Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are here with the MMA Vivisection PRELIMS SHOW, breaking down a set of 8 bouts on this 13-bout UFC 266: 'Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega' ESPN+ PPV event Preliminary Card. "While the UFC’s recent Fight Night offerings haven’t been much to write home about lately, the promotion is leaving little room for complaint with their PPV cards. UFC 266 features a couple of title fights, with Alexander Volkanovski defending his featherweight crown against Brian Ortega and Valentina Shevchenko defending her flyweight belt against Lauren Murphy. Fans will also be treated to a legendary battle 17 years in the making when Robbie Lawler rematches Nick Diaz. Throw some Blaydes vs. Rozenstruik and Andrade vs. Calvillo action in there, and it should be a treat." – Zane Simon For those fans who wish to dive deeper into the MAIN CARD, check out that version of the MMA Vivi which airs at 2pm Central today, Thurs., Sep. 23rd., 2021, right here on our SC channel. 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. UFC 266 on ESPN+ PPV MAIN CARD | 10PM/7PM ETPT 13. UFC Featherweight Championship - 5 Rds: Alexander Volkanovski (22-1) vs. Brian Ortega (15-1) – Picks, Both: Volkanovski 12. UFC Flyweight Championship - 5 Rds: Valentina Shevchenko (21-3) vs. Lauren Murphy (15-4) – Picks, Both: Shevchenko 11. Robbie Lawler (28-15) vs. Nick Diaz (26-9) – Picks, Zane: Lawler, Connor: Diaz 10. Curtis Blaydes (14-3) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (12-2) – Picks, Both: Blaydes 9. Jéssica Andrade (21-9) vs. Cynthia Calvillo (9-2) – Picks, Zane: Andrade, Connor: Calvillo ESPN PRELIMS | 8PM/5PM ETPT 8. 135lbs Marlon Moraes (23-8) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (13-4) – At 3:23, Odds 15:35, Picks, Both: Dvaslishvili 7. 155lbs Dan Hooker (20-10) vs. Nasrat Haqparast (13-3) – At 16:05, Odds 32:19, Picks, Both: Hooker 6. 265lbs Shamil Abdurakhimov (20-5) vs. Chris Daukaus (11-3) – At 32:55, Odds 38:29, Picks, Zane: Daukaus, Connor: Abdurakhimov 5. 125lbs Roxanne Modafferi (25-18) vs. Taila Santos (17-1) – At 39:39, Odds 47:47, Picks, Both: Santos ESPN+ PRELIMS | 6PM/3PM ETPT 4. 155lbs Uros Medic (7-0) vs. Jalin Turner (10-5) – At 48:00, Odds 54:00, Picks, Both: Turner 3. 185lbs Nick Maximov (6-0) vs. Karl Roberson withdrew / Replaced by Cody Brundage (6-1) – At 54:29, Odds 58:18, Picks, Both: Roberson, before change in bout: Roberson Withdrew 2. 170lbs Matthew Semelsberger (8-3) vs. Martin Sano (4-2) – At 58:33, Odds 1:02:28, Picks, Both: Semelsberger 1. 145lbs Jonathan Pearce (10-4) vs. Omar Morales (11-1) – At 1:02:41, Odds 1:06:00, Picks, Both: Morales 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 Vegas 37: Zane went 10 out of the 14 bouts we watched this week, Connor went 8 out of those 14, one of which ended in a draw. So far, here are the overall standings: Zane is now 366/596 and Connor is now 356/596. 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 show, "heart" us here on SC, or "like" & share over on whichever BE Presents Podcast Channel happens to be your listening platform of choice.