Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are back with the MMA Vivisection PRELIMS SHOW, breaking down a set of SIX preliminary bouts on the UFC Vegas 5: 'Brunson vs. Shahbazyan' event. Sign up for ESPN+ and watch UFC VEGAS 5: ‘Brunson vs. Shahbazyan’ - #UFCAPEX at: go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/56698…id=BloodyElbow There’s not any one really big exciting highlight for this week’s UFC card, but it should be a pretty entertaining set of bouts from beginning to end. Edmen Shahbazyan takes another strong step toward contention against Derek Brunson in the middleweight main event. Joanna Calderwood puts her contender status at heavy risk against Jennifer Maia in the co-main. And Lando Vannata and Bobby Green get a chance to settle their draw from a few years back. Oh, and welterweight power puncher Vicente Luque is back. For those who wish to dive deeper into the MAIN CARD, check out that version of the MMA Vivi at 2pm Central today, Thurs., July 30, 2020, 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 upcoming fight card & records, bout order subject to change: UFC FIGHT NIGHT: ‘BRUNSON VS SHAHBAZYAN’ MAIN CARD | SAT. AUG 1 9PM/6PM ETPT 185lbs - Derek Brunson (20-7) vs. Edmen Shahbazyan (11-0) 125lbs - Joanne Calderwood (14-4) vs. Jennifer Maia (17-6) 170lbs - Vicente Luque (18-7) vs. Randy Brown (12-3) 155lbs - Bobby Green (25-10) vs. Lando Vannata (11-4) 185lbs - Kevin Holland (17-5) vs. Trevin Giles (12-2) UFC FIGHT PASS/ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS | 6PM/3PM ETPT 135lbs - Frankie Saenz (12-6) vs. Jonathan Martinez (11-3) - At 2:15, Odds 11:14, Picks - Both: Martinez 205lbs - Ed Herman (24-14) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (31-13) - At 13:25, Odds 25:03, Picks - Both: Herman 135lbs - Ray Borg (13-5) vs. Nathan Maness (11-1) - At 26:23, Odds 32:48, Picks - Both: Borg 185lbs - Markus Perez (12-3) vs. Eric Spicely (12-5) - At 34:10, Odds 42:54, Picks - Both: Spicely 135lbs - Jamall Emmers (17-5) vs. Timur Valiev (16-2) - At 44:41, Odds 56:15, Picks - Both: Valiev 135lbs - Chris Gutierrez (15-3) vs. Cody Durden (11-2) - At 58:12, Odds 1:03:46, Picks - Both: Gutierrez * For those of you following the picks made on the show, we started tracking them with the July 13th Vivi for ‘Kattar vs. Ige’, so far the standings are: Zane went 21/39 & Connor went 23/39 - last week they both went 10/15. Be sure to follow Zane on twitter @TheZaneSimon, follow Connor, @BoxingBusch, and follow @BloodyElbow for all the latest in MMA happenings. If you enjoyed our show, "heart" us here on SC, or give us a “like”, share & subscribe over on one of our other BE Presents Podcast Channels: SoundCloud, YouTube, iTunes & Apple TV, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play, TuneIn, OverCast, or Player FM– whichever one happens to be your listening platform of choice. While you’re there, don’t forget to subscribe to Bloody Elbow Presents; that way you’ll always be the first to get all of BE’s daily MMA offerings. For previous episodes of the show, check out our playlists on all of our BE Presents channels.