UFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje, Picks, Odds & Analysis | The MMA Vivisection PRELIMS SHOW

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are back with the MMA Vivisection PRELIMS SHOW, breaking down a set of six bouts on the UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje preliminary card.

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The UFC has a surefire banger of a main event booked for this weekend’s UFC 254 PPV card. And while the co-main between Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier is a strong one, much of the rest of this PPV offering seems to be banking on Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje and the obvious intrigue that fight brings to the table all on its own. Still, if Magomed vs. Ion Cutelaba actually finally happens, that’ll almost certainly provide a thrilling opener.

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Here’s a look at the card & current fight records as they stand right now:
UFC 254: ‘KHABIB VS GAETHJE’
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12. UFC Lightweight Championship - Khabib Nurmagomedov (28-0) vs. Justin Gaethje (22-2) - Picks, Connor: Gaethje, Zane: Khabib

11. 185lbs - Robert Whittaker (21-5) vs. Jared Cannonier (13-4) - Picks, Both: Whittaker

10: 265lbs - Alexander Volkov (31-8) vs. Walt Harris (13-8) - Picks, Both: Volkov

9. 185lbs - Phil Hawes (8-2) vs. Jacob Malkoun (4-0) - Picks, Both: Hawes

8. 125lbs - Lauren Murphy (13-4) vs. Lilya Shakirova (8-1) - Picks: Both: Murphy

7. 205lbs - Magomed Ankalaev (13-1) vs. Ion Cutelaba (15-5) - Picks, Both: Ankalaev

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6. 265lbs - Stefan Struve (29-12) vs. Tai Tuivasa (10-3) - At 2:00, Odds 11:11, Picks, Connor: Struve, Zane: Tuivasa

5. 140lbs - Casey Kenney (15-2) vs. Nathaniel Wood (17-4) - At 11:49, Odds 26:36, Picks, Connor: Wood, Zane: Kenney

4. 170lbs - Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira (22-8) vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov (12-0) - At 27:41, Odds 41:26, Picks, Both: Oliveira

3. 205lbs - Da Un Jung (13-2) vs. Sam Alvey (33-14) - At 44:20, Odds 48:49, Picks, Both: Jung

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2. 125lbs - Liana Jojua (8-3) vs. Miranda Maverick (7-2) - At 49:12, Odds 58:26, Picks, Both: Maverick

1. 155lbs - Joel Alvarez (17-2) vs. Alexander Yakovlev (25-10) - At 59:22, Odds 1:07:32, Picks, Both: Alvarez

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’. So far the standings are:
Last week for UFC Fight Island 6:
Zane went 6 out of 11, and Connor went 7/11
Zane is now 98/156 and Connor is now 102/156

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