Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are back with the MMA Vivisection PRELIMS SHOW, breaking down a set of SIX preliminary bouts on the UFC VEGAS 8: 'Smith vs. Rakic' event. Sign up for ESPN+ and watch UFC VEGAS 8: ‘SMITH VS. RAKIC’ - #UFCAPEX — August 29th., 2020 at: http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/566982/9070?sharedid=BloodyElbow This week’s UFC event has some serious name value heading into fight night in comparison to last week’s card. Top ranked light heavyweights Anthony Smith and Aleksandar Rakic meet in the main event. Former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler takes on Neil Magny in the co-main. And former title challenger Ricardo Lamas rounds out the action alongside Alexa Grasso and Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cutelaba. For those fans who wish to dive deeper into the MAIN CARD, check out that version of the MMA Vivi at 2pm Central today, Thurs., August 27th., 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 how the UFC VEGAS 8 card stacks up right now: ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. AUG 29 - 9PM/6PM ETPT 205lbs - Anthony Smith (33-15) vs. Aleksandar Rakić (12-2) 170lbs - Robbie Lawler (28-14) vs. Neil Magny (23-7) 125lbs - Ji Yeon Kim (9-2) vs. Alexa Grasso (11-3) 145lbs - Ricardo Lamas (19-8)vs. Bill Algeo (13-4) 205lbs - Magomed Ankalaev (13-1) vs. Ion Cutelaba (15-5) ESPN PRELIMS | 6PM/3PM ETPT 185lbs - Maki Pitolo (13-6) vs. Impa Kasanganay (7-0) - At 3:17, Odds 13:53, Picks - Zane: Pitolo, Connor: Kasanganay 115lbs - Mallory Martin (6-3) vs. Hannah Cifers (10-6) - At 14:08, Odds 22:35, Picks - Both: Martin 185lbs - Zak Cummings (23-7) vs. Alessio Di Chirico (12-4) - At 23:30, Odds 34:14, Picks - Both: Di Chirico 145lbs - Alex Caceres (9-1) vs. Kevin Croom (7-2) - At 34:42, Odds 40:06, Picks - Both: Caceres (*Bout Fizzled since the show was recorded, now Alex Caceres vs. Austin Springer) 115lbs - Emily Whitmire (4-3) vs. Polyana Viana (10-4) - At 40:27, Odds 49:15, Picks - Zane: Viana, Connor: Whitmire 170lbs - Sean Brady (12-0) vs. Christian Aguilera (14-6) - At 49:36, Odds 55:06, Picks - Both: Brady 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 46/75 & Connor went 50/75 - last week Zane went 6/7 & Connor went 5/7, unfortunately we had several bouts they made picks for that did not end up on the card. 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: YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCFoX81d3fNHrcUckyQdRzLQ iTunes & Apple TV: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/blood…&i=1000421882228 Google Play: play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#…m6qmvqn4yqvivru74 iHeartRadio: www.iheart.com/podcast/269-Blood…Presents-30639274 Spotify:open.spotify.com/show/55S2dpKYVqn…kESkWZigLNnEg1ug Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/bloody-e…esents?refid=stp TuneIn: tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Re…-Presents-p1190843/ OverCast: overcast.fm/itunes984162015/bloody-elbow-presents Player FM: player.fm/series/bloody-elbow-presents ... 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.