UFC VEGAS 48: Walker vs Hill, 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 7 bouts on this 12-bout UFC Vegas 48: 'Walker vs Hill' Fight Night event.

"The UFC’s return to the Apex facility this week took a serious blow with the loss of the main event bout between Rafael Fiziev and Rafael dos Anjos. In their place, light heavyweight prospect Jamahal Hill takes the next step toward contender status against wildman Johnny Walker. There’s also a middleweight bout between Joaquin Buckley & Abdul Razak Alhassan that promises violence, but that’s about it." - Zane Simon

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., Feb. 17th., 2022, right here on our SC channel.

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Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 48 fight card, as it stood at the time of recording:

ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. FEB 19 — 7PM/4PM ETPT
12. 205lbs - Johnny Walker (18-6) vs. Jamahal Hill (9-1) — Picks, Zane: Walker, Connor: Hill
11. 195lbs - Kyle Daukaus (10-2) vs. Jamie Pickett (13-6) — Picks, Both: Daukaus
10. 265lbs - Parker Porter (12-6) vs. Alan Baudot (8-2) — Picks, Both: Porter
9. 155lbs - Jim Miller (33-16) vs. Nikolas Motta (12-3) — Picks, Both: Miller
8. 185lbs - Joaquin Buckley (13-4) vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan (11-4) — Picks, Both: Buckley

ESPN+/ESPN PRELIMS | 4PM/1PM ETPT
7. 145lbs - Jonathan Pearce (11-4) vs. Christian Rodriguez (7-0) — At 4:35, Odds 11:15, Picks, Both: Pearce

6. 135lbs - Mario Bautista (8-2) vs. Jay Perrin (10-4) — At 11:43, Odds 14:52, Picks, Both: Bautista

5. 145lbs - Gabriel Benítez (22-9) vs. David Onama (8-1) — At 15:30, Odds 22:08, Picks, Both: Onama

4. 135lbs - Jessica-Rose Clark (11-6) vs. Stephanie Egger (6-2) — At 22:21, Odds 30:35, Picks, Both: Clark

3. 145lbs - Chas Skelly (18-3) vs. Mark Striegl (18-3) — At 30:51, Odds 38:00, Picks, Both: Skelly

2. 115lbs - Diana Belbiţă (14-6) vs. Gloria de Paula (5-4) — At 38:16, Odds 43:13, Picks, Both: Belbita

1. 135lbs - Jesse Strader (5-2) vs. Chad Anheliger (11-5) — At 44:18, Odds 50.03, Picks, Both: Anheliger

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 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 — Zane went 11/14, Connor went 10/14. So far, here are the overall standings: Zane is now 481/759 and Connor is now 469/759.

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