Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are here with the MMA Vivisection PRELIMS SHOW, breaking down a set of 6 bouts on this 12-bout UFC VEGAS 35: 'Edson Barboza vs. Giga Chikadze' Fight Night event Preliminary Card. "It’s definitely a card with more curb appeal sprinkled throughout than the last couple UFC Fight Night offerings. But this week’s TUF 29 finale doesn’t quite break the feeling that the UFC is in something of a funk with their non-PPV event bookings this fall. At the very least, the top of the card promises to be a true banger, with Edson Barboza taking on Giga Chikadze. Kevin Lee’s welterweight return against Daniel Rodriguez should be a fun one, and Makhmud Muradov has a habit of putting on strong performances. What the TUF Finales deliver? We’ll just have to hope for the best." – 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., Aug. 26th., 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 Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 35 fight card as it stands right now: ESPN/ESPN+ MAIN CARD | 10PM/7PM ETPT 12. Edson Barboza vs. Giga Chikadze – Picks, Both: Barboza 11. Bryan Battle vs. Gilbert Urbina – Picks, Both: Urbina 10. Ricky Turcios vs. Brady Hiestand – Picks, Both: Turcios 9. Kevin Lee vs. Daniel Rodriguez – Picks, Zane: Lee, Connor: Rodriguez 8. Andre Petroski vs. Michael Gillmore – Picks, Both: Petroski 7. Gerald Meerschaert vs. Makhmud Muradov – Picks, Both: Muradov ESPN+ PRELIMS | 7PM/4PM ETPT 6. 185lbs: Abdul Razak Alhassan (10-4) vs. Alessio Di Chirico (13-5) – At 1:20, Odds 6:38, Picks, Both: Di Chirico 5. 185lbs: Sam Alvey (33-15) vs. Wellington Turman (16-5) – At 6:50, Odds 15:20, Picks, Both: Alvey 4. 205lbs: Dustin Jacoby (14-5) vs. Darren Stewart (12-7) – At 16:45, Odds 26:30, Picks, Both: Jacoby 3. 125lbs: JJ Aldrich (9-4) vs. Vanessa Demopoulos (6-3) – At 26:47, Odds 31:27, Picks, Both: Aldrich 2. 145lbs: Pat Sabatini (14-3) vs. Jamall Emmers (18-5) – At 31:47, Odds 40:25, Picks, Both: Emmers 1. 135lbs: Mana Martinez (8-2) vs. Guido Cannetti (8-5) – At 40:54, Odds 46:18, Picks, Both: Martinez 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 34: Zane went 6 out of the 12 bouts we watched this week, Connor went 7 out of those 12. So far, here are the overall standings: Zane is now 345/561 and Connor is now 335/561. 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.