UFC 278 Picks & UFC San Diego 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 San Diego: Vera vs Cruz REACTIONS — 2:14
Overall, this 13-bout card saw 4 1st rd finishes, 6 KO/TKO’s, 1 sub, & several decisions - 1 majority, 2 split, 2 unanimous, with a majority draw. BONUSES included — FOTN: Nate Landwehr vs. David Onama. POTN: Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera & Tyson Nam.

Here’s a look at the UFC San Diego fight card with full results & updated fight records:

MAIN CARD | SAT. AUG. 13
At 2:24 — 13. Main Event: Marlon Vera (22-7) DEF. Dominick Cruz (24-4) — via KO, Head Kick at 2:17 of the fourth round

At 17:26 — 12. Co-Main Event: Nate Landwehr (16-4) DEF. David Onama (10-2) — via majority decision (28-28, 29-27, 29-27)

At 26:26 — 11. Yazmin Jauregui (9-0) DEF. Iasmin Lucindo (13-5) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

At 29:28 — 10. Azamat Murzakanov (12-0) DEF. Devin Clark (13-7) — via TKO (strikes, G&P) at 1:18 of the third round

At 32:48 — 9. Priscilla Cachoeira (12-4) DEF. Ariane Lipski (14-8) — via TKO (strikes) at 1:05 of the first round

At 33:46 — 8. Gerald Meerschaert (35-15) DEF. Bruno Silva (22-8) — via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:39 of the third round

PRELIMS
At 35:12 — 7. Angela Hill (14-12) DEF. Lupita Godinez (8-3) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

At 36:09 — 6. Martin Buday (11-1) DEF. Lukasz Brzeski (8-2) — via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

At 37:05 — 5. Nina Nunes (11-7) DEF. Cynthia Cavillo (9-5) — via split decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)

At 39:53 — 4. Gabriel Benitez (23-10) DEF. Charlie Ontiveros (11-9) — via TKO (strikes, G&P) at 3:35 of the first round

At 40:42 — 3. Tyson Nam (21-12) DEF. Ode Osbourne (11-5) — via KO, Counter Right Hook at 2:59 of the first round

At 41:22 — 2. Josh Quinlan (6-0) DEF. Jason Witt (19-9) — via KO, Left Hook at 2:09 of the first round

At 41:43 — Youssef Zalal (10-5) OVER Da’Mon Blackshear (12-4) — (29-28) fight to a majority draw (28-28, 28-28)
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UFC 278 PPV: Usman vs. Edwards 2 PICKS — 42:16
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our duo will go about predicting the UFC 278 PPV 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+ event will take place from the Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, UT, this Sat, August 20th.

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

UFC 278: (12 Cares)

ESPN+ PPV CARD | SAT. AUG. 20 — 10/7PM ETPT (12 Cares)
13. Main Event UFC Welterweight Title Bout/Rematch: Kamaru Usman (20-1) vs. Leon Edwards (19-3) — At 1:00:02, 3 Cares

12. 185lbs: Paulo Costa (13-2) vs. Luke Rockhold (16-5) — At 57:52, 3 Cares

11. 135lbs: José Aldo (31-7) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (14-4) — At 56:06, 3 Cares, But Split

10. 265lbs: Marcin Tybura (22-7) vs. Alexandr Romanov (16-0) — At 53:49, 3 Cares

9. 205lbs: Tyson Pedro (8-3) vs. Harry Hunsucker (7-5) — At 53:03

ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS | 8/5PM ETPT (0 Cares)
8. 155lbs: Jared Gordon (18-5) vs. Leonardo Santos (18-5) — At 52:19

7. 135lbs: Lucie Pudilová (13-7) vs. Yanan Wu (13-5) — At 51:20

6. 145lbs: Sean Woodson (9-1) vs. Luis Saldaña (16-7) — At 49:33

5. 125lbs: Miranda Maverick (10-4) vs. Shanna Young (8-4) — At 46:41

UFC FIGHTPASS EARLY PRELIMS | 6/3PM ETPT (0 Cares)
4. 170lbs: AJ Fletcher (9-1) vs. Ange Loosa (8-3) — At 46:23

3. 125lbs: Amir Albazi (14-1) vs. Francisco Figueiredo (13-4) — At 45:51

2. 135lbs: Aoriqileng (23-9) vs. Jay Perrin (10-5) — At 45:08

1. 125lbs: Victor Altamirano (10-2) vs. Daniel da Silva (11-3) — At 44:44

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