The MMA Vivisection - UFC Ottawa: MacDonald vs. Thompson picks, odds, & analysis

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Connor is back!!! Not that I missed him at all. Really, I don't even care. he can go do whatever. I'm cool. However, as long as he's willing to grace us with his presence, we should get to breaking down some fights. This week we're looking at UFC Ottawa, where Rory MacDonald takes on Stephen Thompson in the main event for the chance of becoming the top contender of the welterweight division. It's a great action fight sitting atop a middling card without much name value, but a lot of fights that should make for entertaining viewing.

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Here's a look at the card as it stands today:

FS1 Main Card

Rory MacDonald vs. Stephen Thompson - 1:42:34

Donald Cerrone vs. Patrick Cote - 1:32:12

Steve Bossé vs. Sean O'Connell - 1:25:55

Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Thibault Gouti - 1:22:25

Valérie Létourneau vs. Joanne Calderwood - 1:13:06

FS2 Prelims

Jason Saggo vs. Leandro Silva - 1:01:36

Misha Cirkunov vs. Ion Cutelaba - 53:13

Tamdan McCrory vs. Krzysztof Jotko - 40:03

Chris Beal vs. Joe Soto - 31:00

Fight Pass Prelims

Elias Theodorou vs. Sam Alvey - 21:40

Randa Markos vs. Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger - 14:41

Colby Covington vs. Jonathan Meunier - 10:29

Ali Bagautinov vs. Geane Herrera - 3:31

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