UFC 273 Reactions & UFC Vegas 51 Picks | Care/Don't Care Podcast

It’s time for another one of our infamous & patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: Eugene S. Robinson, John Nash + Stephie Haynes.

ESPN+ PPV CARD | SAT. APR 9
At 56:05 — UFC Featherweight Championship 12. 145lbs: Alexander Volkanovski (24-1) DEF. Chan Sung Jung (17-7) — KO/TKO, Punches (Standing TKO) at 0:45 of Rd 4/5, Total 15:45

At 46:08/48:45 — UFC Bantamweight Championship 11. 135lbs: Aljamain Sterling (21-3) DEF. Petr Yan (16-2) — DEC, Split (48-47x2, 47-48)

At 24:46 — 10. 170lbs: Khamzat Chimaev (11-0) DEF. Gilbert Burns (20-5) — DEC, Unanimous (29-28x3)

At 21:46 — 9. 115lbs: Mackenzie Dern (12-2) DEF. Tecia Torres (13-6) — DEC, Split (29-28x2, 28-29)

At 18:45 — 8. 155lbs: Mark Madsen (12-0) DEF. Vinc Pichel (14-3) — DEC, Unanimous (30-27x2, 29-28)

ESPN PRELIMS
At 13:49 — 7. 170lbs: Ian Garry (9-0) DEF. Darian Weeks (5-2) — DEC, Unanimous (30-27x2, 29-28)

At 12:50 — 6. 185lbs: Anthony Hernandez (9-2) DEF. Josh Fremd (9-3) — DEC, Unanimous (30-27x2, 29-28)

At 11:30 — 5. 135lbs: Raquel Pennington (14-8) DEF. Aspen Ladd (9-3) — DEC, Unanimous (28-29x3)

At 10:23 — 4. 170lbs: Mike Malott (8-1) DEF. Mickey Gall (7-5) — KO/TKO, Left Hook to Ground Strikes at 3:41 of Rd 1

UFC FIGHT PASS/ESPN+ EARLY PRELIMS

At 5:54 — 3. 265lbs: Aleksei Oleinik (60-16) DEF. Jared Vanderaa (12-8) — SUB, Neck Crank from Scarf Hold at 3:30 of Rd 1

At 4:35 — 2. 115lbs: Piera Rodriguez (8-0) DEF. Kay Hansen (7-6) — DEC, Unanimous (29-28x3)

At 3:56 — 1. 135lbs: Julio Arce (18-5) DEF. Daniel Santos (9-2) — DEC, Unanimous (30-27x2, 29-28)
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UFC VEGAS 51 PICKS — 1:00:01
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our trio will go about predicting the UFC Vegas 51 bout sheet from the bottom up, wrapping up the C/DC quick-picks portion of the show with the Main Event. This UFC on ESPN+ Fight Night event will take place from the APEX Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada, this Saturday, April 16th.

Here’s a look at the fight card & records for the upcoming event via tapology.com, bout order subject to change -- has already significantly changed since recording:

UFC VEGAS 51: ‘LUQUE VS MUHAMMAD 2’ (12 Cares - Now 10) —

ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. APR 16 — 8:30PM/5:30PM ETPT (6 Cares - Now 4)
14. 170lbs: Vicente Luque (21-7) vs. Belal Muhammad (20-3) — At 1:14:33, 3 Cares

13. 185lbs: Caio Borralho (10-1) vs. Gadzhi Omargadzhiev (13-0) — At 1:13:10

12. 170lbs: Andre Fialho (14-4) vs. Miguel Baeza (10-2) — At 1:10:20

11. 135lbs: Mayra Bueno Silva (7-2) vs. Yanan Wu (12-4) — At 1:10:43, 1 Care (John)

10. 145lbs: Pat Sabatini (16-3) vs. T.J. Laramie (12-4) — At 1:09:39

9. 170lbs: Elizeu Zaleski (23-7) vs. Mounir Lazzez (10-2) — At 1:11:24, 2 Cares (Stephie & Eugene) // Bout CANCELLED - Zaleski Withdrew

ESPN+ PRELIMS | 5:30PM/2:30PM ETPT (6 Cares)
8. 265lbs: Devin Clark (12-6) vs. William Knight (11-3) — At 1:00:52, 3 Cares (But Split)

7. 135lbs: Lina Länsberg (10-5) vs. Pannie Kianzad (15-6) — At 1:06:38, 1 Care (John)

6. 155lbs: Drakkar Klose (11-2) vs. Brandon Jenkins (15-8) — At 1:08:21

5. 170lbs: Rafa Garcia (13-2) vs. Jesse Ronson (21-10) — At 1:08:09

4. 265lbs: Chris Barnett (22-7) vs. Martin Buday (9-1) — At 1:07:23, 1 Care (Stephie)

3. 155lbs: Trey Ogden (8-2) vs. Jordan Leavitt (9-1) — At 1:02:38, 1 Care (Stephie)

2. 115lbs: Sam Hughes (5-4) vs. Istela Nunes (6-2) — At 1:06:28

1. 135lbs: Heili Alateng (15-8) vs. Kevin Croom (21-14) — At 1:05:58

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