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.Overall, this now 14-bout card saw 7 exciting 1st round finishes, 7 thrilling KO/TKO’s, 4 sweet subs, & 3 hard-fought decisions. Our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts included — POTN: Alex Pereira & Zhang Weili. FOTN: Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler.Here’s a look at the UFC 281: ‘Adesanya vs Pereira’ fight card & current records —ESPN+PPV CARD | SAT. NOV. 12At 5:52 — 14. UFC MW Championship: Alex Pereira: POTN (7-1) DEF. Israel Adesanya (23-2) — via TKO (punches) at 2:01 of Round 5At 15:43 — 13. UFC SW Championship: Zhang Weili: POTN (23-3) DEF. Carla Esparza (19-7) — via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:05 of Round 2At 20:00 — 12. 155lbs: Dustin Poirier (29-7) DEF. Michael Chandler (23-8) — via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:00 of Round 3 (FOTN)At 26:38 — 11. 135lbs: Chris Gutierrez (19-3) DEF. Frankie Edgar (24-11) — via KO (knee) at 2:01 of Round 1At 31:38 — 10. 155lbs: Dan Hooker (22-12) DEF. Claudio Puelles (12-3) — via TKO (body kick) at 4:06 of Round 2ESPN+ PRELIMSAt 33:27 — 9. 155lbs: Renato Moicano (17-5) DEF. Brad Riddell (10-4) — via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:20 of Round 1At 38:00 — 8. 205lbs: Ryan Spann (21-7) DEF. Dominick Reyes (12-4) — via knockout (left hand) at 1:20 of Round 1At 40:04 — 7. 125lbs: Erin Blanchfield (10-1) DEF. Molly McCann (13-5) — via submission (kimura) at 3:37 of Round 1At 40:33 — 6. 185lbs: Andre Petroski (9-1) DEF. Wellington Turman (18-6) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)UFC FIGHTPASS EARLY PRELIMSAt 41:49 — 5. 155lbs: Matt Frevola (10-3) DEF. Ottman Azaitar (13-1) — via KO (left hook) at 2:30 of Round 1At 45:37 — 4. 115lbs: Karolina Kowalkiewicz (14-7) DEF. Silvana Gómez Juárez (11-5) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)At 47:43 — 3. 145lbs: Mike Trizano (10-3) DEF. SeungWoo Choi (10-6) — via TKO (punches) at 4:51 of Round 1At 49:32 — 2. 135lbs: Montel Jackson (12-2) DEF. Julio Arce (18-6) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)At 50:00 — 1. 205lbs: Carlos Ulberg (7-1) DEF. Nicolae Negumereanu (13-2) — via KO (punches) at 3:44 of Round 1_________________________________UFC Vegas 65: Lewis vs Spivac PICKS — at 54:00We offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our C/DC quick-picks portion of the show starts from the bottom up, wrapping with the Main Event. This UFC on ESPN+ event will take place from the APEX Facility in Vegas on Sat, Nov 19, 2022.Here’s a look at the fight card & records for the upcoming event via
tapology.com, bout order subject to change...UFC Vegas 65 (5 Cares):ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. NOV. 19 — 4/1PM ETPT (5 CARES)13. 265lbs: Derrick Lewis (26-10) vs. Sergey Spivac (15-3) — At 1:05:26, 2 Cares (Stephie & John - Split)12. 205lbs: Ion Cutelaba (16-8) vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu (10-3) — At 1:04:27, 1 Care (Stephie)11. 265lbs: Chase Sherman (16-10) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta (8-0) — At 1:01:0310. 170lbs: Muslim Salikhov (18-3) vs. Andre Fialho (16-5) — At 1:00:049. 185lbs: Cody Brundage (8-2) vs. Rodolfo Vieira (8-2) — At 59:588. 170lbs: Jack Della Maddalena (12-2) vs. Danny Roberts (18-6) — At 58:12, 2 Cares (Stephie & John)ESPN+ PRELIMS | 1PM/10AM ETPT (0 Cares)7. 125lbs: Zhalgas Zhumagulov (14-7) vs. Charles Johnson (11-3) — At 58:036. 125lbs: Jennifer Maia (19-9) vs. Maryna Moroz (11-3) — At 57:315. 135lbs: Miles Johns (12-2) vs. Vince Morales (11-6) — At 57:054. 135lbs: Ricky Turcios (11-3) vs. Kevin Natividad (9-3) — At 56:543. 115lbs: Maria Oliveira (13-5) vs. Vanessa Demopoulos (8-4) — At 56:262. 135lbs: Fernie Garcia (10-2) vs. Brady Hiestand (5-2) — At 56:131. 125lbs: Natália Silva (13-5) vs. Tereza Bledá (6-0) — At 55:24Be sure to follow Eugene on twitter @EugeneSRobinson, John is @heynottheface, and of course you can catch Stephie @CrooklynMMA, and twice a week she’s on @LevelChangePod. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit
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