UFC Vegas 24 Reactions & UFC 261 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 24 REACTIONS – 1:05
Here’s a look at the event RESULTS & UPDATED FIGHT RECORDS via tapology.com:
ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. APR. 17
At 22:29 - 10. Robert Whittaker (22-5) DEF Kelvin Gastelum (17-6) - DEC, Unanimous

At 11:32 - 9. Andrei Arlovski (31-20) DEF Chase Sherman (15-7) - DEC, Unanimous

At 9:59 - 8. Jacob Malkoun (5-1) DEF Abdul Razak Alhassan (10-4) - DEC, Unanimous

At 9:03 - 7. Tracy Cortez (9-1) DEF Justine Kish (7-4) - DEC, SPLIT

6. Luis Pena (9-3) DEF Alex Munoz (6-2) - DEC, SPLIT

ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS
At 8:14 - 5. Alexander Romanov (14-0) DEF Juan Espino (10-2) - DEC, TECHNICAL SPLIT

At 31:37 - 4. Jessica Penne (13-5) DEF Lupita Godinez (5-1) - DEC, SPLIT

At 6:42 - 3. Gerald Meerschaert (32-14) DEF Bartosz Fabinski (15-5) - SUB, Power Guillotine Choke at 2:00 of Rd 1

2. Austin Hubbard (13-5) DEF Dakota Bush (8-3) - DEC, Unanimous

At 3:22 - 1. Tony Gravely (21-6) DEF Anthony Birchak (15-8) - KO/TKO, Left Hook & Hammerfist at 1:31 of Rd 2, Total 6:31
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UFC 261 PICKS – 31:49
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’ and then our trio will go about predicting the UFC 261 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 (Pay-Per-View) event will take place with the first live, full capacity crowd since the COVID-19 shutdowns began last year; from the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, in Jacksonville, Florida, this Saturday, April 24th, 2021.

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

UFC 261: ‘USMAN VS MASVIDAL 2’ (21 Cares)
ESPN+ MAIN PPV CARD | SAT. APR. 24 - 10PM/7PM ETPT (15 Cares)
14. UFC Welterweight Championship - Kamaru Usman (18-1) vs Jorge Masvidal (35-14) - At 56:39, 3 Cares

13. UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship - Weili Zhang (21-1) vs Rose Namajunas (9-4) - At 51:58, 3 Cares

12. UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship - Valentina Shevchenko (20-3) vs Jéssica Andrade (21-8) - At 50:41, 3 Cares

11. 185lbs Chris Weidman (15-5) vs Uriah Hall (16-9) - At 48:53, 3 Cares

10. 205lbs Anthony Smith (34-16) vs Jimmy Crute (12-1) - At 45:59, 3 Cares

ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS | 8PM/5PM ETPT (6 Cares)
9. 170lbs Randy Brown (12-4) vs Alex Oliveira (22-9) - At 45:11, 3 Cares

8. 170lbs Dwight Grant (10-3) vs Stefan Sekulić (12-3) - At 44:59

7. 185lbs Brendan Allen (15-4) vs Karl Roberson (9-3) - At 42:44, 3 Cares

6. 145lbs Tristan Connelly (14-6) vs Pat Sabatini (13-3) - At 42:31

UFC FIGHT PASS EARLY PRELIMS | 5:45PM/2:45PM ETPT (0 Cares)
5. 135lbs Danaa Batgerel (8-2) vs Kevin Natividad (9-2) - At 41:39

4. 155lbs Zhu Rong (17-3) vs Kazula Rodrigo Vargas (11-4) - At 40:44

3. 125lbs Jeffrey Molina (8-2) vs Qileng Aori (18-6) - At 35:42

2. 115lbs Ariane Carnelossi (12-2) vs Na Liang (15-4) - At 35:16

1. 135lbs Johnny Munoz Jr. (10-1) vs Jamey Simmons (7-3) - At 34:58
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At 1:04:03 - ‘Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren’ Triller Fight Club Event Discussion
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