The MMA Vivisection – UFC 286: Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 picks, odds, & analysis

After the current UFC 285 PPV extravaganza, UFC 286 appears to be like just a bit tiny bit shabbier by comparability. The primary occasion between Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards is nice, as is the co-main between Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev. After that, it’s a effective occasion of strong bookings, simply missing that tiny bit of additional edge, maybe. Nonetheless, expectations ought to be excessive that followers will get an awesome night time of fights.

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Right here’s a take a look at the UFC 286 battle card, because it stood on the time of recording:

ESPN+ PPV CARD | SAT. MAR. 18 — 5/2PM ETPT

Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman — Picks, Each: Usman | At 03:55, Odds 26:01
Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev — Picks, Each: Fiziev | At 26:23, Odds 50:28
Gunnar Nelson vs. Bryan Barberena — Picks, Each: Nelson | At 51:59, Odds 57:10
Jennifer Maia vs. Casey O’Neill — Picks, Each: Maia | At 57:21, Odds 1:07:28
Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze — Picks, Each: Vettori | At 1:08:25, Odds 1:15:02

ESPN2/ESPN+ FEATURED PRELIMS | 3/12PM ETPT

Jack Shore vs. Makwan Amirkhani — Picks, Each: Shore | At 00:48, Odds 13:02
Chris Duncan vs. Omar Morales — Picks, Each: Morales | At 14:15, Odds 26:04
Sam Patterson vs. Yanal Ashmoz — Picks, Each: Ashmoz | At 26:31, Odds – Skipped?
Muhammad Mokaev vs. Jafel Filho — Picks, Each: Mokaev | At 35:28, Odds 45:59

UFC FIGHTPASS EARLY PRELIMS | 1PM/10AM ETPT (0 CARES)

Lerone Murphy vs. Gabriel Santos — Picks, Each: Murphy | At 47:43, Odds 58:20
Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Duško Todorović — Picks, Each: Duncan | At 59:39, Odds 1:09:37
Jake Hadley vs. Malcolm Gordon — Picks, Each: Hadley | At 1:10:33, Odds 1:15:55
Joanne Wooden vs. Luana Carolina — Picks, Zane: Wooden, Connor: Carolina | At 1:16:10, Odds 1:26:48
Jai Herbert vs. L’udovit Klein — Picks, Each: Klein | At 1:27:00, Odds 1:36:35
Veronica Macedo vs. Juliana Miller — Picks, Each: Miller | At 1:37:00, Odds 1:43:38

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

For our final occasion, UFC Vegas 71: ‘Yan vs. Dvalishvili’:

Zane picked 7/13 for 54% and Connor picked 6/13 for 46%

Total stats from UFC Battle Island 1 in July, 2020, by means of UFC Vegas 71 in Mar., 2023:

Zane went 861/1342 for 64% and Connor went 821/1342 for 61%

2023 Stats:

Zane is 61/100 for 61% and Connor is 57/100 for 57%

2022 Stats:

Zane went 331/505 for 66% and Connor went 312/505 for 62%

2021 Stats:

Zane went 305/493 for 62% and Connor went 295/493 for 60%

July-Dec 2020 Stats:

Zane went 164/244 for 67% and Connor went 157/244 for 64%

Stats Reference Spreadsheets: Vivi Picks Stats_3.16.23.pdf

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Loyal Vivi Follower Name to Motion: We want a loyal Vivi listener to volunteer your time for us…

The duty we’d like completed, is for somebody to go to the Bloody Elbow Presents YouTube Channel Vivisection Playlist, scroll all the way down to UFC 251 Main Card show & UFC 251 Prelims Show (from July, 2020) and hear to every present each jiffy earlier than the chances had been timestamped (timestamps are listed within the present descriptions); you’ll be rigorously listening for the fellows’ picks for every bout. Make a log of Zane’s picks and Connor’s picks for every bout they mentioned on the Predominant Card present and the Prelims present, noting the title of the occasion as you go alongside.

Then do the identical for all the following occasions from the start of 2020: UFC 251, UFC Vegas 4: Poirier vs Hooker, UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs Volkov, UFC Apex 1: Eye vs Calvillo, UFC 250, UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs Burns, UFC FN: Overeem vs. Harris, UFC FN: Smith vs Teixeira, UFC 249, UFC Brasilia (UFC on ESPN+ 28): Lee vs Oliveira, UFC 248, UFC Norfolk (aka UFC on ESPN+ 27): Benavidez vs Figueiredo, UFC Auckland (aka UFC on ESPN+ 26): Felder vs Hooker, UFC Rio Rancho (aka UFC on ESPN+ 25): Anderson vs Blachowicz 2, UFC 247, UFC Raleigh (aka UFC on ESPN+ 24): Blaydes vs Dos Santos, & UFC 246. (These are the occasions in 2020 we didn’t monitor picks on, which makes our stats monitoring incomplete for that 12 months, and all years since then.)

Please ship your accomplished log to our BE Manufacturing Supervisor: June M. Williams at orijunels@gmail.com and she is going to enter your knowledge into the ‘Vivi Stats Spreadsheets’ for us.

This mission requires somebody with integrity who will log the picks actually and precisely, with out bias in direction of both Zane or Connor. You’ll be credited by title on your arduous work within the first publish which comprises the up to date spreadsheet information.

If you’re all in favour of volunteering for this mission, please e-mail June with any questions and let her know you might be endeavor the duty for her. Thanks on your consideration!