UFC VEGAS 55: HOLM VS VIEIRA, 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 55: 'Holm vs. Vieira' Fight Night event.

"It’s not at all the worst card the UFC has ever put together, but UFC Vegas 55 has the feel of a card that won’t be among the promotion’s highlights for 2022. Mostly that’s down to Holly Holm’s reputation as a controlled, consistent, low damage fighter. Opponents that don’t have a clear striking advantage over her, have found her very tough to deal with. It’s on Ketlen Vieira to prove she can change the narrative. Otherwise, Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Michel Pereira should be a lot of fun, and a lot of the rest of the card is fine." - Zane Simon

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Here’s a look at the UFC VEGAS 55 fight card, as it stood at the time of recording:

ESPN+ MAIN CARD | 7/4PM ETPT
11. 135lbs: Holly Holm (14-5) vs. Ketlen Vieira (12-2) — At 2:26, Odds 17:45, Picks, Both: Holm

10. 170lbs: Santiago Ponzinibbio (28-5) vs. Michel Pereira (27-11) — At 19:17, Odds 33:24, Picks, Both: Ponzinibbio

9. 185lbs: Chidi Njokuani (21-7) vs. Duško Todorović (11-2) — At 33:41, Odds 45:45, Picks, Both: Todorovic

8. 115lbs: Polyana Viana (12-4) vs. Tabatha Ricci (6-1) — At 47:06, Odds 50:31, Picks, Both: Ricci

7. 185lbs: Eryk Anders (14-6) vs. Jun Yong Park (13-5) — At 50:45, Odds 1:01:38, Picks, Both: Park

ESPN+ PRELIMS | 4/1PM ETPT
6. Joseph Holmes vs. Alen Amedovski — Picks, Both: Holmes
5. Parker Porter vs. Jailton Almeida — Picks, Both: Almeida
4. Omar Morales vs. Uros Medic — Picks, Both: Morales
3. Jonathan Martinez vs. Vince Morales — Picks, Zane: Martinez, Connor: Morales
2. Chase Hooper vs. Felipe Colares — Picks, Both: Colares
1. Elise Reed vs. Sam Hughes — Picks, Both: Hughes

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 54: Blachowicz vs. Rakic — Zane went 6/11, while Connor went 5/11. So far, here are the overall standings: Zane is now 590/918 and Connor is now 561/918.

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