Event primer - TUF 18 Finale

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Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

Flyweight - Josh "the Gremlin" Sampo vs Ryan "Baby Face" Benoit

• Sampo's Style - Grappling
• Benoit's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Sampo by decision

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Welterweight - Sean "Black Magic" Spencer vs Drew Dober

• Spencer's Style - Freestyle
• Dober's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Spencer by decision

Heavyweight - Jared "the Big Show" Rosholt vs Walt Harris

• Rosholt's Style - Wrestling
• Harris' Style - Striking
• Prediction - Rosholt by KO

Featherweight - Rani Yahya vs Tom "Stoneface" Niinimaki

• Yahya's Style - BJJ
• Niinimaki's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Yahya by submission

Featherweight - Akira Corassani vs Maximo "Maxi" Blanco

• Corassani's Style - BJJ, Tae Kwon Do
• Blanco's Style - Wrestling, striking
• Prediction -Blanco by KO

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Women's Bantamweight - Roxanne "the Happy Warrior" Modafferi vs Raquel "Rocky" Pennington

• Modafferi's Style - BJJ
• Pennington's Style - Striking, grappling
• Prediction - Pennington by TKO
• Thoughts - I really want Roxanne to win, but I just don't see it happening, and that's going to make me sad since she's the best.

Women's Bantamweight - Peggy "Daywalker" Morgan vs Jessamyn "the Gun" Duke

• Morgan's Style - Giraffe
• Duke's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Prediction - Duke by submission
• Thoughts - This is going to be like the small, women's equivalent of Schilt versus Struve (Or maybe Sylvia versus McGee?)

Bantamweight - Chris Holdsworth vs David Grant

• Holdsworth's Style -BJJ
• Grant's Style -Striking
• Prediction - Holdsworth by submission

Women's Bantamweight - Juliana "the Venezuelan Vixen" Pena vs Jessica "the Ragin" Rakoczy

• Pena's Style - Grappling
• Rakoczy's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Rakoczy by TKO

Lightweight - Nate Diaz vs Gray "The Bully" Maynard

• Diaz's Style - Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (WHAT?!), Stockton Slap, Mean Mug
• Maynard's Style - Wrestling, bullying
• Prediction - Maynard by decision

Event Primer: UFC on Fox - Henderson vs Melendez

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Preliminary Card (Facebook/YouTube)

Middleweight - Clifford Starks vs Yoel "Soldier of God" Romero

• Starks's Style - Wrestling
• Romero's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction -  Romero by TKO
• Thoughts - Yoel Romero pulled off the best ankle pick in the history of takedowns.

Lightweight - Anthony "The Assassin" Njokuani vs "Relentless" Roger Bowling

• Njokuani's Style -Striking
• Bowling's Style - Wrestling, striking
• Prediction -  Njokuani by KO
• Thoughts - Remember that time Njokuani head kicked a fleeing Chris Horodecki? That was hilarious, mostly because Horodecki looks like he's twelve years old, and there isn't anything funnier than a child taking a head kick.

Bantamweight - TJ Dillashaw vs Hugo "Wolverine" Viana

• Dillashaw's Style - Wrestling
• Viana's Style - Boxing
• Prediction -  Dillashaw by submission

Preliminary Card (FX)

Lightweight - Tim "The Dirty Bird" Means vs Jorge "Gamebred" Masvidal

• Means's Style - Striking
• Masvidal's Style - Muay Thai
• Prediction -  Masvidal by KO

Flyweight - Joseph "Joe B-Wan Kenobi" Benavidez vs Darren "BC" Uyenoyama

• Benavidez's Style - Grappling, Joe-Jitsu
• Uyenoyama's Style - Grappling
• Prediction -  Benavidez by Joe-mission

Lightweight - Ramsey Nijem vs Myles "Fury" Jury

• Nijem's Style - Grappling
• Jury's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
• Prediction -  Jury by submission

Middleweight - Francis "Limitless" Carmont vs Lorenz "The Monsoon" Larkin

• Carmont's Style - Grappling, stealing decisions from Tom Lawlor
• Larkin's Style - Striking
• Prediction -  Larkin by TKO

Featherweight - Chad "Money" Mendes vs Darren "The Damage" Elkins

• Mendes's Style - Wrestling
• Elkins's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Elkins by decision
• Thoughts - Mendes is the highest Team Alpha Male on the card, so he gets the traditional TAM video link.

Main Card (Fox)

Welterweight - Jordan "Young Gun" Mein vs Matt "The Immortal" Brown

• Mein's Style - Striking
• Brown's Style - Grappling
• Prediction -  Mein by KO

Lightweight - Nate Diaz vs Josh "The Punk" Thomson

• Diaz's Style - BJJ, Boxing
• Thomson's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Diaz by submission
• Thoughts - I am surprised Thomson hasn't gotten injured in training yet, but there's still plenty of time!

Heavyweight - Daniel "DC" Cormier vs Frank Mir

• Cormier's Style - Wrestling
• Mir's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Cormier by TKO

Lightweight Title - Benson "Smooth" Henderson vs Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez

• Henderson's Style - Grappling
• Alternate Henderson Nicknames - Benson "And Hedges" Henderson, Benson "Bendo" Henderson, Benson "Robert Guillaume" Henderson
• Melendez's Style - Wrestling, letting his Soul Glo
• Prediction -Henderson by submission
• Thoughts - Team Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (WHAT?!) is going to end up 0-4 in UFC title fights. Hilarious.

UFC on Fox 5 Event Primer

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Preliminary Card - Facebook

Bantamweight - Scott "Young Guns" Jorgensen vs John "Prince" Albert

• Jorgensen's Style - Wrestling
• Mean-spirited Jorgensen Nickname - Scotty "Spotty" Jorgensen
• Albert's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Jorgensen wins by wrestling-centric decision
• Thoughts - Jorgensen is cool and does good fights, I hope he wins!

Preliminary Card - FX

 Featherweight - Dennis "The Menace" Siver vs Nam Phan

• Siver's Style - Kickboxing
• Phan's Style - BJJ, Karate
• Prediction - Phan wins a decision
• Thoughts - Battel of spinning back kicks and body/liver shots. Guts are going to get ruined in this one!

Lightweight - Tim "The Dirty Bird" Means vs Abel "Killa" Trujillo

• Means's Style - Striking
• Trujillo's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Tim Means war and gets a knockout victory.
• Thoughts - Ugh, Trujillo has a dumb fence tattoo, boo to that.

Lightweight - Daron "Detroit Superstar" Cruickshank vs Henry "Sicario" Martinez

• Cruickshank's Style - Wrestling
• Alternate Cruickshank Nickname - Daron "Hermione Granger's Cat" Cruickshank
• Martinez's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Cruickshank with a knockout

 Lightweight - Ramsey Nijem vs Joe Proctor

• Nijem's Style - Wrestling
• Proctor's Style - Grappling
• Alternate Proctor Nicknames - Joe "Doctor" Proctor, Joe "Proctorologist" Proctor
• Prediction - Proctor is going to submit Ramsey

Bantamweight - Rafael Assuncao vs Mike "The Hulk" Easton

• Assuncao's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
• Easton's Style - BJJ, Tae Kwon Do
• Prediction - Easton by decision
• Thoughts - EASTON DOES NOT PLAY!

Lightweight - Yves "Thugjitsu Master" Edwards vs Jeremy "Lil' Heathen" Stephens

• Edwards's Style - Thugjitsu
• Stephens's Style - Boxing, BJJ
• Prediction - Edwards by submission
• Thoughts - Yves is like the coolest dude ever.  Win, Yves, win!

 Main Card - Fox

Welterweight - Mike "Quick" Swick vs Matt "The Immortal" Brown

• Swick's Style - Kickboxing
• Brown's Style - Judo, BJJ
• Prediction - Mike Swick will continue to be back and submit Brown with a Swickotine.
• Thoughts - This fight should be way good.

Welterweight - B.J. "The Prodigy" Penn vs Rory "Ares" MacDonald

• Penn's Style - BJJ, boxing
• Penn's Full Name - Jay Dee "Baby Jay" Penn
• MacDonald's Style - Impeccable.  Also, suplexing dudes.
• MacDonald's Previous Nickname - Rory "The Waterboy" MacDonald
• Prediction - BJ by TKO, followed by another instance of licking his opponent's blood off his gloves (Gross, BJ, gross)
• Thoughts - BJ Penn is in the greatest YouTube videos ever.  Whether he's jumping out of pools, eating food, or answering questions from Mickey's, he's amazing.

Light Heavyweight - Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs Alexander "The Mauler" Gustafsson

• Rua's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Gustafsson's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Gustafsson will is taller, blonder, and more Swedishy, so that spells TKO victory.
• Thoughts - Gustafsson has the best doggie, oh my gosh!

Main Event

Lightweight Title - Benson "Smooth" Henderson vs. Nate Diaz

• Henderson's Style - Grappling, Tae Kwon Do
• Alternate Henderson Nicknames - "Robert Guillaume" Benson Henderson, Benson "Bendo" Henderson, Benson "And Hedges" Henderson
• Diaz's Style - CESAR GRACIE JIU JITSU (WHAT?!), Boxing
• Prediciton - My heart wants a draw, my head sees Benson winning via wrestling-heavy decision, but Nate boxing Henderson up for a TKO or (impossible as it sounds), catching Bendo in a submission could happen.  Too close to call, guh!
• Thoughts -THIS FIGHT IS GONNA RULE, I DON'T WANT EITHER DUDE TO LOSE, THOUGH!