Event primer - UFC 169

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Prelims (Fight Pass)

Welterweight - Neil Magny vs Gasan "Cobra" Umalatov

• Magny's Style - Grappling
• Umalatov's Style - Sambo (I mean, probably, right?), being a diacritical mark
• Prediction - Umalatov by submission
• Thoughts - Go away, Neil Magny, nobody from TUF 16 is any good

Lightweight - Rashid "Highlander" Magomedov vs Tony Martin

• Magomedov's Style - Sambo
• Martin's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Magomedov by decision

Middleweight - Clint "Headbussa" Hester vs Andy "Tank Mode" Enz

• Hester's Style - Striking
• Enz's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Hester by KO
• Thoughts - This is kind of a decent set of nicknames from both dudes.

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Lightweight - Al "Raging" Iaquinta vs Kevin "Mo-Town Phenom" Lee

• Iaquinta's Style - Boxing, BJJ
• Lee's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Iaquinta by decision
• Thoughts - Serra-Longo Fight Team continues to roll. STRONG ISLAND, BABY!

Middleweight - Tom "Kong" Watson vs Nick "The Jersey Devil" Catone

• Watson's Style - Boxing
• Catone's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Catone by decision

Flyweight - Chris "Kamikaze" Cariaso vs Danny "The Gremlin" Martinez

• Cariaso's Style - Striking
• Martinez's Style - Punching
• Prediction - Martinez by decision

Lightweight - John "The Bull" Makdessi vs Alan "Nuguette" Patrick

• Makdessi's Style - Striking, wonky eye
• Patrick's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Patrick by submisison

Main Card (PPV)

Lightweight - Jamie Varner vs Abel "Killer" Trujillo

• Varner's Style - Wrestling
• Trujillo's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Trujillo by KO
• Thoughts - You go away, too, Jamie Varner.

Flyweight - John "Hands of Stone" Lineker vs Ali "Puncher King" Bagautinov

• Lineker's Style - Striking, missing weight
• Bagautinov's Style - Punching
• Prediction - Bagautinov by TKO, Lineker comes in at least 2 pounds heavy

Heavyweight - Alistair "Demolition Man" Overeem vs Frank Mir

• Overeem's Style - Kickboxing
• Mir's Style - BJJ, Smug
• Prediction - Overeem by KO
• Thoughts - Both of these guys lose in very funny ways, so this fight should be stupid-entertaining

Featherweight - Jose "Junior" Aldo vs Ricardo "The Bully" Lamas

• Aldo's Style - Muay Thai, soccer
• Lamas' Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Aldo by KO

Bantamweight - Renan "Barao" Pegado vs Urijah "The California Kid" Faber

• Pegado's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai, being a Nosferatu
• Faber's Style - Wrestling, BANG Muay Thai, Dougie-ing
• Prediction - Barao by decision

Event primer - UFC 163

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's still laughing at Tito Ortiz versus Quinton Jackson being the main event for Bellator's first PPV.

Prelim card (Facebook/YouTube)

Light Heavyweight - Ednaldo "Lula Molusco" Oliveira vs Francimar "Bodao" Barroso

• Oliveira's Style - Boxing
• Oliveira's Translated Nickname - Ednaldo "Squidward" Oliveira
• Barrosos's Style - Punching
• Prediction -  Oliveira by TKO
• Thoughts - I hope "Bodao" is Portuguese for "Bo Dallas" which would make Barroso the best fighter ever.

Welterweight - Viscardi Andrande vs Bristol Marunde

• Andrande's Style - Punches
• Marunde's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Marunde by decision

Featherweight - Rani Yahya vs Josh "The Gentleman" Clopton

• Yahya's Style - BJJ
• Clopton's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Yahya by submission

Prelim card (FX)

Flyweight - Ian "Uncle Creepy" McCall vs Illiarde Santos

• McCall's Style - Wrestling, mustaches
• Santos's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - McCall by TKO

Welterweight - Sergio "The Panther" Moraes vs Neil Magny

• Moraes's Style - BJJ
• Magny's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Moraes by submission

Women's Bantamweight - Amanda "The Lioness" Nunes vs Sheila "The German Tank" Gaff

• Nunes's Style - Striking
• Gaff's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Nunes by KO

Light Heavyweight - Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes vs Anthony "The Hippo" Perosh

• Magalhaes's Style - BJJ
• Perosh's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Magalhaes by submission

Main card (PPV)

Flyweight - John "Hands of Stone" Lineker vs Jose "No Chance" Tome

• Lineker's Style - Boxing
• Tome's Style - Grappling, being a really long book
• Prediction -  Lineker by KO
• Thoughts -  If Tome doesn't walk out to "No Chance in Hell", he's an idiot.

Middleweight - Thales Leites vs Tom "Kong" Watson

• Leites's Style - BJJ
• Watson's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Watson by decision

Middleweight - Cezar "Mutante" Ferreira vs Thiago "Marreta" Santos

• Ferreira's Style - BJJ
• Santos's Style -Kicking
• Prediction - Santos by TKO

Light Heavyweight - Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida vs Phil "Mr. Wonderful" Davis

• Machida's Style - Karate, sumo, monkey hugs
• Davis's Style - Wrestling, grappling, triangle body
• Prediction - Davis by submission

Featherweight - Jose "Junior" Aldo vs Chan Sung "The Korean Zombie" Jung

• Aldo's Style - Striking, buying suits
• Jung's Style - Striking, grappling
• Prediction - Aldo by TKO
• Thoughts - This is an insanely hard fight for me to pick. I really like both dudes. ARGH.

Event Primer - UFC 156

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's going to incur James Thompson's wrath any day now.

Prelims (Facebook)

Bantamweight - Edwin "El Feroz" Figueroa vs Francisco "Cisco" Rivera

• Figueroa's Style - Striking
• Rivera's Style - Striking
• Prediction -  Figueroa by KO

Bantamweight - Chico "The King" Camus vs Dustin "The Diamond" Kimura

• Camus's Style - Striking, Existentialism
• Style - Submissions (But no kimuras? What in all of the hecks, man?)
• Prediction - Camus via getting Kimura to contemplate the nothingness of the universe by way of extensive face punches

Prelims (FX)

Lightweight - Yves Edwards vs Isaac Ville-Flagg

• Edwards's Style - Thugjitsu
• Ville-Flagg's Style - Punches
• Prediction - Edwards by KO
• Thoughts - Edwards is the best dude ever.

Lightweight - Jacob "Christmas" Volkmann vs Bobby "King" Green

• Volkmann's Style - Wrestling
• Green's Style - Hood
• Prediction - Green by decision
• Thoughts - I hope Volkmann manages to wrangle a live microphone so he can get another Secret Service visit.

Welterweight - Tyron "The Chosen One' Woodley vs Jay "Thoroughbred" Hieron

• Woodley's Style - Wrestling
• Hieron's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Woodley by decision
• Thoughts - Remember when Hieron bled a bunch? That was gross.

Lightweight - Gleison Tibau vs Evan Dunham

• Tibau's Style - Wrestling, BJJ, cutting weight
• Unofficial Tibau Nickname - Gleison "Tim" Tibau
• Dunham's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Tibau by decision

Main Card (PPV)

Flyweight - Joseph Benavidez vs Ian "Uncle Creepy" McCall

• Benavidez's Style - Wrestling, Brozlian Bro Jitsu
• McCall's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Benavidez by submission (Brollotine choke)
• Thoughts - Obligatory Team Alpha Male video

Welterweight - Jon Fitch vs Demian Maia

• Fitch's Style - Wrestling, beating up Thunder Cats
• Maia's Style - BJJ, turning on blood faucets
• Prediction - Fitch by TKO
• Thoughts - This fight isn't really fair since Fitch has MIND POWERS (From being Week Day Vegan)

Heavyweight - Alistair "The Reem" Overeem vs Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva

• Overeem's Style - Muay Thai
• Silva's Style - Striking, BJJ
• Prediction - Overeem by KO
• Thoughts - WHOA, OVEREEM, PANTASTIC BODY!

Light Heavyweight - "Suga" Rashad Evans vs Antonio Rogerio "Minotouro" Nogueira

• Evans's Style -Wrestling, boxing
• Nogueira's Style - BJJ, boxing
• Prediction -Evans by KO
• Thoughts - More like LOL Nog

Main Event: Featherweight Title - Jose "Junior" Aldo vs Frankie "The Answer" Edgar

• Aldo's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ, buying suits
• Edgar's Style - Wrestling, Boxing
• Edgar's Real Nickname - Frankie "Two Times" Edgar
• Prediction - Edgar by TKO
• Thoughts -  I can't wait for rounds 6 - 10 in like six months!

This Week in Dumb MMA Stuff

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that’s less polite than Shinya Aoki after breaking arms.

Fights - There were no major fights, and there will never be any more major fights again (I'll get to this in the news section), so let's look at some Z-grade fights.

K-1 is a kickboxing organization, and I really don't pay enough attention to it.  They put on an event this past Saturday, so I decided to watch it, and I realized I need to pay more attention to K-1.  The fights were fun and exciting, with lots of finishes.  Since the format is only 3x3-minute rounds, the fighters don't waste time and just attack.  Here's Part 1 and Part 2 for your viewing pleasure.

Brett Bassett vs Mike Ling

Here's two guys fighting in Jordan, but not for very long.  Bassett catches a kick from Ling and drops him with an overhand right.

Paulo Filho vs Murilo Rua

Paulo Filho had a rematch with Murilo Rua in Brazil that was six years in the making.  Filho won the first fight by unanimous decision.  The years have not been kind to either man, as Filho has battled mental health issues and drug addiction, while even before the first fight, Rua has suffered a lot of brain trauma from multiple knockouts.  This fight doesn't go the distance, nor does it make it out of the first round or even minute.  There's some controversy about the stoppage by referee Mario Yamasaki, but I'd much rather have an early stoppage than someone like Rua take undue punishment.  Of course, to me, the real issue is either man being allowed to fight, but Brazil is crazy about MMA

News - Lots of news items, most of them are pretty depressing for fight fans.

Urijah Faber Sups Upon the Metaphysical Milkshake

Here is former WEC Featherweight champion Urijah "the California Kid" Faber on Rainn "Dwight Schrute" Wilson's van-based talk show, Metaphysical Milkshake, talking mostly about his book, or rather, his "mem-wire", The Laws of the Ring.  Urijah is a fairly charismatic guy, and he's not a horrible person, so I'm always happy to see him do well, even if I mock his Team Alpha Male group's methods.  And, of course, I can't forget Urijah's vacation experience in Bali that resulted in the line "It takes more than twelve Balinese with weapons to kill the California Kid"

Potential Warning - Semi-Gross Images

Chris Weidman had elbow surgery to remove some animal cracker chunks that somehow got lodged inside his arm, so of course he had to share the photographic evidence.  Also included is a picture of Mark Munoz's similar elbow-chunk haul from earlier in the year.  Weidman should make a decent recovery to fight for the number one contender spot if there actually are any more UFC fights ever again.

End Potential Gross Images

As for the constant comments about no more UFC, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Jose Aldo have both pulled out of their fights at UFC 153 due to injuries.  I fully expect this to continue until all fighters are hurt all the time and this "sport" of MMA is canceled entirely.

Don't forget, TUF 16 premieres this Friday.  Luckily everything has already been taped, so it's a thing that we will get to see!

This Week in Dumb MMA Stuff

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that’s crazier than Viacheslav Datsik.

Fights – Even though UFC 151 was canceled, there was still ONE FC 5:  Pride of a Nation, which was pretty awesome!

Gif by https://twitter.com/ZProphet_MMA

Phil “I’m the Best Evah!” Baroni started things off with a nice showcase of his Long Islander roots, decked out in a Yankees jersey and firing off double middle fingers to the crowd during his walkout.

Gif by https://twitter.com/ZProphet_MMA

In the actual fight, Baroni won via soccer kicks and punches against his “pony boy” opponent, Rodrigo Ribeiro, putting Baroni back to a .500 record.  Hopefully the New York Badass can continue to floss.

Check out more fights and news after the jump!