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.
UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2 REACTIONS — 2:14
Overall, this now 12-bout card saw three exciting first round finishes, four thrilling KO/TKO’s including our main event title bout, one sweet submission, and six hard-fought decisions, one majority, & one fight to a split draw. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts included — FOTN: Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold. POTN: Leon Edwards & Victor Altamirano.
Here’s a look at the UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2 fight card with full results & updated fight records:
ESPN+ MAIN PPV CARD | SAT. AUG. 20
At 2:50 — 12. UFC Welterweight Championship/Rematch: Leon Edwards (20-3) DEF. Kamaru Usman (20-1) — via KO (left high kick) at 4:04 of Round 5
At 15:13 — 11. Paulo Costa (14-2) DEF. Luke Rockhold (16-6) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
At 22:50 — 10. Merab Dvalishvili (15-4) DEF. José Aldo (31-8) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
At 26:00 — 9. Lucie Pudilová (14-7) DEF. Wu Yanan (13-6) — via TKO (elbows) at 4:04 of Round 2
At 27:30 — 8. Tyson Pedro (9-3) DEF. Harry Hunsucker (7-6) — via TKO (strikes) at 1:05 of Round 1
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At 29:19 — 7. Marcin Tybura (23-7) DEF. Alexandr Romanov (16-1) — via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)
At 32:08 — 6. Jared Gordon (19-5) DEF. Leonardo Santos (18-6) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
At 32:17 — 5. Sean Woodson (9-1-1) vs. Luis Saldaña (16-7-1) — fight to a split draw (29-27, 27-29, 28-28)
At 32:32 — 4. Ange Loosa (9-3) DEF. AJ Fletcher (9-2)— via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)
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At 32:42 — 3. Amir Albazi (15-1) DEF. Francisco Figueiredo (13-5) — via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:34 of Round 1
At 34:23 — 2. Aoriqileng (24-9) DEF. Jay Perrin (10-6) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
At 34:55 — 1. Victor Altamirano (11-2) DEF. Daniel da Silva (11-4) — via TKO (strikes) at 3:39 of Round 1
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UFC PARIS: Gane vs. Tuivasa PICKS — 35:53
At this point in the show we offer you our ‘disclaimer’, then our duo will go about predicting the UFC PARIS Fight Night bout sheet from the bottom up, 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 Accor Arena, Paris, France, in two weeks time on Sat, September 3rd.
Here’s a look at the fight card & records for the upcoming event via tapology.com, bout order subject to change (the prelims have already shifted around quite a bit between recording and writing the post):
UFC PARIS: (12 Cares)
ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. SEP. 3 — 3/12PM ETPT (10 Cares)
12. 265lbs: Ciryl Gane (10-1) vs. Tai Tuivasa (15-3) — At 51:56, 3 Cares, but split
11. 185lbs: Robert Whittaker (23-6) vs. Marvin Vettori (18-4) — At 48:45, 3 Cares, but split
10. 185lbs: Alessio Di Chirico (13-6) vs. Roman Kopylov (8-2) — At 47:20, 1 Care (Stephie)
9. 155lbs: Nasrat Haqparast (13-5) vs. John Makdessi (18-7) — At 46:31
8. 135lbs: Taylor Lapilus (18-3) vs. Khalid Taha (13-4) — At 44:58
7. 145lbs: Charles Jourdain (13-5) vs. Nathaniel Wood (18-5) — At 42:58, 3 Cares
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6. 145lbs: Zarah Fairn (6-4) vs. Allin Perez (7-1) — At 42:34
5. 155lbs: Benoit Saint-Denis (9-1) vs. Gabriel Miranda (16-5) — At 37:24
4. 145lbs: Nassourdine Imavov (11-3) vs. Joaquin Buckley (15-4) — At 38:49, 2 Cares (John & Eugene)
3. 145lbs: Ricardo Ramos (16-4) vs. Danny Henry (12-4) — At 37:42
2. 155lbs: Fares Ziam (12-4) vs. Michal Figlak (8-0) — At 36:46
1. 185lbs: Dustin Stoltzfus (14-4) vs. Abusupiyan Magomedov (24-4) — At 38:00
Be sure to follow Eugene on twitter @EugeneSRobinson, John is @heynottheface, and of course you can catch Stephie @CrooklynMMA.
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