Event Primer: World Series of Fighting 4

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Prelim (Sherdog.com)

 

Featherweight - Isaac "High Risk" Gutierrez vs Victor "Joe Boxer" Valenzuela

• Gutierrez's Style - Grappling
• Valenzuela's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Valenzuela by TKO

 

Bantamweight - Jared "The Jackhammer" Papazian vs John Robles

• Papazian's Style - Muay Thai, boxing
• Robles's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Robles by KO

 

Light Heavyweight - Lew "The Titan" Polley vs Hans Stringer

• Polley's Style - Wrestling
• Stringer's Style - Striking, grappling
• Prediction - Polley by decision

 

Lightweight - Antonio "Mandingo" McKee vs Lewis "Lethal" Gonzalez

• McKee's Style - Wrestling
• Gonzalez's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - McKee by decision

 

Welterweight - Gerald "Hurricane" Harris vs Jorge "The Sandman" Santiago

• Harris's Style - Wrestling, Muay Thai, comedy
• Santiago's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Harris by KO
• Thoughts - Hey, it's the first fight where I've heard of both fighters! Neat.

 

Main Card (NBC Sports)

 

Lightweight - Keon "The Black Assassin" Caldwell vs "Notorious" Nick Newell

• Caldwell's Style - Striking
• Newell's Style - Wrestling, being inspirational
• Prediction - Newell by submission

 

Bantamweight - Marlon Moraes vs Brandon "Hot Rod" Hempleman

• Moraes's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Hempleman's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Moraes by KO

 

Heavyweight - Ray "Sugarfoot" Sefo vs Dave "Bad Man" Huckaba

• Sefo's Style - Kickboxing
• Huckaba's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Sefo by KO

 

Lightweight - Tyson Griffin vs Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante

• Griffin's Style - Wrestle-boxing
• Cavalcante's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
• Prediction - Griffin by decision

 

Light Heavyweight - Tyrone "The King of the Ring" Spong vs Angel "The Dream" DeAnda

• Spong's Style - Kickboxing
• DeAnda's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Spong by KO

Event Primer - World Series of Fighting 2

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Prelims (Sherdog.com)

Lightweight - Ozzy Dugulubgov vs Chris Wade

• Dugulubgov's Style -Striking
• Wade's Style - Grappling
• Prediction -Dugulubgov by KO
• Thoughts - Ozzy has the best disparity in first and last names (I know "Ozzy" is probably short for Ozmandrovitchanov or whatever, but shut up)

Welterweight - Igor Gracie vs Richard Patishnock

• Gracie's Style -BJJ
• Patishnock's Style -Freestyle
• Prediction -Gracie by submission

Welterweight - Kris "Savage" McCray vs Danillo "Indio" Villefort

• McCray's Style -Grappling
• Villefort's Style -Grappling
• Prediction -McCray by decision

Featherweight - Rick "The Gladiator" Glenn vs Alexandre "Pulga" Pimentel

• Glenn's Style -Striking
• Pimentel's Style -Submissions
• Prediction -Glenn by TKO
• Thoughts - Pimental loaf is disgusting

Featherweight - Waylon Lowe vs Cameron "Money Man" Dollar

• Lowe's Style -Striking
• Dollar's Style -Grappling
• Prediction -Lowe by TKO

Main Card (NBC Sports Network)

Lightweight - Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante vs Justin Gaethje "To a Nunnery"

• Cavalcante's Style - BJJ
• Gaethje's Style -Striking
• Prediction -Cavalcante by submission

Welterweight - Josh "The People's Warrior" Burkman" vs Aaron "A-Train" Simpson

• Burkman's Style - American Whu Hit U
• Simpson's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Burkman by Hitting U (You being Aaron Simpson. Thanks for reading this blog, Aaron!)
• Thoughts - After his fight against Gerald Harris, I want to see Burkman survive longer and longer submission attempts. Can he just get stuck in a triangle for three rounds straight?

Middleweight - Dave Branch vs Paulo "Reward Hunter" Filho

• Branch's Style - BJJ
• Filho's Style - BJJ, drugs
• Prediction - Filho by submission (FILHO IS BACK, BABY!)
• Thoughts - My prediction is going to look hilarious when Filho doesn't even make it to the arena.

Bantamweight - Marlon Moraes vs Tyson Nam

• Moraes's Style - Freestyle
• Nam's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Nam by KO
• Thoughts - Reminder that Nam is putting his imaginary, lineal Bellator bantamweight title on the line in this fight.

Heavyweight - Andrei "Pitbull" Arlovski vs Anthony "Rumble" Johnson

• Arlovski's Style - Boxing, sambo
• Johnson's Style - Boxing, wrestling
• Prediction - Johnson by KO
• Thoughts - It's been too long since a heavyweight fighter from a former Soviet bloc country has fought a welterweight. This should be extra ridiculous since Johnson is a Blackzilian, but even with that curse (Though not in WSoF!), I think Arlovski's chin is too fragmented at this point to withstand some Rumble-Bombs.