UFC FIGHT ISLAND 5: Moraes vs Sandhagen, 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 SEVEN bouts on the UFC FIGHT ISLAND 5: 'Moraes vs. Sandhagen' preliminary card.

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This week’s UFC event in Abu Dhabi carries with it a stellar main event. Marlon Moraes looks to stake his claim to top contender status once again with a fight against Cory Sandhagen. And the co-main features a quality featherweight scrap, as Edson Barboza looks to right his run of recent poor outings against Makwan Amirkhani. After that, things get a bit dicier.

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Here’s a look at the UFC Fight Island 5 fight card as it stands right now:

ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT OCT 10 - 8PM/5PM ETPT
13. 135lbs - Marlon Moraes (23-6) vs. Cory Sandhagen (12-2) - Picks, Both: Sandhagen

12. 145lbs - Edson Barboza (20-9) vs. Makwan Amirkhani (16-4)- Picks, Both: Barboza

11. 265lbs - Ben Rothwell (38-12) vs. Marcin Tybura (19-6) - Picks, Both: Rothwell

10: 185lbs - Markus Perez (12-3) vs. Dricus du Plessis (14-2) - Picks, Both: du Plessis

9. 265lbs - Tom Aspinall (8-2) vs. Alan Baudot (8-1) - Picks, Both: Aspinall

8. 145lbs - Youssef Zalal (10-2) vs. Ilia Topuria (8-0) - Picks, Both: Zalal

ESPN+ PRELIMS | 5PM/2PM ETPT
7. 185lbs - Tom Breese (11-2) vs. KB Bhullar (8-0) - At 3:31, Odds 16:11, Picks - Zane: Breese, Connor: Bhullar

6. 265lbs - Rodrigo Nascimento (8-0) vs. Chris Daukaus (9-3) - At 17:00, Odds 21:40, Picks - Both: Nascimento

5. 185lbs - Impa Kasanganay (8-0) vs. Joaquin Buckley (10-3) - At 23:03, Odds 36:00, Picks - Both: Kasanganay

4. 135lbs - Ali AlQaisi (8-4) vs. Tony Kelley (6-2) - At 37:35, Odds 46:45, Picks - Both: Kelley

3. 145lbs - Giga Chikadze (10-2) vs. Omar Morales (10-0) - At 47:00, Odds 1:01:40, Picks - Zane: Chikadze, Connor: Morales

2. 135lbs - Tracy Cortez (7-1) vs. Stephanie Egger (5-1) - At 1:02:01, Odds 1:04:57, Picks - Both: Cortez

1. 125lbs - Tagir Ulanbekov (12-1) vs. Bruno Silva (10-5) - At 1:06:24, Odds 1:12:11, Picks - Both: Ulanbekov

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 Zane went 5 out of 11 & Connor went 6 out of 11
Zane is now 83/132 & Connor is now 87/132

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