The MMA Vivisection with Matt Brown: UFC on ESPN 5 'Covington vs Lawler' Picks, Odds & Analysis

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are here to breakdown this Saturday's, Aug. 3rd., UFC on ESPN 5 event from Newark, New Jersey - with Prelims starting at 11AM CDT and the Main Fight Night Card culminating at 2PM CDT.

This week we welcome special guest, Matt Brown, the UFC Welterweight fighter. He will help out with picks & analysis for the main and co-main events, featuring Colby "Chaos" Covington vs Robbie Lawler and Clay Guida vs Jim Miller.

Then Zane & Connor will have picks, odds & analysis for every fight remaining on the MAIN CARD. In our separate PRELIMS POST broadcast today, Thursday, Aug. 1st., 2019, they will go over all the bouts on the preliminary card right here on this channel.

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Here’s a look at the fight card as it stands as of today, via ESPN.com:

UFC on ESPN 5 MAIN CARD | SAT AUG 3 - 2PM CDT
170 lbs - Colby Covington (14-1) vs. Robbie Lawler (28-13) - 1:29, Matt 6:09, Odds 16:14

155 lbs - Clay Guida (35-18) vs. Jim Miller (30-13) - 16:40, Matt 19:51, Odds 25:30

155 lbs - Joaquim Silva (11-1) vs. Nasrat Haqparast (10-2) - 31:23, Odds 41:40

185 lbs - Gerald Meerschaert (29-11) vs. Trevin Giles (11-1) - 42:42, Odds 51:30

155 lbs - Scott Holzman (12-3) vs Dong Hyun Ma (16-9) - 51:58, Odds 1:00:10

205 lbs - Darko Stošić (13-2) vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu (6-1) - 1:01:49, Odds 1:07:56

Check out our interview with Scott "Hot Sauce" Holtzman right here: https://youtu.be/-LIfH_pScZQ

ESPN PRELIMS | 11AM CDT
170 lbs - Mickey Gall (5-2) vs. Salim Touahri (10-3)
125 lbs - Antonina Shevchenko (7-1) vs. Lucie Pudilová (8-4)
125 lbs - Matt Schnell (13-4) vs. Jordan Espinosa (14-5)
125 lbs - Mara Romero Borella (12-5) vs. Lauren Murphy (10-4)
185 lbs - Claudio Silva (13-1) vs. Cole Williams (11-1)
125 lbs - Hannah Goldy (5-0) vs. Miranda Granger (6-0)

You can find Matt Brown on twitter @IamTheImmortal, on instagram @iamtheimmortal, and on facebook @IAmTheImmortal, you can also check out his gym ‘Immortal Martial Arts Center’; be sure to keep your eyes peeled for a fight announcement when he returns to the octagon later this year.

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