UFC Vegas 47 Reactions & UFC 271 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 Nash + Stephie Haynes.

UFC VEGAS 47 REACTIONS — 1:21
Overall, this 13-bout card yielded 4 1st Rd finishes, 6 KO/TKO, 1 sub, & 6 decisions, 3 split. Rounding things out, bonuses for putting forth POTN efforts went to Rakhmonov & Njokuani; FOTN honors went to Erosa vs. Petersen.

Here’s a look at the UFC VEGAS 47: ‘HERMANSSON VS STRICKLAND’ updated fight records & results —

ESPN+ MAIN CARD
At 1:47 13. Sean Strickland (25-3) DEF. Jack Hermansson (22-7) — DEC, SPLIT (49-46x2, 48-47)

At 7:41 — 12. Nick Maximov (8-0) DEF. Punahele Soriano (8-2) — DEC, SPLIT (30-17, 29-28x2)

At 11:28 — 11. Shavkat Rakhmonov (15-0) DEF. Carlston Harris (17-5) — KO/TKO, Spinning Hook Kick to Ground Strikes at 4:10 of Rd 1

At 16:12 — 10. Brendan Allen (18-5) DEF. Sam Alvey (33-17) — SUB, Rear Naked Choke at 2:10 of Rd 2, Total 7:10

At 18:40 — 9. Bryan Battle (7-1) DEF. Tresean Gore (3-1) — DEC, Unanimous (29-28x3)

At 19:39 — 8. Julian Erosa (27-9) DEF. Steven Petersen (19-10) — DEC, SPLIT (29-28x2, 28-29)

ESPN+ PRELIMS
At 22:17 — 7. John Castañeda (19-5) DEF. Miles Johns (12-2) — KO/TKO, Knee to G&P at 1:38 of Rd 3, Total 11:38

At 23:12 — 6. Hakeem Dawodu (13-2) DEF. Mike Trizano (9-2) — DEC, Unanimous (30-27x3)

At 23:50 — 5. Chidi Njokuani (21-7) DEF. Marc-Andre Barriault (13-5) — KO/TKO, Overhand Right to Ground Strikes at 0:16 of Rd 1

At 25:00 — 4. Alexis Davis (21-11) DEF. Julija Stoliarenko (9-6) — DEC, Unanimous (30-27, 29-27x2)

At 26:10 — 3. Jailton Almeida (15-2) DEF. Danilo Marques (11-4) — KO/TKO, G&P at 2:57 of Rd 1

At 27:01 — 2. Philip Rowe (9-3) DEF. Jason Witt (19-8) — KO/TKO, Punches at 2:15 of Rd 2. Total 7:15

At 27:28 — 1. Malcolm Gordon (14-5) vs. Denys Bondar (16-4) — KO/TKO, Verbal Sub (Arm Injury) at 1:22 of Rd 1
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UFC 271 PICKS — 30:23
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our trio will go about predicting the UFC 271 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+ PPV event will take place from the Toyota Center, in Houston, TX, this Sat, Feb 12th.

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

UFC 271: ‘ADESANYA VS WHITTAKER 2’ (20 Cares) —

ESPN+ PPV MAIN CARD | SAT. FEB 12 — 10PM/7PM ETPT (13 Cares)
13. 185lbs: Israel Adesanya (21-1) vs. Robert Whittaker (23-5) — At 45:47, 3 Cares (But Split)

12. 265lbs: Derrick Lewis (26-8) vs. Tai Tuivasa (14-3) — At 44:28, 3 Cares

13. 185lbs: Jared Cannonier (14-5) vs. Derek Brunson (23-7) — At 42:12, 3 Cares

12. 135lbs: Kyler Phillips (9-2) vs. Marcelo Rojo (16-7) — At 41:29, 1 Care (Stephie)

11. 155bs: Nasrat Haqparast (13-4) vs. Bobby Green (26-12) — At 39:44, 3 Cares

ESPN+/ESPN PRELIMS | 8PM/5PM ETPT (4 Cares)
10. 265lbs: Andrei Arlovski (32-20) vs. Jared Vanderaa (12-6) — At 38:55

9. 125lbs: Roxanne Modafferi (25-19) vs. Casey O’Neill (8-0) — At 37:58, 2 Cares (Stephie, John)

8. 125lbs: Alex Perez (24-6) vs. Matt Schnell (15-6) — At 35:52, 2 Cares (Stephie, John)

7. 205lbs: William Knight (11-2) vs. Maxim Grishin (31-9) — At 35:29

UFC Fight Pass EARLY PRELIMS | 6PM/3PM ETPT (3 Cares)
6. 135lbs: Ronnie Lawrence (7-1) vs. Mana Martinez (9-2) — At 35:07

5. 155lbs: Alexander Hernandez (13-4) vs. Renato Moicano (15-4) — At 32:55, 3 Cares

4. 205lbs: Carlos Ulberg (3-1) vs. Fabio Cherant (7-3) — At 32:20

3. 185lbs: Jacob Malkoun (5-1) vs. AJ Dobson (6-0) — At 32:01

2. 135lbs: D. Silva de Andrade (27-4) vs. Sergey Morozov (17-4) — At 31:28

1. 170lbs: Jeremiah Wells (9-2) vs. Mike Mathetha (3-0) — At 31:07

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