UFC VEGAS 23: Vettori vs Holland, 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 nine bouts on the massive 15-bout UFC VEGAS 23 Fight Night: 'Vettori vs Holland' Preliminary Card.

"The main event took a bit of a hit with the loss of Darren Till, but this weekend’s UFC event is crammed to the gills with what should largely be action fights. Kevin Holland has once again stepped up on short notice, this time to fight top contender Marvin Vettori. Arnold Allen and Sodiq Yusuff are looking to separate themselves from the fast rising prospects in the featherweight division, and Nina Ansaroff makes her long awaited return against BJJ ace Mackenzie Dern." - Zane Simon

For those fans who wish to dive deeper into the MAIN CARD, check out that version of the MMA Vivi which airs at 2pm Central today, Thurs., April 8th., 2021, right here on our SC channel.

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

UFC VEGAS 23: ‘VETTORI VS HOLLAND’
ABC MAIN CARD | SAT. APR. 10 - 3PM/12PM ETPT
15. 185lbs - Marvin Vettori (16-3) vs Kevin Holland (21-6) - Picks, Both: Vettori
14. 145lbs - Arnold Allen (16-1) vs Sodiq Yusuff (11-1) - Picks, Zane: Allen / Connor: Yusuff
13. CANCELLED due to COVID Protocols: 185lbs - Aliaskhab Khizriev (13-0) vs Kyle Daukaus (10-1) - Picks, Both: Khizriev (this bout won't count in the picks for this event now)
12. 185lbs - Sam Alvey (33-14) vs Julian Marquez (8-2) - Picks, Both: Marquez
11. 115lbs - Nina Ansaroff (10-6) vs Mackenzie Dern (10-1) - Picks, Both: Ansaroff
10. 170lbs - Mike Perry (14-7) vs Daniel Rodriguez (13-2) - Picks, Both: Rodriguez

ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS | 12PM/9AM ETPT
9. 155lbs - Jim Miller (32-15) vs Joe Solecki (10-2) - At 1:53, Odds 5:40, Picks, Both: Solecki

8. 155lbs - Scott Holtzman (14-4) vs Mateusz Gamrot (17-1) - At 7:08, Odds 15:02, Picks, Both: Holtzman

7. 135lbs - Norma Dumont (5-1) vs Erin Blanchfield (6-1) - At 16:25, Odds 23:31, Picks, Zane: Dumont, Connor: Blanchfield

6. 155lbs - John Makdessi (17-7) vs Ignacio Bahamondes (11-3) - At 24:45, Odds 30:39, Picks, Both: Bahamondes

5. 265lbs - Yorgan De Castro (6-2) vs Jarjis Danho (5-1) - At 31:00, Odds 34:06, Picks, Both: De Castro

4. 135lbs - Jack Shore (13-0) vs Hunter Azure (9-1) - At 34:50, Odds 44:55, Picks, Both: Azure

3. 145lbs - Luis Saldaña (14-6) vs Jordan Griffin (18-8) - At 45:33, Odds 51:50, Picks, Both: Griffin

2. 205lbs - Da Un Jung (13-2) vs William Knight (9-1) - At 52:54, Odds 55:20, Picks, Both: Da Un Jung

UFC FIGHT PASS EARLY PRELIMS | 11:30AM/8:30AM ETPT
1. 185lbs - Impa Kasanganay (8-1) vs Sasha Palatnikov (6-2) - At 55:39, Odds 1:01:52, Picks, Both: Kasanganay

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 260: Zane & Connor both went 6 out of the 9 bouts we were left with. So far, here are the overall standings: Zane is now 241/373 and Connor is now 229/373.

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