It’s time for another of our infamous & patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: Eugene S. Robinson, John S. Nash & Stephie Haynes. Sign up for ESPN+ and watch #UFCVEGAS12: #HALLVSSILVA - #UFCAPEX — Oct. 31st., 2020 at: http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/566982/9070?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 254 REVIEW - AT 1:08 ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. OCT 24 At 6:15 - Lightweight Division/’McGregor vs. Poirier 2’ Discussion At 20:10 - 12. UFC Lightweight Championship - Khabib Nurmagomedov (29-0) DEF. Justin Gaethje (22-3) - SUB, Triangle Choke at 1:34 of Rd 2 of 5, Total 6:34 - ANNOUNCED RETIREMENT At 26:50 - 11. 185lbs - Robert Whittaker (22-5) DEF. Jared Cannonier (13-5) - DEC, Unanimous At 29:25 - 10: 265lbs - Alexander Volkov (32-8) DEF. Walt Harris (13-9) - KO/TKO, Kick to the Solar Plexus at 1:15 of Rd 2, Total 6:15 At 33:28 - 9. 185lbs - Phil Hawes (9-2) DEF. Jacob Malkoun (4-1) - KO/TKO, Punches in Rd 1 At 33:26 - 8. 125lbs - Lauren Murphy (14-4) DEF. Lilya Shakirova (8-2) - SUB, Rear Naked Choke at 3:31 of Rd 2, Total of 8:31 At 4:50, 32:32 - 7. 205lbs - Magomed Ankalaev (14-1) DEF. Ion Cutelaba (15-6) - KO/TKO, Punches at 4:19 of Rd 1 ESPN+/ESPN 2 PRELIMS At 34:04 - 6. 265lbs - Tai Tuivasa (11-3) DEF. Stefan Struve (29-13) - KO/TKO, Punches at 4:59 of Rd 1 At 34:11 - 5. 140lbs - Casey Kenney (16-2) DEF. Nathaniel Wood (17-5) - DEC, Unanimous At 34:29 - 4. 170lbs - Shavkat Rakhmonov (13-0) DEF. Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira (22-9) - SUB, Guillotine Choke at 4:40 of Rd 1 At 32:55 - 3. 205lbs - Da Un Jung (13-2) vs. Sam Alvey (33-14) - DRAW: SPLIT ESPN+/UFC FIGHT PASS EARLY PRELIMS 2. 125lbs - Miranda Maverick (8-2) DEF. Liana Jojua (8-4) - KO/TKO, Dr. Stoppage (Cut) at 5:00 of Rd 1 At 35:18 - 1. 155lbs - Joel Alvarez (18-2) DEF. Alexander Yakovlev (25-11) - SUB, Armbar at 3:00 of Rd 1 ______________________ UFC VEGAS 12: ‘HALL VS SILVA’ PREVIEW - AT 36:50 (11 CARES) At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’ and then our trio will go about predicting the UFC Vegas 12 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 12: ‘HALL VS SILVA’ (13 Cares) ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. OCT 31 - 7PM/4PM ETPT (12 Cares) 12. 185lbs - Uriah Hall (15-9) vs. Anderson Silva (34-10) - At 48:21, 3 Cares 11. 145lbs - Bryce Mitchell (13-0) vs. Andre Fili (21-7) - At 46:45, 3 Cares 10. 185lbs - Makhmud Muradov (24-6) vs. Kevin Holland (19-5) - At 44:02, 3 Cares 9. 265lbs - Greg Hardy (6-2) vs. Maurice Greene (9-4) - At 43:26 8. 155lbs - Bobby Green (27-10) vs. Thiago Moisés (13-4) - At 42:33, 3 Cares ESPN+ PRELIMS | 4PM/1PM ETPT (1 CARE) 7. 155lbs - Alexander Hernandez (11-3) vs. Chris Gruetzemacher (14-3) - At 41:17, 1 Care 6. 135lbs - Adrian Yanez (11-3) vs. Victor Rodriguez (7-2) - At 40:20 5. 185lbs - Sean Strickland (20-3) vs. Jack Marshman (23-9) - At 39:46 4. 170lbs - Jason Witt (17-6) vs. Cole Williams (11-2) - At 39:12 3. 205lbs - Dustin Jacoby (12-5) vs. Justin Ledet (9-3) - At 38:55 2. 125lbs - Cortney Casey (9-8) vs. Priscilla Cachoeira (9-3) - At 38:23 1. 135lbs - Miles Johns (10-1) vs. Kevin Natividad (9-1) - At 37:50 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.