UFC VEGAS 31: Makhachev vs Moises, Picks, Odds, & Analysis | The MMA Vivisection PRELIMS

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are here with the MMA Vivisection PRELIMS SHOW, breaking down a set of 6 bouts on this 11-bout UFC VEGAS 31: 'Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises' Fight Night event Preliminary Card.

"As is so often the case, the first card following a big UFC PPV tends to feel a bit like leftovers. This time around, the UFC isn’t wholeheartedly to blame (Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez was a legit hot fight). But, Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Mosies just doesn’t have a lot of sizzle to it, and not much further down the card enhances that feeling. Still, it’s got Miesha Tate’s comeback after a half-decade of retirement and Jeremy Stephens’ retrun to lightweight. That’s something." - 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., July 15th., 2021, right here on our SC channel.

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Here’s a look at the UFC VEGAS 31 fight card as it stands right now:

ESPN+ MAIN CARD | 10PM/7PM ETPT
11. 155lbs: Islam Makhachev (19-1) vs. Thiago Moises (15-4) – Picks, Both: Makhachev
10. 135lbs: Marion Reneau (9-7) vs. Meisha Tate (18-7) – Picks, Both: Tate
9. 155lbs: Mateusz Gamrot (18-1) vs. Jeremy Stephens (28-18) – Picks, Zane: Stephens, Connor: Gamrot
8. 185lbs: Rodolfo Viera (15-3) vs. Dustin Stolzfus (13-2) – Picks, Both: Vieira
7. 145lbs: Billy Quarantillo (15-3) vs. Gabriel Benitez (22-8) – Picks, Both: Benitez

ESPN+ PRELIMS | 7PM/4PM ETPT
6. 170lbs: Daniel Rodriguez (14-2) vs. Preston Parsons (9-2) – At 3:27, Odds 12:36, Picks, Both: Rodriguez

5. 115lbs: Amanda Lemos (9-1) vs. Montserrat Ruiz (10-1) – At 13:09, Odds 20:12, Picks, Both: Lemos

4. 135lbs: Khalid Taha (13-3) vs. Sergey Morozov (16-4) – At 20:56, Odds 26:49, Picks, Both: Taha

3. 135lbs: Anderson dos Santos (21-8) vs. Miles Johns (11-1) – At 28:50, Odds 34:05, Picks, Both: Johns

2. 125lbs: Francisco Figueiredo (12-3) vs. Malcolm Gordon (12-5) – At 34:19, Odds 43:47, Picks, Both: Figueiredo

1. 265lbs: Rodrigo Nascimento (8-1) vs. Alan Baudot (8-2) – At 44:18, Odds 49:26, Picks, Both: Nascimento

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 264: Zane went 10 out of the 12 bouts we watched this week, Connor went 8 out of those 12. So far, here are the overall standings: Zane is now 318/515 and Connor is now 304/515.

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