The MMA Vivisection – UFC Vegas 38: Santos vs. Walker picks, odds, & analysis

It feels like it’s been a few months since the UFC really put together what looks to be a fantastic Fight Night offering. Thaigo…

By: Zane Simon | 2 years ago
The MMA Vivisection – UFC Vegas 38: Santos vs. Walker picks, odds, & analysis
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It feels like it’s been a few months since the UFC really put together what looks to be a fantastic Fight Night offering. Thaigo Santos vs. Johnny Walker has all the hallmarks of a surefire thriller. Kevin Holland returns in the co-main event, and Niko Price taking on Alex Oliveira should be a wild one.

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ESPN+ MAIN CARD | 7pm/4pm ET&PT
Thiago Santos vs. Johnny Walker — At 3:19, Odds 20:02, Picks, Both: Santos
Kevin Holland vs. Kyle Daukaus — At 21:11, Odds 33:44, Picks, Both: Holland
Alex Oliveira vs. Niko Price — At 35:45, Odds 45:38, Picks, Both: Price
Misha Cirkunov vs. Krzysztof Jotko — At 45:52, Odds 55:22, Picks, Both: Cirkunov
Aspen Ladd vs. Macy Chiasson — At 56:30, Odds 1:01:11, Picks, Both: Ladd
Alexander Hernandez vs. Mike Breeden — At 1:01:30, Odds 1:08:01, Picks, Both: Hernandez

ESPN+ PRELIMS | 4pm/1pm ET&PT
Joe Solecki vs. Jared Gordon — At 4:13, Odds 17:18, Picks, Both: Gordon
Antonina Shevchenko vs. Casey O’Neill — At 18:24, Odds 29:05, Picks, Both: O’Neill
Bethe Correia vs. Karol Rosa — At 29:56, Odds 35:43, Picks, Both: Rosa
Jamie Mullarkey vs. Devonte Smith — At 36:16, Odds 45:40, Picks, Both: Smith
Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Gaetano Pirrrello — At 45:58, Odds 50:16, Picks, Both: Andrade
Shanna Young vs. Stephanie Egger — At 50:36, Odds 55:35, Picks, Zane: Young, Connor: Egger
Alejandro Perez vs. Johnny Eduardo — At 56:20, Odds 1:01:51, Picks, Zane: Perez, Connor: Eduardo

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 266: Zane went 11 out of the 12 bouts we counted out of the 13 we watched this week, Connor went 8 out of those 12. So far, here are the overall standings: Zane is now 367/595 and Connor is now 356/595.

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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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