UFC FIGHT ISLAND 6: Ortega vs Korean Zombie, 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 FIGHT ISLAND 6: 'Ortega vs. Korean Zombie' preliminary card.

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A really fantastic Fight Night offering from the UFC this week. The main event between Brian Ortega and the ‘Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung is a guaranteed elite action fight. And it’s backed up by the flyweight debut of Jessica Andrade, against former title challenger Katlyn Chookagian. Throw Claudio Silva vs. James Kruase and some Thomas Almeida violence in there and it should be a blast.

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., October 15th., 2020, right here on our SC channel.

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Here’s a look at the card & current fight records as it stands right now:

UFC FIGHT ISLAND 6: ‘ORTEGA VS KOREAN ZOMBIE’
ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. OCT 17 - 7PM/P4M ETPT
11. 145lbs - Brian Ortega (14-1) vs. Chan Sung Jung (16-5) - Picks: Both, Jung
10: 125lbs - Jéssica Andrade (20-8) vs. Katlyn Chookagian (14-3) - Picks: Both, Andrade
9. 205lbs - Modestas Bukauskas (11-2) vs. Jimmy Crute (1-1) - Picks: Both, Crute
8. 170lbs - Claudio Silva (14-1) vs. James Krause (27-8) - Picks: Both, Silva
7. 135lbs - Thomas Almeida (22-3) vs. Jonathan Martinez (12-3) - Picks: Zane, Almeida / Connor, Martinez

ESPN+ PRELIMS | 4PM/1PM ETPT
6. 155lbs - Mateusz Gamrot (17-0) vs. Guram Kutateladze (11-2) - At 2:38, Odds 12:44, Picks: Both, Gamrot

5. 125lbs - Gillian Robertson (8-4) vs. Poliana Botelho (8-2) - At 14:11, Odds 20:32, Picks: Both, Robertson

4. 185lbs - Jun Yong Park (11-4) vs. John Phillips (22-10) - At 21:27, Odds 29:00, Picks: Both, Park

3. 155lbs - Fares Ziam (10-3) vs. Jamie Mullarkey (12-3) - At 29:39, Odds 25:48, Picks: Both, Mullarkey

2. 205lbs - Gadzhimurag Antigulov (20-7) vs. Maxim Grishin (30-8) - At 36:36, Odds 42:10, Picks: Both, Grishin

1. 135lbs - Said Nurmagomedov (13-2) vs. Mark Striegl (18-2) - At 43:28, Odds 48:07, Picks: Both, Nurmagomedov

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 9 out of 13 & Connor went 8 out of 13
Zane now 92/145 and Connor now 95/145

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