismagulov vs. Thiago Moises – 35:48, Odds 45:16
Heili Alateng vs. Batgerel Danaa – 50:52, Odds 56:24
Karol Rosa vs. Lara Procopio – 46:58, Odds 50:32
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