UFC Vegas 54: BLACHOWICZ VS RAKIC, Picks, Odds, & Analysis | The MMA Vivisection

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are here with the MMA Vivisection MAIN CARD SHOW, breaking down a set of 5 bouts on this 11-bout UFC Vegas 54: 'Blachowicz vs. Rakic' Fight Night event. "The UFC has put together a reasonably solid Fight Night offering this week, with former champion Jan Blachowicz making his first return to the cage since losing the title to Glover Teixeira last October. He’s set to face off against top contender Aleksandar Rakic, with Rakic looking to earn his own first chance at UFC gold. A solid action booking between Ion Cutelaba and Ryan Spann in the co-main and Amanda Ribas’ jump to the flyweight division should all make for a decent scrappy card." - Zane Simon For those fans who wish to dive deeper into the PRELIMS CARD, check out that version of the MMA Vivi which airs at 2PM Central today, Thurs., May 12th., 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 VEGAS 54 fight card, as it stood at the time of recording: MAIN CARD | 10/7PM ETPT 11. 205lbs - Jan Blachowicz (28-9) vs. Aleksandar Rakic (14-2) — At 5:21, Odds 17:11, Picks, Both: Blachowicz 10. 205lbs - Ryan Spann (19-7) vs. Ion Cutelaba (16-6)Ryan Spann vs. Ion Cutelaba — At 18:45, Odds 28:56, Picks, Both: Cutelaba 9. 135lbs - Louis Smolka (17-8) vs. Davey Grant (11-6) — At 30:38, Odds 39:35, Pick, Both: Grant 8. 125lbs - Katlyn Chookagian (17-4) vs. Amanda Ribas (11-2) — At 39:51, Odds 45:49, Picks, Zane: Chookagian, Connor: Ribas 7. 155lbs - Frank Camacho (22-9) vs. Manuel Torres (12-2) — At 46:54, Odds 56:28, Picks, Zane: Torres, Connor: Camacho 6. 125lbs - Jake Hadley (8-0) vs. Allan Nascimento (18-6) — At 56:44, Odds 1:00:47, Picks, Both: Hadley PRELIMS | 7:30/4:30PM ETPT 5. Viviane Araujo vs. Andrea Lee — Picks, Both: Lee 4. Michael Johnson vs. Alan Patrick — Picks, Zane: Patrick, Connor: Johnson 3. Virna Jandiroba vs. Angela Hill — Picks, Both: Jandiroba 2. Carlos Candelario vs. Tatsuro Taira — Picks, Both: Taira 1. Nick Maximov vs. Andre Petroski — Picks, Both: Maximov 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 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje — Zane went 10/14, while Connor went 11/14. So far, here are the overall standings: Zane is now 584/907 and Connor is now 556/907. If you enjoy our shows, "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. Check out the new MMA Vivi Facebook Page, “Like”, Follow, Share! At: https://www.facebook.com/TheMMAVivi.