UFC 282 Reactions & UFC Vegas 66 Picks | Care/Don't Care Podcast

It’s time for another one of our infamous & patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: John Nash & Stephie Haynes. This week Eugene is on hiatus to film a video with his alt metal band, OXBOW. We look forward to his return for the next UFC event we discuss. UFC 282 REACTIONS — Overall, this now 12-bout card saw 2 first round finishes, 6 KO/TKO’s, 4 subs, & 5 decisions, with one split draw. POTN: Every finish gets a bonus! Cameron Saaiman, TJ Brown, Billy Quarantillo, Chris Curtis, Edmen Shahbazyan, Raul Rosas Jr., Ilia Topuria, & Santiago Ponzinibbio. FOTN: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Darren Till. Here’s a look at the UFC 282 fight card, updated records & full results from the event — PPV CARD At 1:50 — 12. Main Event: UFC Vacant LHW Championship — Magomed Ankalaev (18-1-1) and Jan Blachowicz (29-9-1) — fight to a split draw (47-48, 48-46, 47-47) At 12:44 — 11. Co-Main Event: Paddy Pimblett (20-3) DEF. Jared Gordon (19-6) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) At 21:29 — 10. Santiago Ponzinibbio (29-6) DEF. Alex Morono (22-8) — via KO (punch) at 2:29 of Round 3 At 22:25 — 9. Dricus du Plessis (18-2) DEF. Darren Till (18-5) — via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:43 of Round 3 At 24:39 — 8. Ilia Topuria (13-0) DEF. Bryce Mitchell (15-1) — via submission (arm triangle choke) at 3:10 of Round 2 FEATURED PRELIMS At 30:04 — 7. Raul Rosas Jr. (7-0) DEF. Jay Perrin (10-7) — via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:44 of Round 1 At 37:48 — 6. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (13-4) DEF. Chris Daukaus (12-6) — via KO (strikes) at 0:23 of Round 1 At 39:30 — 5. Edmen Shahbazyan (12-3) DEF. Dalcha Lungiambula (11-6) — via TKO (strikes) at 4:41 of Round 2 At 42:21 — 4. Chris Curtis (30-9) DEF. Joaquin Buckley (15-6) — via KO (strikes) at 2:49 of Round 2 EARLY PRELIMS At 42:55 — 3. Billy Quarantillo (17-4) DEF. Alexander Hernandez (13-6) — via TKO (strikes) at 4:30 of Round 2 At 45:41 — 2. TJ Brown (17-9) DEF. Erik Silva (9-2) — via submission (arm triangle choke) at 3:41 of Round 3 At 47:19 — 1. Cameron Saaiman (7-0) DEF. Steven Koslow (6-1) — via TKO (strikes) at 4:13 of Round 3 _____________ UFC Vegas 66: ‘Cannonier vs Strickland’ PICKS — At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our trio will go about predicting the UFC Vegas 66 Fight Night bout sheet. This event will take place from the APEX Facility in Vegas, on Sat, Dec 17th., 2022. Here’s a look at the fight card & records for the upcoming event via tapology.com, bout order subject to change... UFC Vegas 66 (23 Cares): ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. DEC. 17 — 7/4PM ETPT (14 CARES) 14. Main Event - 185lbs: Jared Cannonier (15-6) vs. Sean Strickland (25-4) — At 1:03:33, 3 Cares 13. Co-Main - 155lbs: Arman Tsarukyan (18-3) vs. Damir Ismagulov (24-1) — At 1:00:58, 2 Cares (Stephie & John) 12. 125lbs: Amir Albazi (15-1) vs. Alessandro Costa (12-2) — At 59:54, 2 Cares (Stephie & John) 11. 145lbs: Alex Caceres (19-13) vs. Julian Erosa (28-9) — At 58:33, 3 Cares (But Split) 10. 155lbs: Drew Dober (25-11) vs. Bobby Green (29-13) — At 56:15, 3 Cares (But Split) 9. 185lbs: Cody Brundage (8-2) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (17-5) — At 55:55, 1 Care (Eugene) ESPN+ PRELIMS | 4PM/1PM ETPT (9 Cares) 8. 115lbs: Cheyanne Vlismas (7-2) vs. Cory McKenna (7-2) — At 55:11 7. 170lbs: Jake Matthews (18-5) vs. Matt Semelsberger (10-4) — At 53:02, 3 Cares (But Split) 6. 185lbs: Julian Marquez (9-3) vs. Deron Winn (7-3) — At 52:43 5. 135lbs: Said Nurmagomedov (16-2) vs. Saidyokub Kakhramonov (10-2) — At 51:56, 3 Cares 4. 155lbs: Maheshate (9-1) vs. Rafa Garcia (14-3) — At 51:24 3. 170lbs: Bryan Battle (8-1) vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov (20-2) — At 50:12 2. 125lbs: David Dvořák (20-4) vs. Manel Kape (17-6) — At 49:20, 3 Cares 1. 135lbs: Sergey Morozov (18-5) vs. Journey Newson (10-3) — At 49:00 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.