UFC 279 Picks & UFC Paris 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 PARIS: Gane vs Tuivasa REACTIONS — 2:14 Overall, this now 12-bout card saw two exciting first round finishes, five thrilling KO/TKO’s including our main event, one sweet submission, and six hard-fought decisions, one majority. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts included — FOTN: Ciryl Gane vs. Tai Tuivasa. POTN: Abus Magomedov & Benoit Saint-Denis. Here’s a look at the UFC Paris: Gane vs Tuivasa fight card with full results & updated fight records: ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. SEP. 3 12. Main Event: Ciryl Gane (11-1) DEF. Tai Tuivasa (15-4) — via KO (left hand) at 4:23 of Round 3 11. Co-Main: Robert Whittaker (24-6) DEF. Marvin Vettori (18-5) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 10. Nassourdine Imavov (12-3) DEF. Joaquin Buckley (15-4) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) 9. Roman Kopylov (9-2) DEF. Alessio Di Chirico (13-7) — via TKO (punches) at 1:09 of Round 3 8. William Gomis (11-2) DEF. Jarno Ergens (13-4) — via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29) 7. Nathaniel Wood (19-5) DEF. Charles Jourdain (13-6) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS 6. Abus Magomedov (25-4) DEF. Dustin Stoltzfus (14-5) — via TKO (punches) at 0:19 of Round 1 5. Nasrat Haqparast (14-5) DEF. John Makdessi (18-8) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 4. Fares Ziam (13-4) DEF. Michal Figlak (8-1) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3. Benoit Saint-Denis (10-1) DEF. Gabriel Miranda (16-6) — via TKO (punches) at 0:16 of Round 2 2. Christian Quiñonez (17-3) DEF. Khalid Taha (13-5) — via TKO (strikes) at 3:15 of Round 1 1. Stephanie Egger (8-3) DEF. Allin Perez (7-2) — via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:54 of Round 2 ____________ UFC 279: DIAZ VS. CHIMAEV PICKS — 35:53 At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our trio will go about predicting the UFC 279 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 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, this coming Saturday, September 10th. Here’s a look at the fight card & records for the upcoming event via tapology.com, bout order subject to change: UFC 279: (12 Cares) ESPN+ PPV CARD | SAT. SEP. 10 — 10/7PM ETPT (10 Cares) 13. 170lbs: Khamzat Chimaev (11-0) vs. Nate Diaz (20-13) — At 58:11, 3 Cares 12. 170lbs: Jingliang Li (19-7) vs. Tony Ferguson (25-7) — At 56:40, 3 Cares 11. 180lbs: Kevin Holland (23-7) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (16-2) — At 53:34, 3 Cares 10. 135lbs: Irene Aldana (13-6) vs. Macy Chiasson (8-2) — At 51:53, 3 Cares, but split 9. 205lbs: Johnny Walker (18-7) vs. Ion Cutelaba (16-7) — At 49:40, 2 Cares (Eugene & Stephie) | * Walker is currently ranked No. 13 in the Light Heavyweight Division of the UFC Rankings; Cutelaba is not in the top 15 ESPNNEWS/ESPN+ FEATURED PRELIMS | 8/5PM ETPT (1 Care) 8. 145lbs: Hakeem Dawodu (13-2) vs. Julian Erosa (27-9) — At 48:15, 1 Care (John) 7. 220lbs: Jailton Almeida (16-2) vs. Anton Tirkalj (8-0) — At 47:07 6. 185lbs: Jamie Pickett (13-7) vs. Denis Tiuliulin (10-6) — At 45:44 5. 265lbs: Jake Collier (13-7) vs. Chris Barnett (22-8) — At 44:36 UFC FIGHT PASS EARLY PRELIMS | 6/3PM ETPT (1 Care) 4. 145lbs: Norma Dumont* (7-2) vs. Danyelle Wolf* (1-0) *DWCS — At 41:10, 1 Care (John) | * Dumont is currently ranked No. 15 in the Bantamweight Division of the UFC Rankings 3. 135lbs: Chad Anheliger (12-5) vs. Heili Alateng (15-8) — At 40:43 2. 115lbs: Elise Reed (5-2) vs. Melissa Martinez (7-0) — At 40:30 1. 170lbs: Darian Weeks (5-2) vs. Yohan Lainesse (8-1) — At 40:17 Be sure to follow Eugene on twitter @EugeneSRobinson, John is @heynottheface, and of course you can catch Stephie @CrooklynMMA.