UFC 274 PPV Picks & UFC Vegas 53 Reactions | 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 S. Nash & Stephie Haynes.

UFC Vegas 53: FONT VS VERA REACTIONS — 3:16
Overall, this now 11-bout card saw three exciting first round finishes, three thrilling KO/TKO’s, three sweet submissions, and five hard-fought decisions. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts were: Font vs Vera, Brito & Figueiredo.

Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 53: ‘FONT VS VERA’ fight card with full results & updated fight records —

ESPN/ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. APR 30
At 3:34 — 11. 135lbs: Marlon Vera (21-7) DEF. Rob Font (19-6) — via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)

At 8:55 — 10. 265lbs: Andrei Arlovski (34-20) DEF. Jake Collier (13-7) — via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 27-30)

At 10:41 — 9. 145lbs: Joanderson Brito (13-3) DEF. Andre Fili (21-9) — via TKO (strikes) at 0:41 of round one

At 12:14 — 8. 155lbs: Grant Dawson (18-1) DEF. Jared Gordon (18-5) — via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:11 of round three

At 14:00 — 7. 145lbs: Darren Elkins (27-10) DEF. Tristan Connelly (14-8) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

At 15:25 — 6. 185lbs: Krzysztof Jotko (24-5) DEF. Gerald Meerschaert (34-15) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)



ESPN+ PRELIMS
At 17:18 — 5. 265lbs: Alexandr Romanov (16-0) DEF. Chase Sherman (15-10) — via submission (Americana) at 2:11 of round one

At 19:44 — 4. 125lbs: Francisco Figueiredo (13-4) DEF. Daniel de Silva (11-3) — via submission (kneebar) at 1:18 of round one

At 22:48 — 3. 170lbs: Gabe Green (11-3) DEF. Yohan Lainesse (8-1) — via KO/TKO (strikes) at 4:02 of round two

At 23:23 — 2. 155lbs: Natan Levy (7-1) DEF. Mike Breeden (10-5) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

At 25:20 — 1. 125lbs: Shanna Young (8-4) DEF. Gina Mazany (7-6) — via KO/TKO (Punches & Elbows from Back Mount, aka: strikes) at 3:11 of round two
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UFC 274: OLIVEIRA VS GAETHJE PICKS — 27:35
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our trio will go about predicting the UFC 274 bout sheet from the bottom up. This UFC on ESPN+ PPV event will take place from the Footprint Center, in Phoenix, AZ, this Sat, May 7th.

Here’s a look at the fight card & records for the upcoming event via tapology.com, bout order subject to change:

UFC 274: ‘OLIVEIRA VS GAETHJE’ (18 Cares) —

ESPN+ PPV CARD | SAT. MAY 7 — 10PM/7PM ETPT (10 Cares)
15. UFC Lightweight Championship: Charles Oliveira (32-8) vs. Justin Gaethje (23-3) — At 45:05, 3 Cares (But Split)

14. UFC Strawweight Championship: Rose Namajunas (11-4) vs. Carla Esparza (18-6) — At 41:24, 3 Cares

13. 155lbs: Michael Chandler (22-7) vs. Tony Ferguson (25-6) — At 39:59, 3 Cares

12. 205lbs: Ovince St. Preux (25-16) vs. Mauricio Rua (27-12) — At 39:15

11. 155lbs: Donald Cerrone (36-16) vs. Joe Lauzon (28-15) — At 38:10, 1 Care (Stephie)

ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS | 8PM/5PM ETPT (8 Cares)
10. 170lbs: Randy Brown (14-4) vs. Khaos Williams (13-2) — At 36:01, 3 Cares (But Split)

9. 145lbs: Macy Chiasson (7-2) vs. Norma Dumont (7-1) — At 34:52, 1 Care (John)

8. 125lbs: Brandon Royval (13-6) vs. Matt Schnell (15-6) — At 33:42, 3 Cares

7. 265lbs: Blagoy Ivanov (18-4) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (19-7) — At 32:24, 1 Care (Eugene)

6. 170lbs: Francisco Trinaldo (27-8) vs. Danny Roberts (18-5) — At 31:35

ESPN+/UFC FIGHT PASS EARLY PRELIMS | 5:30PM/2:30PM ETPT (0 Cares)
5. 125lbs: Tracy Cortez (9-1) vs. Melissa Gato (8-0) — At 30:45

4. 125lbs: Kleydson Rodrigues (7-1) vs. CJ Vergara (9-3) — At 30:21

3. 115lbs: Lupita Godinez (7-2) vs. Ariane Carnelossi (14-2) — At 29:34

2. 135lbs: Journey Newson (9-3) vs. Fernie Garcia (10-1) — At 29:02

1. 170lbs: Andre Fialho (15-4) vs. Cameron VanCamp (15-5) — At 28:24

Be sure to follow Eugene on twitter @EugeneSRobinson, John is @heynottheface, and of course you can catch Stephie @CrooklynMMA.

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