UFC Vegas 52 Reactions & UFC Vegas 53 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.

UFC Vegas 52: LEMOS VS ANDRADE REACTIONS — 3:11
Overall, this now 11-bout card saw seven exciting first round finishes, three thrilling KO/TKO’s, four sweet submissions, and three hard-fought decisions, and one unfortunate disqualification. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts were: Jessica Andrade, Claudio Puelles, & Dwight Grant vs Sergey Khandozhko.

Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 52: ‘LEMOS VS ANDRADE’ fight card’s full results & updated fight records —

ESPN/ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. APR 23
At 5:00 — 11. 115lbs: Jéssica Andrade (23-9) DEF. Amanda Lemos (11-2) — via submission (standing arm triangle) at 3:13 of Round 1

At 8:32 — 10. 265lbs: Claudio Puelles (12-2) DEF. Clay Guida (37-22) — via submission (kneebar) at 3:01 of Round 1

At 14:00 — 9. 125lbs: Maycee Barber (10-2) DEF. Montana De La Rosa (12-7) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

At 17:26 — 8. 145lbs: Charles Jourdain (13-4) DEF. Lando Vannata (12-6) — via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:32 of Round 1

At 25:07 — 7. 190lbs: Marc-André Barriault (14-5) DEF. Jordan Wright (12-3) — via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:36 of Round 1

ESPN+ PRELIMS
At 25:58 — 6. 170lbs: Sergey Khandozhko (28-6) DEF. Dwight Grant (11-5) — via TKO (strikes) at 4:15 of Round 2

At 27:50 — 5. 205lbs: Tyson Pedro (8-3) DEF. Ike Villanueva (18-14) — via TKO (strikes) at 4:55 of Round 1

At 28:23 — 4. 125lbs: AoriQileng (21-11) DEF. Cameron Else (10-6) — via TKO (strikes) at 2:48 of Round 1

At 28:39 — 3. 170lbs: Preston Parsons (10-3) DEF. Evan Elder (7-1) — via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

At 28:47 — 2. 205lbs: Philipe Lins (15-5) DEF. Marcin Prachnio (15-6) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

At 29:25 — 1. 170lbs: Mike Jackson (1-1) DEF. Dean Barry (4-2) — via disqualification (eye poke) at 3:52 of Round 1
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UFC VEGAS 53: FONT VS VERA PICKS — 32:48
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our trio will go about predicting the UFC Vegas 53 bout sheet from the bottom up. This UFC on ESPN+ Fight Night event will take place from the APEX Center, in Las Vegas, NV, this Sat, April 30th.

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

UFC VEGAS 53: ‘FONT VS VERA’ (11 Cares) —

ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. APR 30 — 7PM/4PM ETPT (8 Cares)
12. 135lbs: Rob Font (19-5) vs. Marlon Vera (20-7) — At 46:39, 3 Cares (But Split)

11. 265lbs: Jake Collier (13-6) vs. Andrei Arlovski (33-20) — At 44:51

10. 145lbs: Andre Fili (21-8) vs. Joanderson Brito (12-3) — At 40:06, 1 Care (Stephie)

9. 155lbs: Jared Gordon (18-4) vs. Grant Dawson (17-1) — At 41:19, 2 Cares (Stephie & John)

8. 145lbs: Darren Elkins (26-10) vs. Tristan Connelly (14-7) — At 44:37

7. 185lbs: Gerald Meerschaert (34-14) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (23-5) — At 42:04, 2 Cares (Eugene & John)

ESPN+ PRELIMS | 4:30PM/1:30PM ETPT (3 Cares)
6. 125lbs: Daniel de Silva (11-2) vs. Francisco Figueiredo (12-4) — At 38:40

5. 170lbs: Yohan Lainesse (8-0) vs. Gabe Green (10-3) — At 37:27

4. 155lbs: Mike Breeden (10-4) vs. Natan Levy (6-1) — At 37:54

3. 125lbs: Gina Mazany (7-5) vs. Shanna Young (7-4) — At 39:49

2. 125lbs: Tatsuro Taira (10-0) vs. Carlos Candelario (8-1) — At 36:38

1. 265lbs: Alexandr Romanov (15-0) vs. Chase Sherman (15-9) — At 33:42, 3 Cares

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 @MookieNCrookie AND @LevelChangePod.

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