UFC VEGAS 15 Reactions & UFC VEGAS 16 Picks | Care/Don’t Care Podcast
Sorry cry babies! It’s time for another of our infamous and patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: the illustrious Eugene S. Robinson, the indubitable John S. Nash and our lovely & knowledgable co-host, Stephie Haynes. The format of the show is to review the prior weeks picks & then to announce each fight on the upcoming card, commenting on which upcoming fights are hot and which fights are not - for UFC VEGAS 16: Hermansson vs. Vettori!
It’s time for another of our infamous and patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: the astounding Eugene S. Robinson of ozy.com and author of “Fight: Everything You Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking but Were Afraid You’d Get Your Ass Kicked for Asking” and host of the ‘Ozy Confidential’ Podcast, the ‘Eugene S. Robinson Show Stomper!’ Podcast, and co-host of the ‘If The Shoes Fit’ Podcast, along with the indubitable John S. Nash, our chief financials columnist and co-host of our ‘Show Money’ Podcast... he is also one of the co-hosts of the ‘If The Shoes Fit’ Podcast; the trio is moderated by the lovely Stephie Haynes, of Bloody Elbow’s ‘The Level Change’ Podcast and ’The Mookie & Crookie Show’ Podcast.
The format of the show is to review the prior weeks’ picks & then to announce each fight on the upcoming card, quickly commenting on which fights are hot, and which fights are not, based on relevancy to the sport as a whole.
TYSON - JONES JR Event Discussion - AT 1:35
UFC VEGAS 15: ‘SMITH VS CLARK’ REACTIONS - AT 6:27
RESULTS & UPDATED FIGHT RECORDS:
ESPN2/ESPN+ MAIN CARD
At 6:27 - Anthony Smith (34-16) DEF. Devin Clark (12-5) - SUB, Triangle Choke at 2:34 of Rd 1 of 5
At 14:50 - Miguel Baeza (10-0) DEF. Takashi Sato (16-4) - SUB, Arm Triangle Choke at 4:28 of Rd 2, Total 9:28
At 15:39 - Parker Porter (11-6) DEF. Josh Parisian (13-4) - DEC, Unanimous
Bill Algeo (14-5) DEF. Spike Carlyle (9-3) - DEC, Unanimous
At 15:52 - Norma Dumont (5-1) DEF. Ashlee Evans-Smith (6-5) - DEC, Unanimous
Jonathan Pearce (10-4) DEF. Kai Kamaka III (8-3) - KO/TKO, G & P at 4:28 of Rd 2, Total 9:28
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: ($50K ea.) NONE
PERFORMANCES OF THE NIGHT: ($50K ea.) 1. Anthony Smith 2. Miguel Baeza 3. Su Madaerji 4. Nathan Maness
ESPN2/ESPN+ PRELIMS
Anderson dos Santos (21-8) DEF. Martin Day (8-5) - SUB, Guillotine Choke at 4:35 of Rd 1
At 18:51 - Gina Manzany (7-4) DEF. Rachael Ostovich (4-6) - KO/TKO, G & P at 4:10 of Rd 3, Total 14:10
At 19:45 - Su Mudaerji (13-4) DEF. Malcolm Gordon (12-5) - KO/TKO, Straight Punches at 0:44 seconds of Rd 1
At 19:45 - Nate Maness (13-1) DEF. Luke Sanders (13-4)- SUB, Rear Naked Choke at 2:29 of Rd 2, Total 7:29
UFC VEGAS 16 PICKS - AT 20:06 (6 CARES)
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’ and then our trio will go about predicting the UFC Vegas 16 bout sheet, leading their way up to our Co-Main Event, and 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 APEX Center, Las Vegas, Nevada #UFCVEGAS, this Saturday night.
Here’s a look at the upcoming fight card & records, bout order subject to change:
UFC VEGAS 16: ‘HERMANSSON VS VETTORI’ (11 Cares)
ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. DEC 05 - 10PM/7PM ETPT (7 Cares)
11. 185lbs - Jack Hermansson (21-5) vs. Marvin Vettori (15-3) - At 41:18, 3 Cares
10. 205lbs - Ovince St. Preux (25-14) vs. Jamahal Hill (8-0) - At 37:42, 1 Care
9. 125lbs - Talia Santos (16-1) vs. Montana De La Rosa (11-6) - At 36:35
8. 205lbs - Roman Dolidze (7-0) vs. John Allan (13-5) - At 31:37
7. 145lbs - Mosvar Evloev (13-0) vs. Nate Landwehr (14-3) - At 27:24, 3 Cares
ESPN+ PRELIMS | 7PM/4PM ETPT (4 Cares)
6. 265lbs - Gian Villante (17-12) vs. Jake Collier (11-5) - At 33:16, 1 Care
5. 155lbs - Matt Wiman (16-9) vs. Jordan Leavitt (7-0) - At 21:05, 3 Cares
4. 125lbs - Jimmy Flick (15-5) vs. Cody Durden (11-2) - At 32:20
3. 145lbs - Damon Jackson (18-3) vs. Ilia Topuria (9-0) - At 30:06
2. 145lbs - Gabriel Benitez (21-8) vs. Justin Jaynes (16-5) - At 24:38
1. 135lbs - Louis Smolka (16-7) vs. Jose Alberto Quiñonez (8-4) - At 24:07
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