UFC Vegas 67 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 66 RESULTS –
Overall, this now 13-bout card saw two exciting first round finishes, four thrilling KO/TKO’s, one sweet sub, and seven hard-fought decisions. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts included — POTN: Alex Caceres, & Michal Oleksiejczuk. FOTN: Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green.

Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 66 fight card, updated records & full results from the event —

FIGHT NIGHT MAIN CARD | 7/4PM ETPT
13. Jared Cannonier (16-6) DEF. Sean Strickland (25-5) — via split decision (49-46, 46-49, 49-46)
12. Arman Tsarukyan (19-3) DEF. Damir Ismagulov (24-2) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
11. Amir Albazi (16-1) DEF. Alessandro Costa (12-3) — via KO (uppercut) at 2:13 of Round 3
10. Alex Caceres (20-13) DEF. Julian Erosa (28-10) — via TKO (left high kick) at 3:04 of Round 1
9. Drew Dober (26-11) DEF. Bobby Green (29-14) — via KO (left hand) at 2:45 of Round 2
8. Michal Oleksiejczuk (18-5) DEF. Cody Brundage (8-3)— via TKO (strikes) at 3:16 of Round 1

PRELIMS
7. Cory McKenna (8-2) DEF. Cheyanne Vlismas (7-3) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
6. Matthew Semelsberger (11-4) DEF. Jake Matthews (18-6) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
5. Said Nurmagomedov (17-2) DEF. Saidyokub Kakhramonov (10-3) — via submission (modified guillotine choke) at 3:50 of Round 2

4. Rafa Garcia (15-3) DEF. Hayisaer Maheshate (9-2) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
3. Rinat Fakhretdinov (21-2) DEF. Bryan Battle (8-2) — via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-27)
2. Manel Kape (18-6) DEF. David Dvořák (20-5) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
1. Sergey Morozov (19-5) DEF. Journey Newson (10-4) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
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UFC Vegas 67: ‘Imavov vs Gastelum’ PICKS —
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our trio will go about predicting the UFC Vegas 67 Fight Night bout sheet. This first event of the new year will take place from the APEX Facility in Vegas, on Sat, Jan 14th., 2023.

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

UFC Vegas 67 (15 Cares):

ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. JAN. 14 — 7/4PM ETPT (12 CARES)
12. Main Event - 185lbs: Kelvin Gastelum (17-8) vs. Nassourdine Imavov (12-3) — At 25:39, 2 Cares (Stephie & Eugene, John abstains on principal)

11. Co-Main - 145lbs: Dan Ige (15-6) vs. Damon Jackson (22-4) — At 24:30, 2 Cares (Stephie & Eugene)

10. 185lbs: Punahele Soriano (9-2) vs. Roman Kopylov (9-2) — At 21:01, 2 Cares (Eugene & Stephie)

9. 135lbs: Ketlen Vieira (13-2) vs. Raquel Pennington (14-8) — At 18:22, 3 Cares

8. 135lbs: Umar Nurmagomedov (15-0) vs. Raoni Barcelos (17-3) — At 15:19, 3 Cares

ESPN+ PRELIMS | 4PM/1PM ETPT (3 Cares)
7. 185lbs: Abdul Razak Alhassan (11-5) vs. Claudio Ribeiro (10-2) — At 14:01

6. 155lbs: Mateusz Rębecki (16-1) vs. Nick Fiore (6-0) — At 12:14

5. 135lbs: Mateus Mendonça (10-0) vs. Javid Basharat (13-0) — At 10:37, 1 Care (Stephie)

4. 125lbs: Allan Nascimento (19-6) vs. Carlos Hernandez (8-1) — At 10:22

3. 145lbs: Daniel Argueta (8-1) vs. Isaac Dulgarian (5-0) — At 8:53

2. 125lbs: Jimmy Flick (16-5) vs. Charles Johnson (12-3) — At 7:56, 1 Care (Eugene)

1. 135lbs: Priscila Cachoeira (12-4) vs. Sijara Eubanks (7-7) — At 5:39, 1 Care (Eugene)
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At 29:13 — BONUS OFF TOPIC SEGMENT (Re: Dana White slapping his wife)
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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 @LevelChangePod.

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