UFC 280 Picks & UFC Vegas 62 Reactions | 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 62: ‘Grasso vs Araujo’ fight card & current records —Overall, this now 11-bout card saw two exciting first round finishes, four thrilling KO/TKO’s, two sweet submissions, and five hard-fought decisions, one split. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts included — POTN: Jonathan Martinez and Tatsuro Taira. FOTN: Duško Todorović, & Jordan Wright.MAIN CARD | SAT. OCT. 15At 3:15 - 11. Alexa Grasso (15-3) DEF. Viviane Araujo (11-4) — via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)10. Jonathan Martinez (17-4) DEF. Cub Swanson (28-13) — via TKO (leg kicks) at 4:19 of Round 29. Duško Todorović (12-3) DEF. Jordan Wright (12-4) — via TKO (elbows) at 3:12 of Round 28. Raphael Assunçāo (28-9) DEF. Victor Henry (22-6) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)7. Alonzo Menifield (13-3) DEF. Misha Cirkunov (15-9) vs. — via KO (strikes) at 1:28 of Round 1 PRELIMS6. Mana Martinez (10-3) DEF. Brandon Davis (14-10) — via split decision (29-82, 28-29, 29-28)5. Jacob Malkoun (7-2) DEF. Nick Maximov (8-2) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)4. Joanderson Brito (14-3) DEF. Lucas Alexander (7-3) — via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:02 of Round 13. Piera Rodriguez (9-0) DEF. Sam Hughes (7-5) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)2. Tatsuro Taira (12-0) DEF. C.J. Vergara (10-4) — via submission (armbar) at 4:19 of Round 21. Pete Rodriguez (5-1) DEF. Mike Jackson (1-2) — via KO (knee and punches) at 1:33_______________________________________UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev PICKS — at 31:40At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our trio will go about predicting the UFC 280 PPV 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 Etihad Arena on Yas Island (aka: FIGHT ISLAND) in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, October 22nd, 2022.Here’s a look at the fight card & records for the upcoming event via tapology.com, bout order subject to change...UFC 280 (10 Cares):ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. OCT. 22 — 2PM/11AM ETPT ( 9 Cares)14. UFC Vacant LW Championship: Charles Oliveira (33-8) vs. Islam Makhachev (22-1) — At 49:08, 3 Cares 13. UFC BW Championship: Aljamain Sterling (21-3) vs. T.J. Dillashaw (17-4) — At 49:08 12. 125lbs: Petr Yan (16-3) vs. Sean O'Malley (15-1) — At 49:0811. 155lbs: Beneil Dariush (21-4) vs. Mateusz Gamrot (21-1) — At 49:0810: 125lbs: Katlyn Chookagian (18-4) vs. Manon Fiorot (9-1) — At 49:08ESPN+ PRELIMS | 10/7AM ETPT (1 Care)9. 170lbs: Belal Muhammad (21-3) vs. Sean Brady (15-0) — At 49:088. 185lbs: Makhmud Muradov (25-7) vs. Caio Borralho (12-1) — At 49:087. 205lbs: Volkan Oezdemir (18-6) vs. Nikita Krylov (28-9) — At 49:086. 145lbs: Zubaira Tukhugov (20-5) vs. Lucas Almeida (14-1) — At 49:085. 155lbs: Yamato Nishikawa (21-3) vs. Magomed Mustafaev (14-4) — At 49:084. 170lbs: A. Nurmagomedov (16-3) vs. G. Omargadzhiev (13-1) — At 49:083. 185lbs: Armen Petrosyan (6-2) vs. AJ Dobson (6-1) — At 49:082. 125lbs: Muhammad Mokaev (7-0) vs. Malcolm Gordon (14-5) — At 49:081. 135lbs: Lina Länsberg (10-6) vs. Karol Rosa (15-4) — At 49:08Be sure to follow Eugene on twitter @EugeneSRobinson, John is @heynottheface, and of course you can catch Stephie @CrooklynMMA. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe