UFC Vegas 61 Reactions & UFC Vegas 62 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.

Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 61: ‘Dern vs Yan’ fight card & current records —
Overall, this now 11-bout card saw four exciting first round finishes, three thrilling KO/TKO’s - including our main event, two sweet submissions, and six hard-fought decisions. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts included — POTN: Guido Cannetti, Chelsea Chandler, Brendan Allen, & Joaquim Silva. FOTN: Daniel Santos Def. John Castañeda...

MAIN CARD | SAT. OCT 1
At 2:54 — 11. Yan Xiaonan (16-3) DEF. Mackenzie Dern (12-3) — via majority decision (48-47, 48-47, 47-47)

At 11:03 — 10. Randy Brown (16-4) DEF. Francisco Trinaldo (28-9) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

At 17:58 — 9. Raoni Barcelos (17-3) DEF. Trevin Jones (13-9) — via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-27, 30-27)

At 18:58 — 8. Sodiq Yusuff (13-2) DEF. Don Shainis (12-4) — via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:30 of Round 1

At 20:00 — 7. Mike Davis (10-2) DEF. Viacheslav Borshchev (6-3) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-26)

PRELIMS
At 23:49 — 6. Daniel Santos (10-2) DEF. John Castañeda (19-6) — via TKO (strikes) at 4:28 of Round 2

5. Ilir Latifi (16-8) DEF. Aleksei Oleinik (60-17) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

4. Joaquim Silva (12-3) DEF. Jesse Ronson (21-12) — via TKO (strikes) at 3:02 of Round 2

At 27:53 — 3. Brendan Allen (20-5) DEF. Krzysztof Jotko (24-6) — via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:17 of Round 1

At 28:41 — 2. Chelsea Chandler (5-1) DEF. Julija Stoliarenko (10-7) — via TKO (strikes) at 4:15 of Round 1

At 29:06 — 1. Guido Cannetti (10-6) DEF. Randy Costa (6-4) — via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:04 of Round 1
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UFC Vegas 62: Grasso vs Araujo PICKS — at 31:40
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our trio will go about predicting the UFC Vegas 62 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 at the APEX Facility in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, October 15th, 2022.

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

UFC Vegas 62 (10 Cares):

ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. OCT. 15 — 7/4PM ETPT ( 9 Cares)
13. 125lbs: Alexa Grasso (14-3) vs. Viviane Araujo (11-3) — At 49:08, 3 Cares

12. 135lbs: Jonathan Martinez (16-4) vs. Cub Swanson (28-12) — At 46:58, 3 Cares (But Split)

11. 125lbs: Askar Askarov (14-1) vs. Brandon Royval (14-6) — At 44:09, 3 Cares

10. 205lbs: Misha Cirkunov (15-8) vs. Alonzo Menifield (12-3) — At 42:41

9. 170lbs: Neil Magny (26-9) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (17-2) — At 41:48

ESPN+ PRELIMS | 4/1PM ETPT (1 Care)
8. 115lbs: Piera Rodriguez (8-0) vs. Sam Hughes (7-4) — At 40:47

7. 125lbs: C.J. Vergara (10-3) vs. Tatsuro Taira (11-0) — At 39:37

6. 135lbs: Mana Martinez (9-3) vs. Brandon Davis (14-9) — At 38:47

5. 170lbs: Mike Jackson (1-1) vs. Pete Rodriguez (4-1) — At 38:30

4. 135lbs: Raphael Assunçāo (11-3) vs. Victor Henry (21-11) — At 37:48

3. 145lbs: Melsik Baghdasaryan (32-9-2) vs. Joanderson Brito (15-5) — At 35:55

2. 185lbs: Nick Maximov (60-16) vs. Jacob Malkoun (15-8) — At 33:58, 1 Care (Stephie)

1. 185lbs: Duško Todorović (11-3) vs. Jordan Wright (12-3) — At 32:47

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