UFC Vegas 59 Reactions & UFC San Diego 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 59: Santos vs Hill REACTIONS — 11:56
Overall, this now dwindled down 10-bout card saw four exciting first round finishes, seven thrilling KO/TKO’s, three sweet submissions, and surprisingly no decisions. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts included — FOTN: Thiago Santos vs. Jamahal Hill. POTN: Bryan Battle, Geoff Neal, and Mohammed Usman.

Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 59: Santos vs Hill & Luque vs Neal fight card with full results & updated fight records:

ESPN/ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. AUG 6
At 34:27 — 10. Jamahal Hill (11-1) DEF. Thiago Santos (22-11) — via TKO (strikes) at 2:31 of Round 4

At 31:25 — 9. Geoff Neal (15-4) DEF. Vicente Luque (21-9) — via KO (punches) at 2:01 of Round 3

At 27:51 — 8. TUF Tournament Championship — Mohammed Usman (8-2) DEF. Zac Pauga (5-1) — via KO (left hook) at 0:36 of Round 2

7. TUF Tournament Championship — Juliana Miller (3-1) DEF. Brogan Walker (7-3) — via TKO (strikes) at 3:57 of Round 3

At 25:40 — 6. Sergey Spivak (15-3) DEF. Augusto Sakai (15-5) — via TKO (punches) at 3:42 of Round 2

At 23:39 — 5. Terrance McKinney (13-4) DEF. Erick Gonzalez (14-7) — via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:17 of Round 1

ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS
At 19:54 — 4. Michal Oleksiejczuk (17-5) DEF. Sam Alvey (33-18) — via TKO (punches) at 1:56 of Round 1

At 15:04 — 3. Bryan Battle (8-1) DEF. Takashi Sato (16-6) — via KO (head kick) at 0:44 of Round 1

At 11:57 — 2. Cory McKenna (7-2) DEF. Miranda Granger (7-3) — via submission (Von Flue choke) at 1:03 of Round 2

1. Mayra Bueno Silva (9-2) DEF. Stephanie Egger (7-3) — via submission (armbar) at 1:17 of Round 1
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UFC San Diego: Vera vs. Cruz PICKS — 39:19
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our duo will go about predicting the UFC San Diego Fight Night 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 the Pechanga Arena, San Diego, CA, this Sat, August 13th.

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

UFC San Diego: (13 Cares)

ESPN/ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. AUG. 13 — 7/4PM ETPT (7 Cares)
13. 135lbs: Marlon Vera (21-7) vs. Dominick Cruz (24-3) — At 50:32, 3 Cares

12. 145lbs: David Onama (10-1) vs. Nate Landwehr (15-4) — At 49:47

11. 185lbs: Gerald Meerschaert (34-15) vs. Bruno Silva (22-7) — At 48:28, 3 Cares

10. 205lbs: Devin Clark (13-6) vs. Azamat Murzakanov (11-0) — At 47:04, 1 Care (Stephie)

9. 125lbs: Nina Nunes (10-7) vs. Cynthia Cavillo (9-4) — At 46:28

8. 115lbs: Yazmin Jauregui (8-0) vs. Iasmin Lucindo (13-4) — At 46:11

ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS | 4/1PM ETPT (6 Cares)
7. 265lbs: Lukasz Brzeski (8-1) vs. Martin Buday (10-1) — At 45:52

6. 155lbs: Gabriel Benitez (22-10) vs. Charlie Ontiveros (11-8) — At 45:20

5. 125lbs: Ode Osbourne (11-4) vs. Tyson Nam (20-12) — At 43:43, 3 Cares

4. 120lbs: Angela Hill (13-12) vs. Lupita Godinez (8-2) — At 41:29, 3 Cares

3. 135lbs: Youssef Zalal (10-5) vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (12-4) — At 40:34

2. 170lbs: Jason Witt (19-8) vs. Josh Quinlan (5-0) — At 40:27

1. 135lbs: Ariane Lipski (14-7) vs. Priscilla Cachoeira (11-4) — At 40:16

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