Blaydes vs. Volkov Review & Poirier vs. Hooker Preview – Care/Don’t Care Podcast

June M. Williams

Sorry cry babies! It’s time for another of our infamous and patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: the illustrious Eugene S. Robinson, the indubitable John S. Nash and our lovely & knowledgable co-host, …

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June M. Williams

Sorry cry babies! It’s time for another of our infamous and patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: the illustrious Eugene S. Robinson, the indubitable John S. Nash and our lovely & knowledgable co-host, Stephie Haynes. The format of the show is to review the prior weeks picks & then to announce each fight on the upcoming card, commenting on which fights are hot and which fights are not.

It’s time for another of our infamous and patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: the astounding Eugene S. Robinson of ozy.com and author of “Fight: Everything You Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking but Were Afraid You’d Get Your Ass Kicked for Asking” and host of the ‘Ozy Confidential Podcast’, the indubitable John S. Nash, our chief financials columnist and co-host of our ‘Show Money Podcast, along with our lovely co-host, Stephie Haynes, of Bloody Elbow’s The Level Change Podcast and The Mookie & Crookie Show.

The format of the show is to review the prior weeks picks & then to announce each fight on the upcoming card, commenting on which fights are hot and which fights are not, as well as introducing an off-topic discussion point or two when there’s time.

UFC on ESPN 11 ‘Blaydes vs. Volkov REVIEW – AT 1:10

Here’s a look at the UFC on ESPN 11 RESULTS & new fight records:

ESPN/ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. JUNE 20 – 8PM/5PM ETPT

  • At 24:47 – 265lbs – Curtis Blaydes (14-2) DEF. Alexander Volkov (31-8), DEC-Unanimous
  • At 19:27 – 145lbs – Josh Emmett (16-2) DEF. Shane Burgos (13-2), DEC-Unanimous
  • At 17:28 – 135lbs – Raquel Pennington (11-8) DEF. Marion Reneau (9-5), DEC-Unanimous
  • At 16:06 – 170lbs – Belal Muhammad (17-3) DEF. Lyman Good (21-6), DEC-Unanimous
  • At 13:31 – 160lbs – Jim Miller (32-14) DEF. Roosevelt Roberts (10-2), SUB-Armbar at 2:25 of Rd 1

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: ($50K ea.) Josh Emmett vs. Shane Burgos
PERFORMANCES OF THE NIGHT: ($50K ea.) 1. Jim Miller 2. Justin Jaynes

ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS | 5PM/2PM ETPT

  • At 9:11 – 155lbs – Bobby Green (25-10) DEF. Clay Guida (35-20), DEC-Unanimous
  • 115lbs – Tecia Torres (11-5) DEF. Brianna Van Buren (9-3), DEC-Unanimous
  • 185lbs – Marc-André Barriault (12-4) DEF. Oskar Piechota (11-4), KO/TKO-Uppercuts to G & P at 4:50 of Rd 2, Total 9:50
  • 125lbs – Gillian Robertson (8-4) DEF. Cortney Casey (9-8), SUB-Rear Naked Choke at 4:32 of Rd 2, Total 9:50
  • At 12:21 – 155lbs – Justin Jaynes (16-4) DEF. Frank Camacho (22-9), KO/TKO-Hooks at 0:41 of Rd 1
  • At 8:21 – 125lbs – Lauren Murphy (13-4) DEF. Roxanne Modafferi (24-17), DEC-Unanimous
  • At 2:12 – 155lbs – Austin Hubbard (12-4) DEF. Max Rohskopf (5-1), KO/TKO-Retirement at 5:00 of Rd 2, Total 10:00

UFC Vegas 4: ‘Poirier vs. Hooker’ PREVIEW – AT 29:35

At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’ and then our trio will go about predicting the UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker bout sheet, leading their way up to the Sat. night Co-Main Event showcasing a welterweight bout between Mickey Gall and Mike ‘Platinum’ Perry, and wrapping up the C/DC quick-picks preview portion of the show with a Main Event discussion featuring a lightweight bout between Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier and Dan ‘The Hangman’ Hooker. The event will once again take place from the brand new UFC APEX Fight Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Here’s a look at the upcoming fight card, bout order is subject to change:

UFC Fight Night: ‘Poirier vs. Hooker’
ESPN/ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. JUNE 27 – 8PM/5PM ETPT

  • 155lbs – Dustin Poirier (25-6) vs. Dan Hooker (20-8) – At 48:40
  • 170lbs – Mickey Gall (6-2) vs. Mike Perry (13-6) – At 44:04
  • 185lbs – Brendan Allen (14-3) vs. Kyle Daukaus (9-0) – At 39:23
  • 265lbs – Maurice Green (8-4) vs. Gian Villante (17-11) – At 37:34

ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS | 5PM/2PM ETPT

  • 155lbs – Luis Pena (8-2) vs. Khama Worthy (15-6) – At 36:17
  • 265lbs – Tanner Boser (17-6) vs. Philipe Lins (14-4) – At 33:30
  • 125lbs – Mara Romero Borella (12-8) vs. Miranda Maverick (7-2) – At 32:47
  • 150lbs – Sean Woodson (7-0) vs. Kyle Nelson (13-3) – At 31:16
  • 170lbs – Takashi Sato (15-3) vs. Ramiz Brahimaj (8-2) – At 30:39
  • 145lbs – Jordan Griffin (18-7) vs. Youssef Zalal (8-2) – At 30:21

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.

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