The MMA Vivisection: UFC Vegas 24 – Whittaker vs. Gastelum picks, odds, & analysis

Another UFC Fight Night week with UFC VEGAS 24, another card that doesn’t seem likely to electrify fans—at least not on the face of…

By: Zane Simon | 2 years ago
The MMA Vivisection: UFC Vegas 24 – Whittaker vs. Gastelum picks, odds, & analysis
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Another UFC Fight Night week with UFC VEGAS 24, another card that doesn’t seem likely to electrify fans—at least not on the face of it. Robert Whittaker is hoping to keep his spot as middleweight’s de facto top contender against Kelvin Gastelum in the main event. Jeremy Stephens is looking to right the ship back at lightweight for the first time in 8 years. Beyond that, there are plenty of fights, but not a whole lot of meaning.

For fans looking to dive deeper into the undercard, however, check out our Prelims Vivi below.

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Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 24 fight card as it stands right now:

ESPN MAIN CARD | 10pm/7pm ET&PT
Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum – At 4:15, Odds 16:58, Picks, Both: Whittaker
Jeremy Stephens vs. Drakkar Klose – At 20:27, Odds 29:50, Picks, Both: Stephens
Andrei Arlovski vs. Chase Sherman – At 32:39, Odds 40:23, Picks, Both: Sherman
Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Jacob Malkoun – At 42:34, Odds 44:15, Picks, Both: Alhassan
Luis Pena vs. Alexander Munoz – At 45:55, Odds 1:00:51, Picks, Both: Munoz
Bill Algeo vs. Ricardo Ramos (cancelled)At 1:02:36, Odds 1:13:28, Picks, Both: Algeo

ESPN PRELIMS | 7pm/4pm ET&PT
Tracy Cortez vs. Justine Kish – At 5:31, Odds 11:24, Picks, Both: Cortez
Alexander Romanov vs. Juan Espino – At 11:38, Odds 16:40, Picks, Both: Romanov
Jessica Penne vs. Lupita Godinez – At 17:30, Odds 21:34, Picks, Both: Godinez
Gerald Meerschaert vs. Bartosz Fabinski – At 23:27, Odds 30:33, Picks, Both: Meerschaert
Zarah Fairn vs. Josiane Nunes – At 30:54, Odds 37:34, Picks, Both: Fairn
Austin Hubbard vs Dakota Bush – At 38:34, Odds – skipped, Picks: Hubbard
Tony Gravely vs. Anthony Birchak – At 45:37, Odds – skipped, Picks, Both: Gravely


Ben Askren vs. Jake Paul – At 50:29, Picks, Both: Paul


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’… Standings for our last event, UFC Vegas 23/UFC on ABC 2: Zane went 7 out of the 13 bouts we were left with, while Connor went 6 out of 13.
So far, here are the overall standings: Zane is now 248/386 and Connor is now 235/386.

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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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