The MMA Vivisection – UFC Orlando: Stephen Thompson vs. Kevin Holland picks, odds, & evaluation – Bloody Elbow

It’s a high quality UFC Fight Night card this week, because the promotion heads right down to Orlando, FL in what appears like a uncommon jaunt away from the Apex facility for a non-PPV occasion. Within the headliner slot, Stephen Thompson takes on Kevin Holland, with a bout between former champ Rafael dos Anjos & Bryan Barberena within the co-main. Throw some Tai Tuivasa HW motion in there and a middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson & Roman Dolidze, and it ought to present a strong night time enjoyable fights.

For followers taken with extra particulars on the surprisingly deep undercard, try the Prelims Vivi beneath.

June M. Williams

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Right here’s a have a look at the UFC Orlando struggle card because it stood on the time of recording:

ESPN MAIN CARD | 10pm/7pm ET&PT
Stephen Thompson vs. Kevin Holland — At 4:30, Odds 19:36, Picks, Zane: Holland, Connor: Thompson
Bryan Barberena vs. Rafael dos Anjos — At 19:50, Odds 31:32, Picks, Each: dos Anjos
Matheus Nicolau vs. Matt Schnell — At 32:03, Odds 40:54, Picks, Each: Nicolau
Tai Tuivasa vs. Sergei Pavlovich — At 43:37, Odds 54:21, Picks, Each: Tuivasa
Jack Hermansson vs. Roman Dolidze — At 55:01, Odds 1:06:13, Picks, Each: Hermansson
Eryk Anders vs. Kyle Daukaus — At 1:07:28, Odds 1:13:30, Picks, Each: Anders

ESPN PRELIMS | 7pm/4pm ET&PT
Niko Worth vs. Philip Rowe — At 3:07, Odds 12:32, Picks, Each: Worth
Angela Hill vs. Emily Ducote — At 14:07, Odds 26:03, Picks, Each: Ducote
Clay Guida vs. Scott Holtzman — At 26:42, Odds 33:33, Picks, Each: Holtzman
Michael Johnson vs. Marc Diakiese — At 33:50, Odds 42:47, Picks, Each: Diakiese
Darren Elkins vs. Jonathan Pearce — At 43:52, Odds 49:35, Picks, Each: Pearce
Tracy Cortez vs. Amanda Ribas — At 49:49, Odds 1:03:45, Picks, Zane: Cortez, Connor: Ribas
Natan Levy vs. Genaro Valdez — At 1:04:00, Odds 1:11:45, Picks, Zane: Levy, Connor: Valdez
Marcelo Rojo vs. Francis Marshall — At 1:12:13, Odds 1:21:37, Picks, Each: Marshall
Yazmin Jauregui vs. Istela Nunes — At 1:21:55, Odds 1:28:31, Picks, Each: Juaregui

For these of you following the picks made on the present, we began monitoring them with the July thirteenth, 2020 Vivisection exhibits for UFC Fight Island 1: ‘Kattar vs. Ige’. To date, listed here are the general standings:

• For our final occasion, UFC Vegas 65: ‘Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba’: Zane picked 6/11 and Connor was within the lead for a change, he picked 7/11.
• Total from UFC Fight Island 1 in 2020, by way of UFC Vegas 65, this yr: Zane is now at 776/1205 for 64.40% and Connor is now at 731/1205 for 60.64%
• To date, in 2022: Zane is at 306/468 for 65.39% and Connor is at 289/468 for 60.67%
• 2021: Zane went 305/493 for 62% and Connor went 285/493 for 57.81%
• July-Dec 2020: Zane went 164/244 for 67% and Connor went 157/244 for 64%
• Reference: Vivi Picks Stats_12.01.22.pdf

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