UFC 281 Picks & UFC Vegas 64 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 Vegas 64 REACTIONS --
Overall, this now 11-bout card saw five exciting first round finishes, four thrilling KO/TKO’s, five sweet submissions, and two hard-fought decisions. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts included — POTN: Tamires Vidal, Polyana Viana, Mario Bautista, and Neil Magny. FOTN: None.

Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 64: ‘Rodriguez vs Lemos’ fight card & current records...
MAIN CARD | SAT. NOV. 5
At 3:45 — 11. Main Event: Amanda Lemos (13-2) DEF. Marina Rodriguez (16-2) — via TKO (punches) at 0:54 of Round 3

At 7:11 — 10. Co-Main: Neil Magny (27-9) DEF. Daniel Rodriguez (17-3) — via submission (D’arce choke) at 3:33 of Round 3

At 9:46 — 9. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (38-10) DEF. Darrick Minner (26-14) — via TKO (strikes) at 1:07 of Round 1

At 15:51 — 8. Tagir Ulanbekov (14-2) DEF. Nate Maness (14-3) — via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:11 of Round 1

At 18:45 — 7. Grant Dawson (19-1) DEF. Mark Madsen (12-1) — via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:05 of Round 3

PRELIMS
At 23:57 — 6. Miranda Maverick (11-4) DEF. Shanna Young (8-5) — via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

At 24:46 — 5: Mario Bautista (11-2) DEF. Benito Lopez (10-2) — via submission (armbar) at 4:54 of Round 1

At 24:55 — 4. Polyana Viana (13-5) DEF. Jinh Yu Frey (11-8) — via TKO (punches) at 0:47 of Round 1

At 26:46 — 3. Johnny Muñoz Jr. (12-2) DEF. Liudvik Sholinian (9-3) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

At 26:58 — 2. Jake Hadley (9-1) DEF. Carlos Candelario (8-3) — via submission (triangle choke and elbows) at 2:39 of Round 2

At 27:04 — 1. Tamires Vidal (7-1) DEF. Ramona Pascual (6-5) — via TKO (knee and punches) at 3:06 of Round 1
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UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira PICKS — at 27:40
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our trio will go about predicting the UFC 281 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 Madison Square Garden in NYC, NY on Saturday, November 12th, 2022.

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

UFC 281 (22 Cares):

ESPN+PPV CARD | SAT. NOV. 12 — 10/7PM ETPT (14 CARES)
14. UFC MW Championship: Israel Adesanya (23-1) vs. Alex Pereira (6-1) — At 47:25, 3 Cares

13. UFC SW Championship: Carla Esparza (19-6) vs. Zhang Weili (22-3) — At 45:36, 3 Cares

12. 155lbs: Dustin Poirier (28-7) vs. Michael Chandler (23-7) — At 44:33, 3 Cares (But Split)

11. 135lbs: Frankie Edgar (24-10) vs. Chris Gutierrez (18-3) — At 43:28, 2 Cares (Stephie & John)

10. 155lbs: Dan Hooker (21-12) vs. Claudio Puelles (12-2) — At 40:04, 3 Cares

ESPN+ PRELIMS | 8/5PM ETPT (8 Cares)
9. 155lbs: Renato Moicano (16-5) vs. Brad Riddell (10-3) — At 37:50, 3 Cares (But Split)

8. 205lbs: Dominick Reyes (12-3) vs. Ryan Spann (20-7) — At 35:54, 3 Cares (But Split)

7. 125lbs: Erin Blanchfield (9-1) vs. Molly McCann (13-4) — At 33:40, 2 Cares (Stephie & John - Split)

6. 185lbs: Andre Petroski (8-1) vs. Wellington Turman (18-5) — At 33:23

UFC FIGHTPASS EARLY PRELIMS | 6/3PM ETPT (0 Cares)
5. 155lbs: Ottman Azaitar (13-0) vs. Matt Frevola (9-3) — At 32:50

4. 115lbs: Karolina Kowalkiewicz (13-7) vs. Silvana Gómez Juárez (11-4) — At 32:09

3. 145lbs: Mike Trizano (9-3) vs. Seung Woo Choi (10-5) — At 31:38

2. 135lbs: Julio Arce (18-5) vs. Montel Jackson (11-2) — At 29:31

1. 205lbs: Carlos Ulberg (6-1) vs. Nicolae Negumereanu (13-1) — At 28:23

Be sure to follow Eugene on twitter @EugeneSRobinson, John is @heynottheface, and of course you can catch Stephie @CrooklynMMA, and twice a week she’s on @LevelChangePod.

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