UFC Vegas 42 Reactions & UFC Vegas 43 Picks | Care/Don’t Care Podcast

It’s time for another one of our infamous and patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: Eugene S. Robinson, John Nash and Stephie Haynes.

UFC Vegas 42 REACTIONS – 1:15
Overall, this now 11-bout card saw 5 1st Rd finishes, 8 KO/TKO’s, 1 sub, & 2 decisions. Rounding things out, bonuses for putting forth POTN efforts went to Andrea Lee & Khaos Williams; FOTN honors went to Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez

Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 42: ‘MAX HOLLOWAY VS YAIR RODRIGUEZ’ updated fight records & results —
ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. NOV 13
At 32:56 - 11. 145lbs: Max Holloway (22-6) DEF. Yair Rodriguez (13-3) — DEC, Unanimous (49-46, 48-47x2)
At 30:25 - 10. 265lbs: Marcos Rogério de Lima (19-7) DEF. Ben Rothwell (39-14) – KO/TKO, Punches (Standing TKO) at 0:32 of Rd 1

At 27:15 - 9. 145lbs: Felicia Spencer (9-3) DEF. Leah Letson (5-2) – KO/TKO, G&P at 4:25 of Rd 3, Total 14:25

At 22:45 - 8. 170lbs: Khaos Williams (13-2) DEF. Miguel Baeza (10-2) – KO/TKO, Punches at 1:02 of Rd 2, Total 11:02

At 20:42 - 7. 135lbs: Yadong Song (18-5) DEF. Julio Arce (17-5) – KO/TKO, Punches at 1:35 of Rd 2, Total 6:35

ESPN+ PRELIMS
At 18:03 - 6. 155lbs: Joel Alvarez (19-2) DEF. Thiago Moisés (15-6) – KO/TKO, Elbows & Uppercuts (Standing TKO) at 3:01 of Rd 1

At 15:16 - 5. 125lbs: Andrea Lee (13-5) DEF. Cynthia Calvillo (9-4) – KO/TKO, Corner Stoppage at 5:00 of Rd 2, Total 10:00

At 12:34 - 4. 145lbs: Sean Woodson (9-1) DEF. Collin Anglin (8-3) – KO/TKO, Hooks to the Body at 4:30 of Rd 1

At 11:20- 3. 125lbs: Cortney Casey (10-9) DEF. Liana Jojua (8-5) – DEC, Unanimous (30-27x3)

At 8:55 - 2. 155lbs: Rafael Alves (20-10) DEF. Marc Diakiese (14-5) – SUB, Guillotine Choke at 1:48 of Rd 1

At 7:12 - 1. 205lbs: Da Un Jung (15-2) DEF. Kennedy Nzechukwu (9-2) – KO/TKO, Standing Elbows at 3:04 of Rd 1
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UFC VEGAS 43 PICKS – 41:09
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’ and then our trio will go about predicting the UFC Vegas 43 bout sheet, leading their way up to our Co-Main Event, and 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 Center, in Las Vegas, NV, this Sat., Nov. 20th., 2021.

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

UFC VEGAS 43: ‘KETLEN VIEIRA VS MIESHA TATE’ (16 Cares):

ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. NOV 20 - 6PM/3PM ETPT (14 Cares)
12. 135lbs: Ketlen Vieira (11-2) vs. Meisha Tate (19-7) — At 55:10, 3 Cares (Everyone)

11. 170lbs: Michael Chiesa (17-5) vs. Sean Brady (14-0) – 52:08, 3 Cares (Everyone)

10. 135lbs: Rani Yahya (27-10) vs. Kyung Ho Kang (17-8) – At 50:58, 3 Cares (Everyone)

9. 125lbs: Joanne Wood (15-6) vs. Taila Santos (18-1) – At 48:49, 3 Cares (Everyone)

8. 145lbs: Adrian Yanez (14-3) vs. Davey Grant (11-5) – At 47:25, 2 Cares (Stephie, John)

ESPN+ PRELIMS | 2PM/11AM ETPT (2 Cares)
7. 145lbs: Tucker Lutz (12-1) vs. Pat Sabatini (15-3) – At 47:14

6. 155lbs: Rafa Garcia (12-2) vs. Natan Levy (6-0) – At 46:25

5. 115lbs: Loma Lookboonmee (6-2) vs. Lupita Godinez (6-2) – At 45:05, 1 Care (Stephie)

4. 155lbs: Terrance McKinney (11-3) vs. Fares Ziam (12-3) – At 44:26, 1 Care (Stephie)

3. 125lbs: Cody Durden (11-3) vs. Qileng Aori (18-8) – At 44:02

2. 145lbs: Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (19-7) vs. Sean Soriano (14-7) – At 43:28

1. 115lbs: Luana Pinheiro (9-1) vs. Sam Hughes (5-3) – At 42:09

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