Can Cannonier put fear into Adesanya?

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are back to break down this week’s UFC event in Las Vegas, NV. With picks and odds for every fight on the card. From Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier in the main event down to Jessica Rose Clark vs. Julija Stoliarenko in the opening prelim.

The UFC has been on rock solid footing with their fight cards this summer, and that trend continues this weekend, with UFC 276. The annual ‘International Fight Week’ PPV is usually one of the biggest, best events of the year, and this one is no different. Headlined by a middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier, with the featherweight title trilogy between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway in the co-main. Throw in Alex Pereira, Robbie Lawler, and Sean O’Malley, and it should make for a violent evening.

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For fans interested in diving down into the undercard, check out the Prelims Vivi below.

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Here’s a look at the UFC 276 fight card as it stood at the time of recording.

ESPN+ PPV MAIN CARD | 10pm/7pm ET&PT
Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier — At 2:41, Odds 19:34, Picks, Both: Adesanya
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway — At 22:43, Odds 44:01, Picks, Both: Volkanovski
Sean Strickland vs. Alex Pereira — At 44:16, Odds 1:01:41, Picks, Zane: Pereira, Connor: Strickland
Robbie Lawler vs. Bryan Barberena — At 1:01:48, Odds 1:05:23, Picks, Both: Lawler
Pedro Munhoz vs. Sean O’Malley — At 1:06:11, Odds 1:18:17, Picks, Both: Munhoz

ABC PRELIMS | 8pm/5pm ET&PT
Brad Riddell vs. Jalin Turner — At 0:58, Odds 13:27, Picks, Both: Turner
Jim Miller vs. Donald Cerrone — At 13:46, Odds 24:17, Picks, Both: Miller
Ian Garry vs. Gabriel Green — At 27:49, Odds 35:45, Picks, Both: Green
Brad Tavares vs. Dricus Du Plessis — At 36:00, Odds 46:22, Picks, Both: Tavares

ESPN PRELIMS | 6pm/3pm ET&PT
Uriah Hall vs. Andre Muniz — At 46:40, Odds , Picks, Both: Muniz
Jessica Eye vs. Maycee Barber — At 53:16, Odds 1:00:32, Picks, Zane: Eye, Connor: Barber
Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Julija Stoliarenko — At 1:02:24, Odds 1:06:55, Picks, Zane: Stoliarenko, Connor: Clark

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 57: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot— Zane went 6/12, while Connor went 4/12. So far, here are the overall standings: Zane is now 635/992 and Connor is now 598/992. Reference: Vivi Picks Stats_6.30.22.pdf

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