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 Rob Font vs. Cody Garbrandt in the main event down to Rafael Alves vs. Damir Ismagulov in the opening prelim.
The UFC returns to action with a rock-solid fight night card this week, featuring a top-tier bantamweight bout between Rob Font & former champion Cody Garbrandt. A women’s strawweight top contender’s fight between Yan Xiaonan and Carla Esparza rides shotgun in the co-main event. With a bout between ranked middleweights Jack Hermansson and Edmen Shahbazyan opening up the main card action.
For fans who want to dive deeper into the undercard, check out the Prelims Vivi below.
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Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 27 fight card as it stands right now:
ESPN+ MAIN CARD | 7pm/4pm ET&PT
Rob Font vs. Cody Garbrandt – At 3:00, Odds 17:31, Picks – Both: Font
Yan Xiaonan vs. Carla Esparza – At 17:50, Odds 32:42, Picks – Both: Xiaonan
Justin Tafa vs. Jared Vanderaa – At 33:22, Odds 42:00, Picks – Zane: Vanderaa, Connor: Tafa
Felicia Spencer vs. Norma Dumont – At 43:13, Odds 44:39, Picks – Both: Spencer
David Dvorak vs. Raulian Paiva – At 45:58, Odds 55:52, Picks – Both: Dvorak
Jack Hermansson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan – At 57:04, Odds 1:09:35, Picks – Zane: Shahbazyan, Connor: Hermansson
ESPN+ PRELIMS | 4pm/1pm ET&PT
Ricardo Ramos vs. Bill Algeo – At 6:47, Odds 18:20, Picks – Both: Algeo
Ben Rothwell vs. Chris Barnett – At 19:20, Odds 29:27, Picks – Both: Rothwell
Court McGee vs. Claudio Silva – At 29:57, Odds 35:20, Picks – Both: Silva
Bruno Silva vs. Victor Rodriguez – At 38:03, Odds 44:07, Picks – Both: Silva
Josh Culibao vs. Shayilan – At 44:26, Odds 55:28, Picks – Both: Culibao
Damir Hadzovic vs. Yancy Medeiros – At 57:40, Odds 1:06:32, Picks – Zane: Hadzovic, Connor: Medeiros
Rafael Alves vs. Damir Ismagulov – At 1:07:14, Odds 1:11:48, Picks – Both: Ismagulov
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 262: Zane & Conner both went 6 out of the 12 bouts we were left with this week. So far, here are the overall standings: Zane is now 275/440 and Connor is now 261/440.
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