UFC VEGAS 41: COSTA VS VETTORI, Picks, Odds, & Analysis | The MMA Vivisection

Connor Ruebusch & Guest Host, Dan Tom from MMA Junkie, are here with the MMA Vivisection MAIN CARD SHOW, breaking down a set of 6 bouts on this massive 14-bout UFC VEGAS 41: 'Paulo Costa vs. Marvin Vettori' Fight Night event Main Card.

First of all, this card is just one more off-week card in what feels like years of off-week cards. But, if last week was a 2 out of 10, this week is a 9. Last week’s card was as low as we can go. But hey, this card isn't as bad as all that. We have two guys who have recently both lost to Israel Adesanya, who are both pressure fighters, Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori, headlining our main event. Plus, there are a couple of pretty solid matchups peppered on this card to keep it interesting, and maybe even exciting this week. Not to mention, this card starts earlier in the day than most of our Fight Night cards, which is always a nice change of pace. To add to that, let’s just say the prelims are pleasantly surprising.

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Here’s a look at the UFC VEGAS 41: 'PAULO COSTA VS MARVIN VETTORI' fight card, as it stands right now:

ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. OCT 23rd. 4PM/1PM ETPT
14. 185 lbs - Paulo Costa (13-1) vs. Marvin Vettori (17-4) — At 4:53, Odds 15:49, Picks, Connor: Costa, Dan: Vettori

13. 155 lbs - Grant Dawson (17-1) vs. Ricky Glenn (22-6) — At 17:08, Odds 31:23, Picks, Both: Glenn

12. 135 lbs - Jessica-Rose Clark (10-6) vs. Joselyne Edwards (10-3) — At 33:06, Odds 43:05, Picks, Both: Clark

11. 145 lbs - Alex Caceres (18-12) vs. Seung Woo Choi (10-3) — At 45:09, Odds 53:26, Picks, Both: Choi

10. 170 lbs - Dwight Grant (11-3) vs. Francisco Trinaldo (26-8) — At 54:14, Odds 1:01:50, Picks, Both: Trinaldo

9. 205 lbs - Nick ‘Nicu’ Negumereanu (10-1) vs. Ike Villanueva (18-12) — At 1:04:20, Odds 1:14:16, Picks, Both: Villanueva

ESPN+ PRELIMS | 1PM/10AM ETPT
8. 185 lbs - Jun Yong Park (13-4) vs. Gregory Rodrigues (10-3) — Picks, Connor: Park, Dan: Rodriguez
7. 155 lbs - Mason Jones (10-1) vs. David Onama (8-0) — Picks, Both: Jones
6. 115 lbs - Tabatha Ricci (5-1) vs. Maria Oliveira (12-4) — Picks, Both: Ricci
5. 185 lbs - Laureano Staropoli (9-4) vs. Jamie Pickett (11-6) — Picks, Both: Staropoli
4. 155 lbs - Khama Worthy (16-8) vs. Jai Herbert (10-3) — Picks, Both: Herbert
3. 125 lbs - Jeff Molina (9-2) vs. Daniel Lacerda (11-1) — Picks, Both: Molina
2. 115 lbs - Livinha Souza (14-3) vs. Randa Markos (10-11) — Picks, Both: Souza
1. 135 lbs - Jonathan Martinez (13-4) vs. Zviad Lazishvili (12-0) — Picks, Both: Martinez

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 Vegas 40: Zane went 5 out of the 9 bouts they picked off this week’s card, Connor also went 5 out of those 9. So far, here are the overall standings: Zane is now 387/625 and Connor is now 378/625.

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