Event primer - UFC Fight Night 33

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Prelims (Facebook, YouTube)

Welterweight - Ben "Manimal" Wall vs Alex "The Dominican Nightmare" Garcia

• Wall's Style - Grappling
• Garcia's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Garcia by submission

Prelims (Fox Sports 2)

Middleweight - Bruno "Carioca" Santos vs Krzysztof Jotko

• Santos' Style - Grappling
• Jotko's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Santos by decision

Flyweight - Richie "Vas" Vaculik vs Justin "Tank" Scoggins

• Vaculik's Style - Grappling
• Scoggins' Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Scoggins by KO

Middleweight - Nick "The Promise" Ring vs Caio Magalhaes

• Ring's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Magalhaes' Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Ring by decision

Bantamweight - Takeya Mizugaki vs Nam Phan

• Mizugaki's Style - Grappling
• Phan's Style - Boxing, BJJ
• Prediction - Mizugaki by decision

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Women's Bantamweight - Julie "Fireball" Kedzie vs  Bethe Correia

• Kedzie's Style - Kickboxing
• Correia's Style -
• Prediction - Kedzie by TKO

Middleweight - Dylan "The Villain" Andrews vs Clint Hester

• Andrews' Style - Boxing, wrestling
• Hester's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Hester by TKO

Heavyweight - Pat "Hype or Die" Barry vs Soa "The Hulk" Palelei

• Barry's Style - Kickboxing, throwin thunda
• Palelei's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
• Prediction - Barry by KO
• Thoughts - Barry is smart AND athletic

Light Heavyweight - Ryan "Darth" Bader vs Anthony "The Hippo" Perosh

• Bader's Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Perosh's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Perosh by submission

Light Heavyweight - Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs James Te Huna

• Rua's Style - Muay thai, BJJ, airplane arms
• Te Huna's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Rua by TKO

Heavyweight - Mark "Super Samoan" Hunt vs Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva

• Hunt's Style - Kickboxing
• Silva's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Hunt by KO
• Thoughts - The man with the biggest punches against the dude with the biggest head. This seems like cruel and very unusual punishment for Silva.

Event Primer - UFC 160

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Preliminary Card (Facebook/YouTube)

Featherweight - Jeremy "Lil Heathen" Stephens vs Estevan "El Terrible" Payan

• Stephens's Style - Punching, felonies
• Unfortunate Stephens Moment - Getting knocked out by Yves Edwards
• Payan's Style -Boxing
• Unfortunate Payan Moment - Getting knocked out by Yahir Reyes
• Prediction - Payan by decision

Bantamweight - Brian Bowles vs George Roop

• Bowles's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
• Roop's Style - Striking, Being a scarecrow
• Prediction - Bowles by submission

Welterweight - Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson vs Nah-Shon "The Rock-N-Rolla" Burrell

• Thompson's Style - Karate
• Burrell's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Thompson by KO
• Thoughts - Hopefully Thompson wins and can fight Jordan Mein to crown the "We got our hype trains derailed by the penny on the tracks known as Matt 'the Immortal' Brown" champion. My money's on Mein, for the record.

Preliminary Card (FX)

Lightweight - Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov vs Abel "Killa" Trujillo

• Nurmagomedov's Style - Sambo, judo, kickboxing
• Trujillo's Style - Striking, grappling
• Prediction - Nurmagomedov by submission
• Thoughts - I wonder what trolling shirt Nurmagomedov will wear to the weigh-ins. Also, he better pair it with his giant, furry hat. Additional also, is it just me, or are like 90% of the cool/good Russian mixed martial artists guys from Dagestan?

Welterweight - Colton Smith vs Robert Whittaker

• Smith's Style - Wrestling
• Whittaker's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Smith by decision

Featherweight - Dennis "The Menace" Bermudez vs Max "Blessed" Holloway

• Bermudez's Style - Wrestling
• Holloway's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Holloway by TKO

Welterweight - Mike "Quicksand" Pyle vs Rick "The Horror" Story

• Pyle's Style - BJJ
• Story's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Pyle by KO

Main Card (PPV)

Lightweight - Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone vs "King Karl" KJ Noons

• Cerrone's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
• Unfortunate Cerrone Moment - Tie: Standing there and taking a prolonged middle finger from Nate Diaz and getting yelled at by Greg Jackson during the same fight.
• Noon's Style - Striking, bangs
• Unfortunate Noons Moment - Getting knocked out by Charles "Krazy Horse/Kid Khaos" Bennett
• Prediction - Cerrone by submission

Lightwweight - Gray "The Bully" Maynard vs TJ Grant

• Maynard's Style - Wrestling
• Grant's Style - BJJ
• Horrible Unofficial Grant Nickname - TJ "Don't Take Me For" Grant"-Ed"
• Prediction - Grant by TKO
• Thoughts - I know the winner is supposed to get a shot at Bendo's title, but I want Grant to grow a fuller beard and then have him, Pat Healy, and Jim Miller in a San-Do match.

Light Heavyweight - Glover Teixeira vs James Te-Huna

• Teixeira's Style - Striking, BJJ
• Te-Huna's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Teixeira by KO

Heavyweight - Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos vs Mark "Super Samoan" Hunt

• Dos Santos's Style - Boxing
• Hunt's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Hunt by KO
• Thoughts - MAAAAAAAAAARK HUUUUUUUUUUNTOOOOOOOO is going to get a UFC Heavyweight title shot after he wins this fight, and then he'll win the UFC Heavyweight title and world peace will be acheived. BELIEVE IN MARK HUNT!

Heavyweight Title - Cain Velasquez vs Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva

• Velasquez's Style - Wrestling
• Silva's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
• Prediction - Velasquez by TKO (Same as last time, though probably slightly less messy)

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Prelims (Facebook)

Welterweight - Marcelo "Magrao" Guimaraes vs Hyun Gyu "The Ace" Lim

• Guimaraes's Style - BJJ
• Lim's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Lim by KO

Bantamweight - Alex "Bruce Leeroy" Caceres vs Kyung Ho "Typhoon" Kang

• Caceres's Style - Striking, submissions
• Kang's Style - Submissions
• Prediction - Kang by submission

Lightweight - Cristiano Marcello vs Kazuki Tokudome

• Marcello's Style - BJJ
• Tukodome's Style - Striking
• Prediction -Tokudome by KO
• Thoughts - Remember the time Marcello fought Krazy Horse backstage at Pride? That was cool.

Bantamweight - Takeya Mizugaki vs Bryan "Kid Lightning" Caraway

• Mizugaki's Style - Striking
• Caraway's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
• Prediction - Mizugaki by TKO

Middleweight - Riki Fukuda vs Brad Tavares

• Fukuda's Style - Wrestling
• Tavares's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Fukuda by decision

Main Card (Fuel)

Welterweight - Dong Hyun "Stun Gun" Kim vs Siyar "The Great" Bahadurzada

• Kim's Style - Judo, grappling, bitch-slapping Nate back to 209
• Bahadurzada's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Kim by decision
• Thoughts - Kim's been busy doing obstacle courses!

Lightweight - Mizuto "Pugnus" Hirota vs Rani Yahya

• Hirota's Style - Striking, ground and pound
• Yahya's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Hirota by TKO

Middleweight - Yushin "Thunder" Okami vs Hector "Lighting" Lombard

• Okami's Style - Wrestling
• Lombard's Style - Boxing, judo
• Prediction - Okami by decision
• Thoughts - This might be the best nickname matchup Joe Silva concocted since John "Doomsday" Howard beat Dennis "Superman" Hallman. Also, YUSHIN OKAMI, THANK YOU!

Lightweight - Takanori "The Fireball Kid" Gomi vs Diego "The Dream" Sanchez

• Gomi's Style - Striking, wrestling
• Sanchez's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Sanchez by TKO
• Thoughts - YES! YES!

Heavyweight - Mark "Super Samoan" Hunt vs Stefan "Skyscraper" Struve

• Hunt's Style - Kickboxing, STRONG, HEAD OF STEEL
• Struve's Style - BJJ, kickboxing
• Prediction - Hunt by KO
• Thoughts - #RallyForMarkHunt is now #HuntForTheGold. Also, Stefan Struve is just Joe Lauzon after saying "INYUK CHUK" like Apache Chief.

Main Event: Light Heavyweight - Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva vs Brian "All American" Stann

• Silva's Style - Muay thai, Axe murderings
• Stann's Style - Striking, MCMAP
• Prediction - Silva by TKO
• Thoughts -During this fight, you should play these two songs on repeat.

Fantastic Finishes - Manhoef vs Hunt

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This time on Fantastic Finishes, the finish is the entire fight. It's also a testament to how fucking scary Melvin Manhoef's punching power is (But I don't want to get ahead of myself).

Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef vs Mark "Super Samoan" Hunt - K-1 Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2008 (December 31, 2008)

Who Are These Guys?

Melvin Manhoef is a Dutch/Surinamese kickboxer that wears a gladiator skirt and dog collar and dances to the ring because nobody is going to say anything about it. He currently has a 93% knockout rate.

Mark Hunt is a former K-1 World Grand Prix champion, which means he is a very good kickboxer. Also, Samoan stereotypes are true, because he once did this in a K-1 fight (Absorbing punches with the face is never a smart choice, unless you are Mark Hunt/Ray Sefo)

What's so Special about this Fight?

In his combined MMA and kickboxing career up to that point, Mark Hunt had only ever lost by submission, decision, a corner stoppage TKO, and a body shot TKO. The fact that a man outweighed by close to one hundred pounds managed to knock out Hunt while back pedaling is either bullshit or magic, I can't decide.

What Did We Learn?

• Don't let Melvin Manhoef punch you
• Even a stereotypical Samoan skull can be compromised
• Don't let Mark Hunt punch you (I know it wasn't demonstrated in this fight, but it needs to be said)