UFC 175 video preview, predictions & odds: MMA Vivisection

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Bloody Elbow’s most prestigious meatheads — Kid Nate, Zane Simon and Connor Ruebusch — unite to put every match up on the UFC 175 fight card under the microscope in this iteration of the MMA Vivisection.

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This episode ends up veering into the care/don’t care territory as apart from a hugely compelling main event — which the panel declares to be worth buying the PPV for — it is a remarkably weak card for what was supposed to be the big UFC PPV event of the first half of 2014.

Here’s the full lineup:

Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida
Ronda Rousey vs Alexis Davis
Stefan Struve vs Matt Mitrione
Uriah Hall vs Thiago Santos
Marcus Brimage vs Russell Doane

Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Urijah Faber vs Alex Caceres
Kenny Robertson vs Ildemar Alcantara
Chris Camozzi vs Bruno Santos
George Roop vs Rob Font

Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Luke Zachrich vs Guilherme Vasconcelos
Kevin Casey vs Bubba Bush

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Nate Wilcox

Nate Wilcox is the founding editor of BloodyElbow.com. As such he has hired every editor and writer to work for the site. Wilcox’s writing for BE is known for its emphasis on MMA history, the evolution of fighting techniques and strong opinions. Wilcox developed the SBN MMA consensus rankings which were featured in USA Today from 2009 to 2011. Before founding BE, Wilcox was a political operative working for such figures as Senators John Kerry and Mark Warner and an early political blogger. He is the co-author of Netroots Rising, a history of the political blogosphere from 2003 to 2007. Wilcox also hosts the Let It Roll podcast on music history for the Pantheon Podcast Network.