UFC VEGAS 18: OVEREEM VS VOLKOV, Picks, Odds & Analysis | The MMA Vivisection MAIN CARD SHOW

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are back with the MMA Vivisection MAIN CARD SHOW, breaking down a set of five bouts on the 13-bout UFC VEGAS 18: Overeem vs. Volkov Main Card.

"The UFC’s back from another week off and bringing a strong main card to their latest Vegas Fight Night event, despite getting hit hard by COVID and injuries. Alistair Overeem vs. Alexander Volkov is a quality top 10 heavyweight scrap, and Frankie Edgar’s continued bid to be a contender at 135 is running up against a serious test in Cory Sandhagen. Throw in the debut of Rizin champ Manel Kape and Dariush vs. Ferreira 2 and this should be a fun night of fights." - Zane Simon

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Here’s a look at the fight card & current fight records for the upcoming event, bout order subject to change:

UFC VEGAS 18: OVEREEM VS VOLKOV
ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. FEB 06 - 8PM/5PM ETPT
13. 265lbs Alistair Overeem (47-18) vs Alexander Volkov (32-8) - At 3:02, Odds 21:10, Picks - Both: Volkov

12. 135lbs Cory Sandhagen (13-2) vs Frankie Edgar (24-8) - At 21:25, Odds 37:35, Picks - Both: Sandhagen

11. 125lbs Alexandre Pantoja (22-5) vs Manel Kape (15-4) - At 39:41, Odds 52:31, Picks - Both: Pantoja

10. 135lbs Cody Stamann (19-3) vs Andre Ewell 17-6) - At 53:05, Odds 1:02:04, Picks - Both: Stamann

9. 155lbs Carlos Diego Ferreira (17-2) vs Beneil Dariush (19-4) - At 1:02:23, Odds 1:15:07, Picks - Zane: Dariush / Connor: Ferreira

PRELIMS | 5PM/2PM ETPT
8. 155lbs Michael Johnson (19-16) vs Clay Guida (35-20) - Picks, Both: Guida
7. 205lbs Mike Rodriguez (11-5) vs Danilo Marques (10-2) - Picks:, Both: Rodriguez
6. 135lbs Timur Valiev (16-2) vs Martin Day (8-5) - Picks, Both: Valiev
5. Justin Jaynes (16-6) vs. Devonte Smith (10-2) - Picks, Zane: Smith / Connor: Jaynes
4. 135lbs Karol Rosa (13-3) vs Joselyne Edwards (10-2) - Picks, Both: Rosa
3. 125lbs Molly McCann (10-3) vs Lara Procópio (6-1) - Picks, Zane: McCann / Connor: Procopio
2. 145lbs Youssef Zalal (10-3) vs Seung Woo Choi (8-3) - Picks, Both: Zalal
1. 140lbs Ode Osbourne (8-3) vs Jerome Rivera (10-4) - Picks, Both: Rivera

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’... Standings for our last event, UFC 257: Zane went 5 out of the 11 bouts we were left with them having picked for & Connor went 6 out of those 11. So far, here are the overall standings: Zane - 186/283 & Connor - 177/283.

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