The UFC has a surefire banger of a main event booked for this weekend’s UFC 254 PPV card. And while the co-main between Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier is a strong one, much of the rest of this PPV offering seems to be banking on Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje and the obvious intrigue that fight brings to the table all on its own. Still, if Magomed vs. Ion Cutelaba actually finally happens, that’ll almost certainly provide a thrilling opener.
For fans interested in diving deeper into the UFC 254 undercard, check out our Prelims Vivi below.
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Here’s a look at how the UFC 254 fight card stacks up right now:
ESPN+ PPV MAIN CARD | 2pm/11am ET&PT
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje – At 5:13, Odds 35:45, Picks, Connor: Gaethje, Zane: Khabib
Robert Whittaker vs. Jared Cannonier – At 37:28, Odds 50:23, Picks, Both: Whittaker
Alexander Volkov vs. Walt Harris – At 51:20, Odds 58:52, Picks, Both: Volkov
Phil Hawes vs. Jacob Malkoun – At 59:41, Odds 1:04:32, Picks, Both: Hawes
Lauren Murphy vs. Liliya Shakirova – At 1:04:50, Odds 1:10:47, Picks, Both: Murphy
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cutelaba – At 1:11:07, Odds 1:15:11, Picks, Both: Ankalaev
ESPN2 PRELIMS | 12pm/9am ET&PT
Stefan Struve vs. Tai Tuivasa – At 2:00, Odds 11:11, Picks, Connor: Struve, Zane: Tuivasa
Casey Kenney vs. Nathaniel Wood – At 11:49, Odds 26:36, Picks, Connor: Wood, Zane: Kenney
Alex Oliveira vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov – At 27:41, Odds 41:26, Picks, Both: Oliveira
Da Un Jung vs. Sam Alvey – At 44:20, Odds 48:49, Picks, Both: Jung
ESPN+ PRELIMS | 11am/8am ET&PT
Liana Jojua vs. Miranda Maverick – At 49:12, Odds 58:26, Picks, Both: Maverick
Joel Alvarez vs. Alexander Yakovlev – At 59:22, Odds 1:07:32, Picks, Both: Alvarez
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’. So far the standings are:
Last week for UFC Fight Island 6:
Zane went 6 out of 11, and Connor went 7/11
Zane is now 98/156 and Connor is now 102/156
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