Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are back to breakdown this week’s UFC 255 PPV event at the Apex facility in Las Vegas, NV. With picks and odds for every fight on the card. From Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alex Perez in the main event down to Louis Cosce vs. Sasha Palatnikov in the opening prelims.
The UFC has put together a rock solid PPV offering this week in their UFC 255 card, that probably won’t sell worth a damn outside of the hardcore fan base. A pair of flyweight title fights cap the whole thing off, with Deiveson Figueiredo defending his belt for the first time, against contender Alex Perez. In the co-main, flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko looks to further cement her legacy as one of MMA’s most dominant champions against Jennifer Maia. A top contender bout between Katlyn Chookagian and Cynthia Calvillo helps round out the action with a couple likely slobberknockers.
For fans looking to dive deeper into the undercard, check out the Prelims Vivi below.
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Here’s a look at the UFC 255 fight card as it stacks up right now:
PPV MAIN CARD | 10pm/7pm ET&PT
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alex Perez – At 3:00, Odds 25:11, Picks, Both: Figueiredo
Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jennifer Maia – At 25:33, Odds 36:18, Picks, Both: Shevchenko
Mike Perry vs. Tim Means – At 37:35, Odds 49:35, Picks, Both: Means
Katlyn Chookagian vs. Cynthia Calvillo – At 50:29, Odds 1:00:00, Picks, Both: Calvillo
Mauricio Rua vs. Paul Craig – At 1:01:06, Odds 1:07:33, Picks, Both: Craig
ESPN2 PRELIMS | 8pm/5pm ET&PT
Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval – At 3:50, Odds 15:23, Picks, Both: Moreno
Joaquin Buckley vs. Jordan Wright – At 17:50, Odds 31:16, Picks, Both: Buckley
Antonina Shevchenko vs. Ariane Lipski – At 33:14, Odds 41:22, Picks, Both: Lipski
Daniel Rodriguez vs. Nicolas Dalby – At 42:40, Odds 52:04, Picks, Both: Rodriguez
EARLY PRELIMS | 6:30/3:30 ET&PT
Alan Jouban vs. Jared Gooden – At 53:12, Odds 59:55, Picks, Both: Jouban
Kyle Daukaus vs. Dustin Stoltzfus – At 1:00:20, Odds 1:04:47, Picks, Both: Daukaus
Louis Cosce vs. Sasha Palatnikov – At 1:07:07, Odds 1:10:43, Picks, Both: Cosce
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’…Last week’s standings for UFC Vegas 14: Zane went 5 out of 9, and Connor went 7 out of 9. So far, here are the overall standings: Zane – 131/197 & Connor – 131/197. This is the first time since we started tracking the standing that the guys have had a tie!
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