UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2, Picks, Odds, & Analysis | The MMA Vivisection PRELIMS SHOW

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are here with the MMA Vivisection PRELIMS SHOW, breaking down a set of 8 bouts on this 13-bout UFC 278: 'Usman vs Edwards 2' PPV event. "The UFC is back with their latest PPV offering and it’s... fine, I guess? Leon Edwards has certainly earned the right to rematch Kamaru Usman, it remains to be seen whether he can make it an interesting bout this time around or not. Jose Aldo vs. Merab Dvailishvili is a certified war with title implications. The rest of the PPV bookings seem either decidedly one-sided or lackluster in their name value." - Zane Simon 08.18.22 For those fans who wish to dive deeper into the MAIN CARD, check out that version of the MMA Vivi which already aired at 1PM Central today, Thurs., Aug. 18th., 2022, right here on our SC channel. The MMA Vivisection is brought to you by ‘The Fine Art of Violence’, a collection of art and essays recapping the year in MMA by Chris Rini, featuring the most talented artists and writers in Mixed Martial Arts. The book is available in both hard copy and digital formats at chrisrini.com. Here’s a look at the UFC 278 fight card as it stood at the time of recording: ESPN+ PPV CARD | SAT. AUG. 20 — 10/7PM ETPT 13. UFC Welterweight Championship/Rematch: Kamaru Usman (20-1) vs. Leon Edwards (19-3) — Picks, Both: Usman 12. 185lbs: Paulo Costa (13-2) vs. Luke Rockhold (16-5) — Picks, Both: Costa 11. 135lbs: José Aldo (31-7) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (14-4) — Picks, Both: Aldo 10. 135lbs: Lucie Pudilová (13-7) vs. Yanan Wu (13-5) — Picks, Both: Pudilova 9. 205lbs: Tyson Pedro (8-3) vs. Harry Hunsucker (7-5) — Picks, Both: Pedro ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS | 8/5PM ETPT 8. 265lbs: Marcin Tybura (22-7) vs. Alexandr Romanov (16-0) — At 1:14, Odds - Skipped, Picks, Both: Romanov 7. 155lbs: Jared Gordon (18-5) vs. Leonardo Santos (18-5) — At 6:38, Odds 11:30, Picks, Both: Gordon 6. 145lbs: Sean Woodson (9-1) vs. Luis Saldaña (16-7) — At 12:32, Odds 21:05, Picks, Both: Woodson 5. 125lbs: Miranda Maverick (10-4) vs. Shanna Young (8-4) — At 21:55, Odds 26:32, Picks, Both: Maverick UFC FIGHTPASS EARLY PRELIMS | 6/3PM ETPT 4. 170lbs: AJ Fletcher (9-1) vs. Ange Loosa (8-3) — At 27:26, Odds 41:10, Picks, Both: Loosa 3. 125lbs: Amir Albazi (14-1) vs. Francisco Figueiredo (13-4) — At 41:48, Odds 47:39, Picks, Both: Albazi 2. 135lbs: Aoriqileng (23-9) vs. Jay Perrin (10-5) — At 47:59, Odds 55:29, Picks, Both: Qileng 1. 125lbs: Victor Altamirano (10-2) vs. Daniel da Silva (11-3) — At 57:15, Odds 1:03:12, Picks, Zane: da Silva, Connor: Altamirano While you are listening to the shows be sure to visit our new MMA Vivi Facebook Page where the shows always drop an hour earlier than anywhere else on the network; be sure to “Like”, Follow, Share - at: https://www.facebook.com/TheMMAVivi. If you enjoy our variety of shows, please “heart" us here on SC, or "like" & share over or on your BE Presents Podcast platform of choice: * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloodyElbowPresents * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bloody-elbow-presents/id984162015 * iHeartRadio: www.iheart.com/podcast/269-Blood…Presents-30639274 * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/55S2dpKYVqndaPTUojkELm?si=oGGPZ4kESkWZigLNnEg1ug * Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/bloody-e…esents?refid=stp * TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Bloody-Elbow-Presents-p1190843/ * OverCast: overcast.fm/itunes984162015/bloody-elbow-presents * Player FM: player.fm/series/bloody-elbow-presents * & Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b53e5086-2334-497c-82c0-24ddb5e0cfbb/Bloody-Elbow-Presents For previous episodes of the show, check out our playlists on any of our BE Presents channels.