UFC 280 Picks & UFC Vegas 62 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.

Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 62: ‘Grasso vs Araujo’ fight card & current records —
Overall, this now 11-bout card saw two exciting first round finishes, four thrilling KO/TKO’s, two sweet submissions, and five hard-fought decisions, one split. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts included — POTN: Jonathan Martinez and Tatsuro Taira. FOTN: Duško Todorović, & Jordan Wright.

MAIN CARD | SAT. OCT. 15
At 3:15 - 11. Alexa Grasso (15-3) DEF. Viviane Araujo (11-4) — via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)

10. Jonathan Martinez (17-4) DEF. Cub Swanson (28-13) — via TKO (leg kicks) at 4:19 of Round 2

9. Duško Todorović (12-3) DEF. Jordan Wright (12-4) — via TKO (elbows) at 3:12 of Round 2

8. Raphael Assunçāo (28-9) DEF. Victor Henry (22-6) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

7. Alonzo Menifield (13-3) DEF. Misha Cirkunov (15-9) vs. — via KO (strikes) at 1:28 of Round 1

PRELIMS
6. Mana Martinez (10-3) DEF. Brandon Davis (14-10) — via split decision (29-82, 28-29, 29-28)

5. Jacob Malkoun (7-2) DEF. Nick Maximov (8-2) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

4. Joanderson Brito (14-3) DEF. Lucas Alexander (7-3) — via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:02 of Round 1

3. Piera Rodriguez (9-0) DEF. Sam Hughes (7-5) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

2. Tatsuro Taira (12-0) DEF. C.J. Vergara (10-4) — via submission (armbar) at 4:19 of Round 2

1. Pete Rodriguez (5-1) DEF. Mike Jackson (1-2) — via KO (knee and punches) at 1:33
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UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev PICKS — at 31:40
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our trio will go about predicting the UFC 280 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 at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island (aka: FIGHT ISLAND) in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, October 22nd, 2022.

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

UFC 280 (10 Cares):

ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. OCT. 22 — 2PM/11AM ETPT ( 9 Cares)
14. UFC Vacant LW Championship: Charles Oliveira (33-8) vs. Islam Makhachev (22-1) — At 49:08, 3 Cares

13. UFC BW Championship: Aljamain Sterling (21-3) vs. T.J. Dillashaw (17-4) — At 49:08

12. 125lbs: Petr Yan (16-3) vs. Sean O'Malley (15-1) — At 49:08

11. 155lbs: Beneil Dariush (21-4) vs. Mateusz Gamrot (21-1) — At 49:08

10: 125lbs: Katlyn Chookagian (18-4) vs. Manon Fiorot (9-1) — At 49:08

ESPN+ PRELIMS | 10/7AM ETPT (1 Care)
9. 170lbs: Belal Muhammad (21-3) vs. Sean Brady (15-0) — At 49:08

8. 185lbs: Makhmud Muradov (25-7) vs. Caio Borralho (12-1) — At 49:08

7. 205lbs: Volkan Oezdemir (18-6) vs. Nikita Krylov (28-9) — At 49:08

6. 145lbs: Zubaira Tukhugov (20-5) vs. Lucas Almeida (14-1) — At 49:08

5. 155lbs: Yamato Nishikawa (21-3) vs. Magomed Mustafaev (14-4) — At 49:08

4. 170lbs: A. Nurmagomedov (16-3) vs. G. Omargadzhiev (13-1) — At 49:08

3. 185lbs: Armen Petrosyan (6-2) vs. AJ Dobson (6-1) — At 49:08

2. 125lbs: Muhammad Mokaev (7-0) vs. Malcolm Gordon (14-5) — At 49:08

1. 135lbs: Lina Länsberg (10-6) vs. Karol Rosa (15-4) — At 49:08

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

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