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 39 REACTIONS – 5:44Overall, this now mere 9-bout card saw only 1 1st Rd finish, 2 KO/TKO’s, 1 sub, & 5 decisions including our main event, & 1 split. Rounding things out, bonuses for putting forth POTN efforts went to Mariya Agapova & Loopy Godinez; FOTN honors went to Marina Rodriguez vs. Mackenzie Dern.Here’s a look at the fight card, updated fight records & results —UFC VEGAS 39: ‘MACKENZIE DERN VS MARINA RODRIGUEZ’ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. OCT 9At 24:35 — 9. Marina Rodriguez (15-1) DEF. Mackenzie Dern (11-2) — DEC, UnanimousAt 21:02 — 8. Randy Brown (14-4) DEF. Jared Gooden (18-7) — DEC, UnanimousAt 19:08 — 7. Matheus Nicolau (17-2) DEF. Tim Elliott (17-12) — DEC, UnanimousAt 15:19 — 6. Mariya Agapova (9-2) DEF. Sabina Mazo (9-2) — SUB, Rear Naked Choke at 0:53 of Rd 3, Total 10:53ESPN+ PRELIMSAt 13:48 — 5. Chris Gutierrez (17-3) DEF. Felipe Colares (10-3) — DEC, SplitAt 6:18 & 12:20 — 4. Alexander Romanov (15-0) DEF. Jared Vanderaa (12-6) — KO/TKO, G&P at 4:43 of Rd 2, Total 9:43At 9:23 — 3. Damon Jackson (19-4) DEF. Charles Rosa (14-6) — DEC, UnanimousAt 8:58 — 2. Lupita Godinez (6-1) DEF. Silvana Gómez Juárez (10-3) — SUB, Armbar at 4:14 of Rd 1At 7:07 — 1. Steve Garcia (12-4) DEF. Charlie Ontiveros (11-8) — KO/TKO, G&P at 1:51 of Rd 2, Total 6:51___________________________UFC VEGAS 40 PICKS – 34:33At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’ and then our trio will go about predicting the UFC Vegas 40 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 16th., 2021.Here’s a look at the fight card & records for the upcoming event via tapology.com (bout order subject to change):UFC VEGAS 40: ‘ASPEN LADD VS NORMA DUMONT’ (1 Sentimental Care)ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. OCT 16 - 7PM/4PM ETPT (1 Care)11. 145lbs: Aspen Ladd (6-1) vs. Norma Dumont (9-1) – At 42:4610. 265lbs: Andrei Arlovski (31-20) vs. Carlos Felipe (11-1) – At 41:459. 155lbs: Jim Miller (32-16) vs. Erick Gonzalez (14-5) – At 40:29, 1 Care8. 125lbs: Manon Fiorot (7-1) vs. Mayra Bueno Silva (7-1) – At 39:147. 185lbs: Julian Marquez (9-2) vs. Jordan Wright (12-1) – At 38:51ESPN+ PRELIMS | 4PM/1PM ETPT (0 Cares)6. 185lbs: Andrew Sanchez (12-6) vs. Bruno Silva (20-6) – At 38:345. 170lbs: Danny Roberts (17-5) vs. Ramazan Emeev (20-4) – At 38:064. 125lbs: Sijara Eubanks (7-6) vs. Luana Carolina (7-2) – At 37:323. 145lbs: L’udovit Klein (17-3) vs. Nate Landwehr (14-4) – At 37:162. 135lbs: Brandon Davis (14-8) vs. Danaa Batgerel (9-2) – At 36:14115lbs: Ariane Carnelossi (13-2) vs. Istela Nunes (7-1) – At 35:45____________________________At 49:30 — TYSON FURY VS. DEONTAY WILDER III: ONE WORD REACTIONSBe 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. 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