Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are back to break down this week’s UFC event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. With picks and odds for every fight on the card. From Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane in the main event down to Loik Radshabov vs. Esteban Ribovics in the opening prelim.
The UFC is back in action with what finally feels like a really well stacked PPV card. UFC 285 features the return of Jon Jones, finally testing himself at heavyweight—against Cyril Gane for the vacant title belt. We’ve got Valentina Shevchenko taking on Alexa Grasso for her 8th consecutive defense of the flyweight belt. And we have the official UFC debut of super-prospect Bo Nickal. Should be a good time all around.
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For those looking to dive deeper into a card that feels as though it’s all just undercard, check out the Prelims Vivi below.
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Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 70 fight card, as it stood at the time of recording:
ESPN+ PPV CARD | SAT MAR 4: 7pm/4pm ET&PT
UFC Vacant HW Championship: Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane — Picks, Zane: Jones, Connor: Gane
UFC Flyweight Championship: Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso — Picks, Both: Shevchenko
Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov — Picks, Both: Rakhmonov
Mateusz Gamrot vs. Jalin Turner – Picks, Both: Gamrot
Jamie Pickett vs. Bo Nickal — Picks, Both: Nickel
ESPN+ FEATURED PRELIMS | 8pm/5pm ET&PT
Cody Garbrandt vs. Trevin Jones — Picks, Both: Jones
Derek Brunson vs. Dricus Du Plessis — Picks, Both: Brunson
Viviane Araujo vs. Amanda Ribas — Picks, Both: Araujo
Julian Marquez vs. Marc-André Barriault — Picks, Both: Marquez
UFC FIGHTPASS EARLY PRELIMS | 6:15pm/3:15pm ET&PT
Ian Machado Garry vs. Kenan Song — Picks, Both: Garry
Mana Martinez vs. Cameron Saaiman — Picks, Zane: Saaiman, Connor: Martinez
Jessica Penne vs. Tabatha Ricci — Picks, Both: Ricci
Farid Basharat vs. Da’Mon Blackshear — Picks, Both: Basharat
Loik Radzhabov vs. Esteban Ribovics — Picks, Both: Radzhabov
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