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 FIGHT ISLAND 1 & 2 REVIEW – AT 1:07
UFC Fight Island 1 & 2 REVIEW – AT 1:13
Here’s a look at the UFC on ESPN Fight Night RESULTS & new fight records:
‘Kattar vs. Ige’ MAIN CARD | WED. JULY 15
- At 12:26 – 145lbs – Kattar (22-4) DEF Ige (14-2) DEC – Unanimous
- At 10:15 – 125lbs – Elliott (16-11) DEF Benoit (10-7) DEC – Unanimous
- At 6:58 – 145lbs – Rivera (23-4) DEF Stamann (19-3) DEC – Unanimous
- At 4:53 – 125lbs – Santos (16-1) DEF McCann (10-3) DEC – Unanimous
- 174lbs – Lazzez (10-1) DEF Alhassan (10-2) DEC – Unanimous
FOTN: ($50K ea.) Abdul Razak Alhassan* vs. Mounir Lazzez (*Alhassan not eligible for bonus due to missed weight)
POTN: ($50K ea.) 1. Lerone Murphy 2. Khamzat Chimaev 3. Modestas Bukauskas
ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS | 8PM/5PM ETPT
- 185lbs – Chimaev (7-0) DEF. Phillips (22-10) SUB – D’Arce Choke at 1:12 of Rd 2, Total 6:12
- 145lbs – Murphy (9-0) DEF Ramos (14-3) KO/TKO – G & P at 4:18 of Rd 1
- 205lbs – Bukauskas (11-2) DEF Michailidis (12-4) KO/TKO – RETIREMENT at 5:00 of Rd 1
- 149lbs – Gordon (16-4) DEF Fishgold (18-4) DEC – Unanimous
- 125lbs – Jojua (8-3) DEF Belbi?? (13-6) SUB – Armbar at 2:23 of Rd 1
- 135lbs – Shore (13-0) DEF Phillips (12-4) SUB – Rear Naked Choke at 2:29 of Rd 2, Total 7:29
‘Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2’ MAIN CARD | SAT. JULY 18
- At 31:34 – Vacant Flyweight Title Bout – Figueiredo (19-1) DEF Benavidez (28-7) SUB – Rear Naked Choke at 4:48 of Rd 1
- At 24:24 – 185lbs – Hermansson (21-5) DEF Gastelum (16-6) SUB – Heel Hook at 1:18 of Rd 1
- At 20:37 – 155lbs – Fiziev (8-1) DEF Diakiese (14-4) DEC – Unanimous
- At 23:24 – 125lbs – Lipski (13-5) DEF Carolina (6-2) SUB – Kneebar at 1:28 of Rd 1
- At 18:28 – 125lbs – Askarov (12-0) DEF Pantoja (22-5) DEC – Unanimous
FOTN: ($50K ea.) Rafael Fiziev vs. Marc Diakiese
POTN: ($50K ea.) 1. Ariane Lipski 2. Deiveson Figueiredo
ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS | 5PM/2PM ETPT
- 205lbs – Dolidze (7-0) DEF Ibragimov (8-3) KO/TKO – Knee to G & P at 4:15 of Rd 1
- 150lbs – Dawson (16-1) DEF Narimani (12-4) DEC – Unanimous
- 155lbs – Alvarez (17-2) DEF Duffy (16-5) SUB – Guillotine Choke at 2:25 of Rd 1
- 135lbs – Johns (17-2) DEF Jackson (9-2) DEC – Unanimous
- 125lbs – Albazi (13-1) DEF Gordon (12-4) SUB – Triangle Choke at 4:42 of Rd 1
- 155lbs – Tsarukyan (15-2) DEF Ramos (10-4) DEC – Unanimous
- 265lbs – Spivak (11-2) DEF Felipe (8-1) DEC – Majority
UFC FIGHT ISLAND 3: ‘Whittaker vs. Till’ PREVIEW – AT 37:00
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’ and then our trio will go about predicting the UFC Fight Night 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 Fight Night event will take place from the brand new Flash Forum Fight Facility on UFC Fight Island (Yas Island), off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on this Saturday night.
Here’s a look at the upcoming fight card & records, bout order subject to change:
‘WHITTAKER VS TILL’ MAIN CARD | SAT. JULY 25 – 8PM/5PM ETPT
- 185lbs Whittaker (20-5) vs Till (18-2) At 56:09
- 205lbs Rua (26-11) vs Nogueira (23-9) At 54:12
- 265lbs Werdum (23-9) vs Gustafsson (18-6) At 50:31
- 115lbs Esparza (16-6) vs Rodrguez (12-0) At 49:09
- 205lbs Craig (12-4) vs Antigulov (20-6) At 48:35
- 170lbs Oliveira (21-8) vs Sobotta (17-6) At 47:48
UFC FIGHT PASS/ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS | 5PM/2PM ETPT
- 155lbs Trinaldo (25-7) vs Herbert (10-1) At 46:50
- 170lbs Dalby (18-3) vs Ronson (21-10) At 46:34
- 265lbs Collier (11-4) vs Aspinall (7-2) At 46:22
- 145lbs Evloev (12-0) vs Grundy (12-1) At 43:51
- 265lbs Pessoa (10-1) vs Boser (18-6) At 41:31
- 135lbs Correia (11-4) vs Kianzad (12-5) At 41:03
- 170lbs Emeev (18-4) vs Stolze (12-3) At 40:46
- 170lbs Chimaev (7-0) vs McKee (10-2) At 40:21
- 135lbs Wood (16-4) vs Castañeda (17-4) At 37:45
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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