UFC 280 Reactions & UFC Vegas 63 Picks | 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 280: ‘Oliveira vs Makhachev’ fight card & current records —
Overall, this now 12-bout card saw one exciting first round finish, two thrilling KO/TKO’s, two sweet submissions, and eight hard-fought decisions; one controversial split, one majority. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts included — POTN: Belal Muhammad and Islam Makhachev. FOTN: Sean O’Malley vs Petr Yan.

MAIN CARD | SAT. OCT. 22
At 2:26 — 12. UFC Vacant Lightweight Championship: Islam Makhachev (23-1) DEF. Charles Oliveira (33-9) — via submission (arm triangle choke) at 3:17 of Round 2

At 11:17 — 11. UFC Bantamweight Championship: Aljamain Sterling (22-3) DEF. T.J. Dillashaw (17-5) — via TKO (strikes) at 3:44 of Round 2

At 14:50 — 10. Sean O’Malley (16-1) DEF. Petr Yan (16-4) — via controversial split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

At 21:08 — 9. Beneil Dariush (22-4) DEF. Mateusz Gamrot (15-9) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

At 24:05 — 8. Manon Fiorot (10-1) DEF. Katlyn Chookagian (18-5) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

PRELIMS
At 25:20 — 7. Belal Muhammad (22-3) DEF. Sean Brady (15-1) — via TKO (strikes) at 4:47 of Round 2

At 28:03 — 6. Caio Borralho (13-1) DEF. Makhmud Muradov (25-8) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

At 30:04 — 5. Nikita Krylov (29-9) DEF. Volkan Oezdemir (18-7) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

At 31:26 — 4. Abubakar Nurmagomedov (17-3) DEF. Gadzhi Omargadzhiev (13-2) — unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

3. Armen Petrosyan (7-2) DEF. AJ Dobson (6-2) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

At 31:36 — 2. Muhammad Mokaev (8-0) DEF. Malcolm Gordon (14-6) — via submission (armbar) at 4:26 of Round 3

1. Karol Rosa (16-4) DEF. Lina Lansberg (10-7) — via majority decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28)
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UFC Vegas 63: Kattar vs Allen PICKS — at 33:17
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our trio will go about predicting the UFC Vegas 63 Fight Night 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 APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, October 29th, 2022.

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

UFC Vegas 63 (2 Cares):

ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. OCT. 29 — 7/4PM ETPT ( 2 Cares)
9. 145lbs: Calvin Kattar (23-6) vs. Arnold Allen (18-1) — At 42:08, 2 Cares

8. 170lbs: Tim Means (32-13) vs. Max Griffin (18-9) — At 40:37

7. 205lbs: Dustin Jacoby (18-5) vs. Khalil Rountree (10-5) — At 39:59

6. 265lbs: Waldo Cortes-Acosta (7-0) vs. Jared Vanderaa (12-9) — At 38:57

5: 185lbs: Tresean Gore (3-2) vs. Josh Fremd (9-3) — At 37:50

ESPN+ PRELIMS | 4/1PM ETPT (0 Cares)
4. 265lbs: Andrei Arlovski (34-20) vs. Marcos Rogério de Lima (19-8) — At 37:11

3. 145lbs: Chase Hooper (11-2) vs. Steve Garcia (12-5) — At 36:59

2. 185lbs: Joseph Holmes (8-2) vs. Jun Yong Park (14-5) — At 36:38

1. 185lbs: Roman Dolidze (10-1) vs. Phil Hawes (12-3) — At 36:09

* Christian Rodriguez vs. Garret Armfield CANCELLED: Armfield Withdrew — At 35:50
* Cody Durden vs Kleydson Rodrigues CANCELLED: Rodrigues Withdrew — At 35:08

*** We will update the post later this week when Eugene’s picks have been obtained.

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

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