Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are here with the MMA Vivisection MAIN CARD SHOW, breaking down a set of 6 bouts on this 12-bout UFC VEGAS 35: 'Edson Barboza vs. Giga Chikadze' Fight Night event Main 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 undercard, check out the Prelims Vivi which aired at 1pm Central today, Thurs., Aug. 26th., 2021, right here on our SC channel.
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Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 35 fight card as it stands right now:
ESPN/ESPN+ MAIN CARD | 10PM/7PM ETPT
12. 145lbs: Edson Barboza (22-9) vs. Giga Chikadze (13-2) – At 10:35, Odds 31:07, Picks, Both: Barboza
11. 185lbs: Bryan Battle (5-1) vs. Gilbert Urbina (6-1) – At 31:36, Odds 38:47, Picks, Both: Urbina
10. 135lbs: Ricky Turcios (10-2) vs. Brady Hiestand (5-1) – At 39:03, Odds 47:16, Picks, Both: Turcios
9. 170lbs: Kevin Lee (18-6) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (15-2) – At 48:19, Odds 1:01:34, Picks, Zane: Lee, Connor: Rodriguez
8. 185lbs: Andre Petroski (5-1) vs. Michael Gillmore (6-3) – At 1:01:51, Odds 1:06:26, Picks, Both: Petroski
7. 185lbs: Gerald Meerschaert (32-14) vs. Makhmud Muradov (25-6) – At 1:08:57, Odds 1:11:25, Picks, Both: Muradov
ESPN+ PRELIMS | 7PM/4PM ETPT
6. Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Alessio Di Chirico – Picks, Both: Di Chirico
5. Sam Alvey vs. Wellington Turman – Picks, Both: Alvey
4. Dustin Jacoby vs. Darren Stewart – Picks, Both: Jacoby
3. JJ Aldrich vs. Vanessa Demopoulos – Picks, Both: Aldrich
2. Pat Sabatini vs. Jamall Emmers – Picks, Both: Emmers
1. Mana Martinez vs. Guido Cannetti – 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.
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