UFC 274 Reactions & UFC Vegas 54 Picks | 6th Round Post-Fight Show

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 274 REACTIONS — 3:46
Overall, this now 14-bout card saw three exciting first round finishes, two thrilling KO/TKO’s, two sweet submissions, and ten hard-fought decisions; five split. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts included: FOTN, Brandon Royval vs. Matt Schnell. POTN, Michael Chandler & Andre Fialho.

Here’s a look at the UFC 274 fight card with full results & updated fight records —

PPV CARD | SAT. MAY 7
At 3:46 — 14. UFC Lightweight Championship: Charles Oliveira (33-8) DEF. Justin Gaethje (23-4) — via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:22 of the first round

At 13:33 — 13. UFC Strawweight Championship: Carla Esparza (19-6) DEF. Rose Namajunas (11-5) — via split decision (49-46, 48-47, 47-48)

At 21:22 — 12. Michael Chandler (23-7) DEF. Tony Ferguson (25-7) — via KO at 0:17 of the second round

At 25:00 — 11. Ovince St. Preux (26-16) DEF. Mauricio Rua (27-13) — via split decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)

At 27:24 — 10. Randy Brown (15-4) DEF. Khaos Williams (13-3) — via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS
At 27:48 — 9. Francisco Trinaldo (28-8) DEF. Danny Roberts (18-6) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27)

At 28:34 — 8. Macy Chiasson (8-2) DEF. Norma Dumont (7-2) — via split decision (30-27, 30-27, 28-29)

At 29:15 — 7. Brandon Royval (14-6) DEF. Matt Schnell (15-7) — via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:14 of the first round

At 29:48 — 6. Blagoy Ivanov (19-4) DEF. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (19-8) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

EARLY PRELIMS
At 30:53 — 5. Andre Fialho (15-4) DEF. Cameron VanCamp (15-6) — via KO at 2:35 of the first round

At 31:53 — 4. Tracy Cortez (10-1) DEF. Melissa Gatto (8-1) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

At 32:36 — 3. CJ Vergara (10-3) DEF. Kleydson Rodrigues (7-2) — via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

At 33:02 — 2. Lupita Godinez (8-2) DEF. Ariane Carnelossi (14-3) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)

At 33:35 — 1. Journey Newsom (10-3) DEF. Fernie Garcia (10-2) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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UFC Vegas 54: BLACHOWICZ VS RAKIC PICKS — 35:11
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our trio will go about predicting the UFC Vegas 54 bout sheet from the bottom up. This UFC on ESPN+ Fight Night event will take place from the APEX Center, in Las Vegas, NV, this Sat, May 14th.

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

UFC Vegas 54: ‘BLACHOWICZ VS RAKIC’ (15 Cares) —

MAIN CARD | SAT. MAY 14 — 10PM/7PM ETPT (8 Cares)
11. 205lbs: Jan Blachowicz (28-9) vs. Aleksandar Rakić (23-3) — At 46:00, 3 Cares

10. 205lbs: Ryan Spann (19-7) vs. Ion Cutelaba (16-6) — At 46:45, 2 Cares (Stephie & Eugene)

9. 135lbs: Louis Smolka (17-8) vs. Davey Grant (11-6) — At 46:09

8. 125lbs: Katlyn Chookagian j (17-4) vs. Amanda Ribas (11-2) — At 44:56, 3 Cares (But Split)

7. 155lbs: Frank Camacho (22-9) vs. Manuel Torres (12-2) — At 44:29, 1 Care (Stephie)

6. 125lbs: Jake Hadley (8-0) vs. Allan Nascimento (18-6) — At 44:11

PRELIMS | 7:30PM/4:30PM ETPT (7 Cares)
5. 125lbs: Viviane Araujo (10-3) vs. Andrea Lee (13-5) — At 42:33, 3 Cares

4. 155lbs: Michael Johnson (19-17) vs. Alan Patrick (15-3) — At 40:06

3. 115lbs: Virna Jandiroba (17-3) vs. Angela Hill (13-11) — At 37:26, 3 Cares (But Split)

2. 125lbs: Carlos Candelario (8-1) vs. Tatsuro Taira (10-0) — At 36:42, 1 Care (John)

1. 185lbs: Nick Maximov (8-0) vs. Andre Petroski (7-1) — At 36:11

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