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.UFC Vegas 53: FONT VS VERA REACTIONS — 3:16Overall, this now 11-bout card saw three exciting first round finishes, three thrilling KO/TKO’s, three sweet submissions, and five hard-fought decisions. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts were: Font vs Vera, Brito & Figueiredo.Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 53: ‘FONT VS VERA’ fight card with full results & updated fight records —ESPN/ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. APR 30At 3:34 — 11. 135lbs: Marlon Vera (21-7) DEF. Rob Font (19-6) — via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) At 8:55 — 10. 265lbs: Andrei Arlovski (34-20) DEF. Jake Collier (13-7) — via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 27-30)At 10:41 — 9. 145lbs: Joanderson Brito (13-3) DEF. Andre Fili (21-9) — via TKO (strikes) at 0:41 of round oneAt 12:14 — 8. 155lbs: Grant Dawson (18-1) DEF. Jared Gordon (18-5) — via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:11 of round threeAt 14:00 — 7. 145lbs: Darren Elkins (27-10) DEF. Tristan Connelly (14-8) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)At 15:25 — 6. 185lbs: Krzysztof Jotko (24-5) DEF. Gerald Meerschaert (34-15) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)ESPN+ PRELIMSAt 17:18 — 5. 265lbs: Alexandr Romanov (16-0) DEF. Chase Sherman (15-10) — via submission (Americana) at 2:11 of round oneAt 19:44 — 4. 125lbs: Francisco Figueiredo (13-4) DEF. Daniel de Silva (11-3) — via submission (kneebar) at 1:18 of round oneAt 22:48 — 3. 170lbs: Gabe Green (11-3) DEF. Yohan Lainesse (8-1) — via KO/TKO (strikes) at 4:02 of round twoAt 23:23 — 2. 155lbs: Natan Levy (7-1) DEF. Mike Breeden (10-5) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)At 25:20 — 1. 125lbs: Shanna Young (8-4) DEF. Gina Mazany (7-6) — via KO/TKO (Punches & Elbows from Back Mount, aka: strikes) at 3:11 of round two ______________UFC 274: OLIVEIRA VS GAETHJE PICKS — 27:35At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our trio will go about predicting the UFC 274 bout sheet from the bottom up. This UFC on ESPN+ PPV event will take place from the Footprint Center, in Phoenix, AZ, this Sat, May 7th.Here’s a look at the fight card & records for the upcoming event via tapology.com, bout order subject to change:UFC 274: ‘OLIVEIRA VS GAETHJE’ (18 Cares) —ESPN+ PPV CARD | SAT. MAY 7 — 10PM/7PM ETPT (10 Cares)15. UFC Lightweight Championship: Charles Oliveira (32-8) vs. Justin Gaethje (23-3) — At 45:05, 3 Cares (But Split)14. UFC Strawweight Championship: Rose Namajunas (11-4) vs. Carla Esparza (18-6) — At 41:24, 3 Cares13. 155lbs: Michael Chandler (22-7) vs. Tony Ferguson (25-6) — At 39:59, 3 Cares12. 205lbs: Ovince St. Preux (25-16) vs. Mauricio Rua (27-12) — At 39:1511. 155lbs: Donald Cerrone (36-16) vs. Joe Lauzon (28-15) — At 38:10, 1 Care (Stephie)ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS | 8PM/5PM ETPT (8 Cares)10. 170lbs: Randy Brown (14-4) vs. Khaos Williams (13-2) — At 36:01, 3 Cares (But Split)9. 145lbs: Macy Chiasson (7-2) vs. Norma Dumont (7-1) — At 34:52, 1 Care (John)8. 125lbs: Brandon Royval (13-6) vs. Matt Schnell (15-6) — At 33:42, 3 Cares7. 265lbs: Blagoy Ivanov (18-4) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (19-7) — At 32:24, 1 Care (Eugene)6. 170lbs: Francisco Trinaldo (27-8) vs. Danny Roberts (18-5) — At 31:35ESPN+/UFC FIGHT PASS EARLY PRELIMS | 5:30PM/2:30PM ETPT (0 Cares)5. 125lbs: Tracy Cortez (9-1) vs. Melissa Gato (8-0) — At 30:454. 125lbs: Kleydson Rodrigues (7-1) vs. CJ Vergara (9-3) — At 30:213. 115lbs: Lupita Godinez (7-2) vs. Ariane Carnelossi (14-2) — At 29:342. 135lbs: Journey Newson (9-3) vs. Fernie Garcia (10-1) — At 29:021. 170lbs: Andre Fialho (15-4) vs. Cameron VanCamp (15-5) — At 28:24Be 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 bloodyelbowpodcast.substack.com/subscribe