Vivisection: UFC 178 – Johnson vs. Cariaso analysis, predictions, betting odds

It's a big week of exciting fights for fans, as we build up to UFC 178. It's one of (if not the) best cards…

By: Zane Simon | 9 years ago
Vivisection: UFC 178 – Johnson vs. Cariaso analysis, predictions, betting odds
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It’s a big week of exciting fights for fans, as we build up to UFC 178. It’s one of (if not the) best cards that the UFC has put on all year from top to bottom and features a ton of exciting match-ups that are basically guaranteed to provide entertaining action. So, of course, our breakdown is all over the place. None the less, we had a lot to say about all of today’s fights, and looking at how they’re going to go down.

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Here’s a look at the card, so you can follow along:

UFC 178 (Pay-per-view at 10:00 p.m. ET)
Demetrious Johnson vs. Chris Cariaso
Eddie Alvarez vs. Donald Cerrone
Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier
Tim Kennedy vs. Yoel Romero
Amanda Nunes vs. Cat Zingano

Fox Prelims (FOX Sports 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET)
Dominick Cruz vs. Takeya Mizugaki
James Krause vs. Jorge Masvidal
Patrick Cote vs. Stephen Thompson
Brian Ebersole vs. John Howard

Fight Pass Prelims (UFC Fight Pass at 7:00 p.m. ET)
Kevin Lee vs. Jon Tuck
Manny Gamburyan vs. Cody Gibson
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Zane Simon
Zane Simon

Zane Simon is a senior editor, writer, and podcaster for Bloody Elbow. He has worked with the website since 2013, taking on a wide variety of roles. A lifelong combat sports fan, Zane has trained off & on in both boxing and Muay Thai. He currently hosts the long-running MMA Vivisection podcast, which he took over from Nate Wilcox & Dallas Winston in 2015, as well as the 6th Round podcast, started in 2014. Zane is also responsible for developing and maintaining the ‘List of current UFC fighters’ on Bloody Elbow, a resource he originally developed for Wikipedia in 2010.

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