The MMA Vivisection: UFC Belfast & Sao Paulo doubleheader picks, odds, & analysis

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It’s an unusually absurd weekend of MMA fights. Coming off one of the biggest MMA shows in history we suddenly have a weekend packed with more high end MMA than you can shake a stick at… just none of it on the same card. Gegard Mousasi is rematching Uriah Hall in Belfast, while Kyoji Horiguchi is taking on Ali Bagautinov. And over in Sao Paulo Ryan Bader, Thomas Almeida, & Claudia Gadelha are all set to battle. Throw in some Bellator fights and that’s a lot of MMA going down on a Saturday.

So, we’re here to parse out the UFC end of things. There’s a Bellator Vivi right here in case you’re interested, and we’ll have an Invicta Vivi up soon too. If you enjoyed the show, give us a “like” over on YouTube. And while you’re there, consider subscribing to MMANATIONDOTCOM. That way you’ll always be the first to get the latest BE shows, interviews, and analysis.

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Here’s a look at this weekend’s two UFC fight cards as they stand right now:

UFC BELFAST

Fight Pass Main Card
Gegard Mousasi vs. Uriah Hall – 1:07:48
Ross Pearson vs. Stevie Ray – 1:00:00
Timothy Johnson vs. Alexander Volkov – 53:46
Artem Lobov vs. Teruto Ishihara – 48:25

Fight Pass Prelims
Ian McCall vs. Neil Seery – 41:06
Magnus Cedenblad vs. Jack Marshman – 36:40
Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Ali Bagautinov – 30:20
Kevin Lee vs. Magomed Mustafaev – 25:20
Anna Elmose vs. Amanda Cooper – 21:13
Justin Ledet vs. Mark Godbeer – 17:24
Zak Cummings vs. Alexander Yakovlev – 13:40
Marion Reneau vs. Milana Dudieva – 10:22
Brett Johns vs. Kwan Ho Kwak – 8:00
Charlie Ward vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan – 4:22

UFC Sao Paulo

FS1 Main Card
Ryan Bader vs. Antônio Rogério Nogueira – 2:14:43
Thomas Almeida vs. Albert Morales – 2:08:08
Cláudia Gadelha vs. Cortney Casey – 2:02:48
Thales Leites vs. Krzysztof Jotko – 1:54:07
Warlley Alves vs. Kamaru Usman – 1:47:03
Sérgio Moraes vs. Zak Ottow – 1:42:20

FS1 Prelims
Cezar Ferreira vs. Jack Hermansson – 1:38:25
Marcos Rogério de Lima vs. Gadzhimurad Antigulov – 1:35:05
Johnny Eduardo vs. Manvel Gamburyan – 1:29:34
Luis Henrique vs. Christian Colombo – 1:25:00

Fight Pass Prelims
Pedro Munhoz vs. Justin Scoggins – 1:18:34
Francimar Barroso vs. Darren Stewart – 1:16:16

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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.