UFC VEGAS 44: Font vs. Aldo, 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 9 bouts on this massive 15-bout UFC VEGAS 44: 'Rob Font vs. Jose Aldo' Fight Night event.

"The UFC is back in action this week with a top tier Fight Night offering. In the main event, former featherweight king and reinvented bantamweight top contender Jose Aldo takes on the surging Rob Font. The co-main features a battle of elite strikers, former training partners and long time friends Rafael Fiziev and Brad Riddell. Throw some Jim Crute and Brenan Allen in there, and UFC Vegas 44 promises to thrill." -- Zane Simon

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Here’s a look at the UFC VEGAS 44: ‘Rob Font vs José Aldo’ fight card as it stands right now (bout order is subject to change):

ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. DEC 4 — 10PM/7PM ETPT
15. 135lbs: Rob Font (19-4) vs. José Aldo (30-7) — Picks, Zane: Font, Connor: Aldo
14. 155lbs: Rafael Fiziev (10-1) vs. Brad Riddell (10-1) — Picks, Both: Fiziev
13. 1585lbs: Clay Guida (36-21) vs. Leonardo Santos (17-4) — Picks, Both: Santos
12. 205lbs: Jimmy Crute (12-2) vs. Jamahal Hill (8-1) — Picks, Both: Crute
11. 185lbs: Brendan Allen (17-4) vs. Chris Curtis (27-8) — Picks, Both: Allen
10. lbs: Bryan Barbarena (15-8) vs. Darian Weeks (5-0) — Picks, Both: Barberena

ESPN+ PRELIMS | 7PM/4PM ETPT (5 Cares)
9. 185lbs: Maki Pitolo (13-8) vs. Duško Todorović (10-2) — At 2:33, Odds 15:00, Picks, Both: Todorovic

8. 170lbs: Jake Matthews (17-5) vs. Jeremiah Wells (9-2) — At 15:30, Odds 26:29, Picks, Both: Matthews

7. 125lbs: Zhaigas Zhumagulov (14-5) vs. Manel Kape (16-6) — At 26:50, Odds 32:22, Picks, Both: Kape

6. 115lbs: Mallory Martin (7-4) vs. Cheyanne Vlismas (6-2) — At 32:51, Odds 38:04, Picks, Both: Vlismas

5. 205lbs: Alonzo Menifield (11-2) vs. William Knight (10-2) — At 38:59, Odds 44:39, Picks, Both: Menifield

4. 155lbs: Claudio Puelles (10-2) vs. Chris Gruetzemacher (15-4) — At 45:59, Odds 54:38, Picks, Both: Gruetzemacher

3. 265lbs: Azamat Murzakanov (10-0) vs. Jared Vanderaa (12-6) — At 54:53, Odds 1:00:42, Picks, Both: Murzakanov

2. 170lbs: Alex Morono (20-7) vs. Mickey Gall (7-3) — At 1:01:28, Odds 1:11:38, Picks, Both: Morono

1. 135lbs: Louis Smolka (17-7) vs. Vince Morales (10-5) — At 1:11:56, Odds 1:21:02, Picks, Both: Smolka

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 43: Zane went 6/11, Connor tied with 6/11 as well. So far, here are the overall standings: Zane is now 423/675 and Connor is now 411/675.

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