UFC Fight Island 6 Review & UFC 254 Preview | Care/Don't Care Podcast

It’s time for another of our infamous and patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: Eugene S. Robinson, John S. Nash & Stephie Haynes.

Sign up for the ESPN+ PPV and watch #UFC254: ‘KHABIB VS. GAETHJE’ & ‘WHITTAKER VS. CANNONIER’ - #UFCFIGHTISLAND http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/595608/9070?sharedid=BloodyElbow

The format of the show is to briefly 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.

UFC FIGHT ISLAND 6 REVIEW - AT 1:08
ESPN+ MAIN CARD RESULTS & UPDATED FIGHT RECORDS | SAT. OCT 17
At 2:52 - 11. Brian Ortega (15-1) DEF. Chan Sung Jung (Korean Zombie) (16-6) - DEC, Unanimous

At 10:26 - 10. Jéssica Andrade (21-8) DEF. Katlyn Chookagian (14-4) - KO/TKO, Hook to the Body at 4:55 of Rd 1

At 15:04 - 9. Jimmy Crute (12-1) DEF. Modestas Bukauskas (11-3) - KO/TKO, Punches at 2:01 of Rd 1

At 20:42 - 8. James Krause (28-8) DEF. Claudio Silva (14-2) - DEC, Unanimous

At 16:45 - 7. Jonathan Martinez (13-3) DEF. Thomas Almeida (22-4) - DEC, Unanimous

FOTN: ($50K ea.) Mateusz Gamrot vs. Guram Kutateladze
POTN: ($50K ea.) 1. Jimmy Crute 2. Jessica Andrade

ESPN+ PRELIMS
At 21:19 - 6. Guram Kutateladze (12-2) DEF. Mateusz Gamrot (17-1) - DEC, SPLIT

At 24:43 - 5. Gillian Robertson (9-4) DEF. Poliana Botelho (8-3) - DEC, Unanimous

At 25:23 - 4. Jun Yong Park (12-4) DEF. John Phillips (22-11) - DEC, Unanimous

At 26:37 - 3. Fares Ziam (11-3) DEF. Jamie Mullarkey (12-4) - DEC, Unanimous

2. Maxim Grishin (31-8) DEF. Gadzhimurad Antigulov (20-8) - KO/TKO, Punches at 4:58 of Rd 2, Total 9:58

At 26:32 - 1. Said Nurmagomedov (14-2) DEF. Mark Striegl (18-3) - KO/TKO, Left Hook to G & P at 0:51 of Rd 1
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UFC 254 PPV PREVIEW - AT 27:04 (11 CARES)
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’ and then our trio will go about predicting the UFC 254 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+ PPV event will take place from The Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE — aka: #UFCFIGHTISLAND, this Saturday night.

Here’s a look at the upcoming fight card & records, bout order subject to change (it has already changed between the recording of the show and the authoring of this post):

UFC 254: ‘KHABIB VS GAETHJE’ (9 Cares)
ESPN+ MAIN PPV CARD | SAT. OCT 24 - 2PM/11AM ETPT
13. Khabib Nurmagomedov (28-0) vs. Justin Gaethje (22-2) - At 40:21, 3 Cares

12. 185lbs - Robert Whittaker (21-5) vs. Jared Cannonier (13-4) - At 38:36, 3 Cares

11. 265lbs - Alexander Volkov (31-8) vs. Walt Harris (13-8) - At 37:08

10: 185lbs - Phil Hawes (8-2) vs. Jacob Malkoun (4-0) - At 32:05

9. 125lbs - Lauren Murphy (13-4) vs. Lilya Shakirova (8-1) - At 33:08

8. 205lbs - Magomed Ankalaev (13-1) vs. Ion Cutelaba (15-5) - At 35:59, 3 Cares

ESPN+/ESPN 2 PRELIMS | 12PM/9AM ETPT (NO CARES)
7. 265lbs - Stefan Struve (29-12) vs. Tai Tuivasa (10-3) - At 30:42

6. 170lbs - Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira (22-8) vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov (12-0) - At 27:59

5. 205lbs - Da Un Jung (13-2) vs. Sam Alvey (33-14) - At 33:39

ESPN+/UFC FIGHT PASS EARLY PRELIMS | 10:30AM/7:30AM ETPT (2 CARES)
4. 135lbs - Umar Nurmagomedov (11-0) vs. Sergey Morozov (15-3) - At 33:56 (Nurmagomedov withdrew due to illness) - Replacement bout has not been confirmed yet

3. 125lbs - Liana Jojua (8-3) vs. Miranda Maverick (7-2) - At 33:08

2. 140lbs - Casey Kenney (15-2) vs. Nathaniel Wood (17-4) - At 29:57, 2 Cares

1. 155lbs - Joel Alvarez (17-2) vs. Alexander Yakoviev (25-10) - At 27:42

OFF TOPIC - 49:32
Aileen Wuornos/Serial Killer Discussion

Be sure to follow Eugene on twitter @EugeneSRobinson, catch John on twitter @Heynottheface and on The Show Money Podcast, and of course you can catch Stephie @CrooklynMMA, and twice a week she’s on @MookieNCrookie AND @LevelChangePod.