Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are here with the MMA Vivisection PRELIMS SHOW, breaking down a set of 5 bouts on this mere 10-bout UFC VEGAS 39: 'Mackenzie Dern vs. Marina Rodriguez' Fight Night event Preliminary Card. "Maybe it was the weight of expectations that killed last week’s card. What had seemed to be a great Fight Night on paper turned into a near disastrous series of main card bouts, marked by inactivity and a brutal clash of heads. Fortunately for fans, the UFC hasn’t created near as much investment in this week’s offering—with a fantastic main event between Marina Rodriguez and Mackenzie Dern, and little else of consequence." -- 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., Oct. 7th., 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 VEGAS 39: ‘MACKENZIE DERN VS MARINA RODRIGUEZ’ ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. OCT 9 - 4PM/1PM ETPT 10. 115lbs: Marina Rodriguez (14-1) vs. Mackenzie Dern (11-1) — Picks, Both: Dern 9. 170lbs: Randy Brown (13-4) vs. Jared Gooden (18-6) — Picks, Both: Brown 8. 125lbs: Tim Elliott (17-11-1) vs. Matheus Nicolau (16-2-1) — Picks, Zane: Elliott, Connor: Nicolau 7. 125lbs: Mariya Agapova (9-2) vs. Sabina Mazo (9-2) — Picks, Both: Mazo 6. 185lbs: Phil Hawes (11-2) vs. Deron Winn (7-2) — Picks, Both: Hawes ESPN+ PRELIMS | 1PM/10AM ETPT 5. 135lbs: Chris Gutierrez (16-3-2) vs. Felipe Colares (10-2) — At 2:10, Odds 11:15, Picks, Both: Gutierrez 4. 265lbs: Alexander Romanov (14-0) vs. Jared Vanderaa (12-5) — At 11:30, Odds 13:15, Picks, Both: Romanov 3. 145lbs: Charles Rosa (14-5) vs. Damon Jackson (18-4-1) — At 13:25, Odds 20:20, Picks, Both: Jackson 2. 115lbs: Lupita Godinez (5-1) vs. Sam Hughes (5-3) — At 20:49, Odds 29:37, Picks, Zane: Godinez, Connor: Gomez Juarez 1. 155lbs: Charlie Ontiveros (11-7) vs. Steve Garcia (11-4) — At 30:30, Odds 40:46, Picks, Both: Garcia 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 38: Zane went 8 out of the 12 bouts we watched this week (1 No Contest), Connor went 9 out of those 12. So far, here are the overall standings: Zane is now 375/607 and Connor is now 365/607. 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.