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.

Fantastic Finishes - Henderson vs Bisping

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Today on Fantastic Finishes, we celebrate AMERICA!

Dan "Hendo" Henderson vs Michael Bisping - UFC 100 (July 11, 2009)

Who are these guys?

Dan Henderson is a wrestler that posses a megaton warhead in his right fist known as the H-Bomb. Michael Bisping is a kickboxer that has been called out by ever fighter that's ever made the UFC roster. They spent several weeks coaching against each other on The Ultimate Fighter were Dan was charming and funny, and Bisping was contentious, smarmy, and a big dumb jerk.

What's so special about this fight?

This fight is pretty much the best knockout in the history of knockouts. To the people that watched the entire season of TUF and saw Bisping constantly complaining, and making fun of people, but unable to handle even the slightest bit of joking at his expense, it was sweet revenge.  It spawned hilarious photoshops, the best of which is this one:

Uncle Sam says BLAMMO!

What did we learn?

• Don't circle to the left against Henderson (Bisping's corner SCREAMS this at him between rounds)
• AMERICA RULES, BRITAIN DROOLS

Event Primer - TUF 17 Finale

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Preliminary Card (Facebook)

Featherweight - Justin "The American Kidd" Lawrence vs Daniel "The Pit" Pineda

• Lawrence's Style - Striking
• Pineda's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Lawrence by KO

Featherweight - Sam Sicilia vs Maximo "Maxi" Blanco

• Sicilia's Style - Wrestling, striking
• Blanco's Style - Wrestling, striking, knee to the butt
• Prediction -  Blanco by KO

Featherweight - Cole "Magrinho" Miller vs Bart "Bartimus" Palaszewski

• Miller's Style - Submissions
• Palaszewski's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Palaszewski by TKO

Preliminary Card (FuelTV)


Middleweight - Clint "Headbussa" Hester vs Bristol Marunde

• Hester's Style - Striking
• Marunde's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Hester by TKO

Middleweight - Dylan "The Villain" Andrews vs Jimmy "Crash" Quinlan

• Andrews's Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Quinlan's Style - Wrestling, BJJ, stories
• Prediction - Quinlan by submission

Middleweight - Luke "The Bigslow" Barnatt vs Collin Hart

• Barnatt's Style - Striking, tall
• Hart's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction -Barnatt by TKO

Middleweight - Josh Samman vs "King" Kevin Casey

• Samman's Style - DOUBLE PUNCH
• Casey's Style - BJJ, rapping
• Prediction - Samman by TKO
• Thoughts - I would prefer the meteor to win this one.

Main Card (FX)

Middleweight - Bubba "The Menace" McDaniel vs Gilbert "Jamal" Smith

• McDaniel's Style - Losing hilariously
• Smith's Style - Complete inability to wear shirts
• Prediction - Smith by super destruction. Bubba is a big honkin' pile of dumb.

Heavyweight - Travis "Hapa" Browne vs Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga

• Browne's Style - Striking
• Gonzaga's Style - BJJ, life tips
• Prediction - Gonzaga by submission

Women's Bantamweight - Miesha "Cupcake" Tate vs "Alpha" Cat Zingano

• Tate's Style - Wrestling
• Tate's Former Nickname - Miesha "Takedown" Tate
• Zingano's Style -BJJ
• Zingano's Maiden Name - "Hey, Hey, Hey, It's" Cat Albert (I'm not saying divorce Mr. Zingano, but Cat Albert is such a boss name, maybe be an 'independent' married lady for a hot minute).
• Prediction - Zingano by decision
• Thoughts - Winner gets to do the following unenviable things: 1. Coach against Ronda Rousey in, according to Joe "DURR" Rogan, the sure to be rape-filled madhouse that is the upcoming co-ed season of TUF. 2. Fight Ronda Rousey, attempt to win the women's Bantamweight title, or at the very least, keep all limbs intact.

Middleweight TUF Finals - Uriah "Prime Time" Hall vs Kelvin Gastelum

• Hall's Style - MurderDeathKickboxing
• Gastelum's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Gastelum by TKO
• Thoughts - Holy cow, this was a great season of TUF, and I really like both these dudes.

Bantamweight - Urijah "The California Kid" Faber vs Scott "Young Guns" Jorgensen

• Faber's Style - Brozilian Bro Jitsu, Thong-Bang Muay Thai
• Jorgensen's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Jorgensen by decision
• Thoughts - If you've been to this blog before, you know what this is. TEAM ALPHA MALE

Event Primer - UFC on Fuel: Mousasi vs Latifi

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Preliminary Card (Facebook/YouTube)

Welterweight - Papy "Makambo" Abedi vs Besam Yousef

• Abedi's Style -Grappling
• Alternate Abedi Nickname - "I'm The" Papy Abedi
• Yousef's Style - Grappling
• Prediction -Abedi by KO

Middleweight - Michael Kuiper vs Tom "The Filthy Mauler" Lawlor

• Kuiper's Style -Judo
• Lawlor's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction -Lawlor by decision
• Thoughts - I hope Lawlor dresses up as the Swedish Chef for his weigh-ins or entrance.

Welterweight - Ben "Benny Blanco" Alloway vs Ryan LaFlare

• Alloway's Style -Striking
• LaFlare's Style -Striking
• Prediction -Alloway by TKO
• Thoughts - "Benny Blanco" and (Gucci Mane) LaFlare? This is gonna be a fast-paced Trapweight fight! If only LaFlare knew BRRRzilian jiu-jitsu.

Featherweight - Marcus "The Bama Beast" Brimage vs Connor "Notorious" McGregor

• Brimage's Style -Striking, Dragon Ball Z
• McGregor's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Brimage by decision

Welterweight - Chris "The Kiss" Spang vs Adlan "Borz" Amagov

• Spang's Style -Striking, smooches (His brother Andreas is the shover in the family)
• Amagov's Style -Striking
• Prediction -Spang by KO

Middleweight - Tor "The Hammer" Troeng vs Adam Cella

• Troeng's Style -Striking
• Cella's Style -Freestyle, Getting kicked in the brain
• Prediction -Troeng by KO

Lightweight - Reza "Mad Dog" Madadi vs Michael "The Menace" Johnson

• Madadi's Style -Grappling
• Johnson's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction -Johnson by decision

Main Card (FuelTV)

Featherweight - Akira Corassani vs Robbie "Problems" Peralta

• Corassani's Style -Striking, grappling
• Peralta's Style -Striking
• Prediction -Peralta by KO

Featherweight - Diego "Ceara" Brandao vs Pablo "The Scarecrow" Garza

• Brandao's Style -Muay Thai, BJJ
• Garza's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Prediction -Garza by submission

Bantamweight - Brad "One Punch" Pickett vs Mike "The Hulk" Easton

• Pickett's Style -Striking
• Easton's Style -Striking
• Prediction -Pickett by decision
• Thoughts - Yes, Easton does not play, while Oppa Pickett Style, but seriously, I think this fight is going to be super awesome.

Heavyweight - Matt "Meathead" Mittrione vs Phil DeFries

• Mittrione's Style - Football
• DeFries's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Mittrione by KO

Lightweight - Ross "The Real Deal" Pearson vs Ryan Couture

• Pearson's Style - Kickboxing
• Couture's Style - BJJ, wrestling
• Prediction - Pearson via knockout
• Thoughts - Maybe I should grow up, but I don't know if I'll ever think of Ryan as anything other than "Randy Couture's dumb wiener kid"

Light Heavyweight - Gegard "The Dreamcatcher" Mousasi vs Ilir "The Sledgehammer" Latifi

• Mousasi's Style -Kickboxing, BJJ
• Latifi's Style -Grappling
• Prediction -Mousasi by KO
• Thoughts - Isn't Ilir a Tolkien character? Does he know Nandor "Noldor" Guelmino? Or Frodo Khasbulaev?

Rad Fights of Yesteryear - Shamrock vs Severn II

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UFC 9: Superfight championship - Ken Shamrock vs Dan Severn

This time on Rad Fights of Yesteryear, it is perhaps the Raddest Fight to have ever existed. Ken Shamrock and Dan Severn are two legendary competitors,and, at the time of the fight, were two highly rated fighters. Severn had won the UFC 5 and Ultimate Ultimate 95 tournaments, while Shamrock was the inaugural King of Pancrase champion and the defending UFC Superfight champion (Having defeated Dan Severn to win the belt).

Due to some last-minute rule changes that allowed the event to take place in Detroit, closed fist punches to the head and headbutts were no longer allowed (This shouldn't have been too much of a problem for Shamrock, since Pancrase also barred closed fist punches). Also, thanks to a Tito Ortiz-esque litany of training injuries, Shamrock was less than 100% going into the bout.

However, because both men were incredibly skilled mixed martial artists, what went down was one of those rare fights that is both an all-out war and an epic, highly-contested, cerebral chess match.

On this, the first day of April, please enjoy "The Detroit Dance".

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.

Event Primer: UFC 158 - St. Pierre vs Diaz

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Prelims (Facebook)

Bantamweight - George Roop vs Reuben Duran

• Roop's Style - Striking
• Duran's Style - Striking
• Prediction -  Roop by KO
• Thoughts - Holy cow, why is Roop dropping to Bantamweight, what is wrong with him?

Bantamweight - TJ Dillashaw vs Issei Tamura

• Dillashaw's Style - Striking, grappling
• Tamura's Style - Grappling, ground and pound
  Prediction -Dillashaw by submission
• TJ is Alpha Male, and that means learning how to Dougie.

Welterweight - Rick "The Horror" Story vs Quinn Mulhern

• Story's Style - Grappling
• Mulhern's Style - Submissions
  Prediction -Mulhern by decision

Prelims (FX)

Lightweight - Daron "Detroit Superstar" Cruickshank vs John "The Bull" Makdessi

• Cruickshank's Style - Striking
• Alternate Cruickshank Nickname - Darron "Hermione Granger's Cat" Cruickshank
• Makdessi's Style - Striking
• Prediction -  Cruickshank by knockout

Welterweight - Dan Miller vs Jordan "Young Gun" Mein

• Miller's Style - Grappling, Muay Thai
• Mein's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Mein by TKO
• Thoughts - I am glad Miller's fighting, because it means Dan Jr. is well enough that his dad can mix some martial arts. Yay!

Featherweight - Antonio "Pato" Carvalho vs Darren "The Damage" Elkins

• Carvalho's Style - Striking
• Elkins's Style - Grappling
• Prediction -Elkins by decision

Middleweight - Patrick "The Predator" Cote vs Bobby "Vicious" Voelker

• Cote's Style - Boxing
• Voelker's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Voelker by KO

Main Card (PPV)

Lightweight - Mike "The Martian" Ricci vs Colin "Freakshow" Fletcher

• Ricci's Style - Striking
• Ricci's Real Nickname - "Handsome" Mike Ricci
• Fletcher's Style - Grappling
• Prediction -  Ricci by TKO
• Thoughts - How is Mike still so handsome after getting his face rearranged by Pat Curran?

Middleweight - Nick "The Promise" Ring vs Chris Camozzi

• Ring's Style - Striking, grappling
• Camozzi's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Ring by decision

Welterweight - Jake "The Juggernaut" Ellenberger vs Nate "The Great" Marquardt

• Ellenberger's Style - Wrestling, punching
• Marquardt's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Marquardt by TKO

Welterweight - Carlos "Natural Born Killer" Condit vs Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks

• Condit's Style - Striking
• Hendricks's Style - Wrestling, punching
• Prediction - Hendricks by KO
• Thoughts - Seriously, is it just me, or does Carlos Condit look like a tougher, more badass Adam Scott?

Welterweight - Georges "Rush" St. Pierre vs Nick Diaz

• St. Pierre's Style - Karate, wrestling
• Diaz's Style - Brazilian jiu-jitsu, boxing
• Prediction - St. Pierre by cut-stoppage TKO
• Thoughts - This is going to be the Hilarious Death of Nick Diaz