The MMA Vivisection – UFC Vegas 6: Lewis vs. Oleinik picks, odds, & analysis

It’s a bit of a strange card this week for the UFC, the main event between Derrick Lewis and Alexei Oleinik has the potential…

By: Zane Simon | 3 years ago
The MMA Vivisection – UFC Vegas 6: Lewis vs. Oleinik picks, odds, & analysis
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It’s a bit of a strange card this week for the UFC, the main event between Derrick Lewis and Alexei Oleinik has the potential to be a serious slog. But, much like the co-main between Omari Akhmedov and former champion Chris Weidman, it could just as easily end in an instant. Otherwise, there are a few tightly booked fights up and down the card, but also a whole lot of raw, untested talent.

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Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 6 fight card as it stands right now:

ESPN+ MAIN CARD | 9pm/6pm ET&PT
Derrick Lewis vs. Aleksei Oleinik – At 3:45, Odds 15:30, Picks – Both: Lewis
Omari Akhmedov vs. Chris Weidman – At 16:12, Odds 37:50, Picks – Zane: Akhmedov, Connor: Weidman
Maki Pitolo vs. Darren Stewart – At 40:36, Odds 49:24, Picks – Both: Pitolo
Yana Kunitskaya vs. Julija Stoliarenko – At 50:04, Odds 56:28, Picks – Both: Kunitskaya
Beneil Dariush vs. Scott Holtzman – At 56:45, Odds 1:03:42, Picks – Both: Dariush

For fans who want to dive deeper into the undercard, check out the Prelims Vivi below…

ESPN+ PRELIMS | 6pm/3pm ET&PT
Tim Means vs. Laureano Staropoli – At 2:22, Odds 12:14, Picks – Zane: Staropoli, Connor: Means
Kevin Holland vs. Joaquin Buckley – At 12:37, Odds 23:04, Picks – Both: Holland
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Alex Munoz – At 25:21, Odds 40:31, Picks – Both: Haqparast
Andrew Sanchez vs. Wellington Turman – At 41:08, Odds 45:35, Picks – Both: Sanchez
Gavin Tucker vs. Justin Jaynes – At 46:15, Odds 55:57, Picks – Both: Tucker
Youssef Zalal vs. Peter Barrett – At 56:34, Odds 1:02:07, Picks – Both: Zalal
Irwin Rivera vs. Ali Al Qaisi – At 1:02:42, Odds 1:07:44, Picks – Both: Rivera

* For those of you following the picks made on the show, we started tracking them with the July 13th Vivi for ‘Kattar vs. Ige’, so far the standings are: Zane went 24/44 & Connor went 26/44 – last week they both went 3/5 out of the fights that actually occurred after having already recorded the shows.

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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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