It’s time for another one of our infamous and patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: Eugene S. Robinson, John Nash and Stephie Haynes. The format of the show is to 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. UFC Vegas 38 REACTIONS – 7:45 Overall, this now 12-bout card saw 2 1st Rd finishes, 5 KO/TKO’s, 1 sub, & 5 decisions, 2 split. Rounding things out, bonuses for putting forth POTN efforts went to Casey O’Neill & D'Silva de Andrade; FOTN honors went to no one tonight. Here’s a look at the fight card, updated fight records & results — UFC VEGAS 38: ‘THIAGO SANTOS VS JOHNNY WALKER’ ESPN/ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. OCT 2 At 24:10 — 12. Thiago Santos (22-9) DEF. Johnny Walker (18-6) – DEC, Unanimous At 21:35 — 11. Kevin Holland (21-7-0) vs. Kyle Daukaus (10-2-0) – Ends in a No Contest, Accidental Headbutt At 21:24 — 10. Niko Price (15-5) DEF. Alex Oliveira (22-11) – DEC, Unanimous At 20:03 — 9. Krzysztof Jotko (23-5) DEF. Misha Cirkunov (15-7) – DEC, Split At 19:20 — 8. Alexander Hernandez (13-4) DEF. Mike Breeden (10-4) – KO/TKO, Overhand Right at 1:20 of Rd 1 ESPN+ PRELIMS At 18:24 — 7. Jared Gordon (18-4) DEF. Joe Solecki (11-3) – DEC, Split At 16:29 — 6. Casey O’Neill (8-0) DEF. Antonina Shevchenko (9-4) – KO/TKO, G&P at 4:47 of Rd 2, Total 9:47 At 13:36 — 5. Karol Rosa (15-3) DEF. Bethe Correira (11-6) – DEC, Unanimous At 12:56 — 4. Jamie Mullarkey (14-4) DEF. Devonte Smith (11-3) – KO/TKO, Punches at 2:51 of Rd 2, Total 7:51 At 11:07 — 3. D’ Silva de Andrade (27-4) DEF. Gaetano Pirrello (15-7) – KO/TKO, Counter Left Hook at 2:04 of Rd 1 At 10:52 — 2. Stephanie Egger (6-2) DEF. Shanna Young (7-4) – KO/TKO, G & P at 2:22 of Rd 2, Total 7:22 At 8:00 — 1. Alejandro Perez (22-8) DEF. Johnny Eduardo (28-13) – SUB, Modified Armbar at 4:13 of Rd 2, Total 9:13 ___________________ UFC VEGAS 39 PICKS – 28:46 At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’ and then our trio will go about predicting the UFC Vegas 39 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, in Las Vegas, Nevada, this Saturday, October 9th., 2021. Here’s a look at the fight card & records for the upcoming event via tapology.com (bout order subject to change): UFC VEGAS 39: ‘MACKENZIE DERN VS MARINA RODRIGUEZ’ (9 Cares) ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. OCT 9 - 4PM/1PM ETPT (8 Cares) 11. 115lbs: Marina Rodriguez (14-1) vs. Mackenzie Dern (11-1) – At 38:11, 3 Cares 10. 170lbs: Randy Brown (13-4) vs. Jared Gooden (18-6) – At 35:46, 2 Cares 9. 125lbs: Tim Elliott (17-11-1) vs. Matheus Nicolau (16-2-1) – At 34:45. 2 Cares 8. 125lbs: Mariya Agapova (9-2) vs. Sabina Mazo (9-2) – At 33:54 7. 185lbs: Phil Hawes (11-2) vs. Deron Winn (7-2) – At 32:58, 1 Care ESPN+ PRELIMS | 1PM/10AM ETPT (1 Care) 6. 135lbs: Chris Gutierrez (16-3-2) vs. Felipe Colares (10-2) – At 32:37 5. 185lbs: Laureano Staropoli (9-4) vs. Jamie Pickett (11-6) – At 32:21 4. 265lbs: Alexander Romanov (14-0) vs. Jared Vanderaa (12-5) – At 30:56, 1 Care 3. 145lbs: Charles Rosa (14-5) vs. Damon Jackson (18-4-1) – At 30:40 2. 115lbs: Lupita Godinez (5-1) vs. Sam Hughes (5-3) – At 30:27 1. 155lbs: Charlie Ontiveros (11-7) vs. Steve Garcia (11-4) – At 30:14 Be sure to follow Eugene on twitter @EugeneSRobinson, and of course you can catch Stephie @CrooklynMMA, and twice a week she’s on @MookieNCrookie AND @LevelChangePod.