Event Primer: UFC Fight Night 39

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Prelims (Fight Pass)

Featherweight - Alan Omer vs Jim "The Beast" Alers

• Omer's Style - Grappling
• Alers' Style - Also grappling
• Prediction - Alers by submission

Middleweight - Chris Camozzi vs Andrew "Highlight" Craig

• Camozzi's Style - Hot Stepping
• Craig's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Craig by decision

Middleweight - Thales Leites vs Trevor "Hot Sauce" Smith

• Leites' Style - BJJ
• Smith's Style - And1
• Prediction - Leites by submission

Bantamweight - Rani Yahya vs "Brutal" Johnny Bedford

• Yahya's Style - BJJ
• Bedford's Style - BJJ, wrestling
• Prediction - Yahya by submission
• Thoughts - Bedford will always be the dude what woke up in Ohio after getting starched by Dodson in my mind, and Yahya will always be the kid from The Sandlot.

Heavyweight - Jared "The Big Show" Rosholt vs Daniel Omielanczuk

• Rosholt's Style - Wrestling
• Omielanczuk's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Rosholt by TKO
• Thoughts - These dudes are gonna be the most sweatiest dudes ever.

Main Card (Fight Pass)

Lightweight - "Stripper" Ramsey Nijem vs Beneil "Benny" Dariush

• Nijem's Style - Wrestling
• Dariush's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Nijem by decision

Welterweight - John "Doomsday" Howard vs Ryan LaFlare

• Howard's Style - Muay thai, wrestling
• LaFlare's Style - Grappling, rad omoplata sweeps
• Prediction - LaFlare by submission

Featherweight - Clay "The Carpenter" Guida vs Tatsuya "The Crusher" Kawajiri

• Guida's Style - Hobo
• Kawajiri's Style - CRUSHING
• Prediction - Crusher's gonna crush, y'all
• Thoughts - How much of Guida do you think is comprised of stench? Like 40%, right?

Heavyweight - Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira vs Roy "Big Country" Nelson

• Nogueira's Style - BJJ, boxing
• Nelson's Style - Dwarf lord
• Prediction - Nelson by KO
• Thoughts - I'm gonna be sad when that prediction comes true

Event Primer - UFC Fight Night 38

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Prelims (Fight Pass)

Light Heavyweight - Francimar "Bodao" Barroso vs Hans Stringer

• Barroso's Style - Striking
• Stringer's Style - Blackzilianing
• Prediction - Barroso by TKO

Featherweight - Godofredo Pepey vs Noad "Neo" Lahat

• Pepey's Style - BJJ
• Lahat's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Pepey by submission
• Thoughts - Lahat's most recent win is against Shad Smith, which just makes me sad.

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Welterweight - Thiago "Bodao" Perpetuo vs Kenny Robertson

• Perpetuo's Style - Striking
• Robertson's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Perpetuo by KO

Flyweight - Jussier "Formiga" da Silva vs Scott "Young Guns" Jorgensen

• Da Silva's Style - BJJ
• Jorgensen's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Jorgensen by decision
• Thoughts - This fight should be super rad, but I don't know why it's so low on the prelims.

Middleweight - Ronny Markes vs Thiago "Marreta" Santos

• Markes' Style - BJJ
• Santos' Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Markes by TKO

Featherweight - Diego "DB" Brandao vs Will "The Kill" Chope

• Brandao's Style - Muay thai, BJJ
• Chope's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Brandao by KO
• Thoughts - Sean Shelby can be so cruel sometimes.

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Featherweight - Rony Jason vs "Super" Steven Siler

• Jason's Style - Grappling
• Siler's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Jason by decision

Lightweight - Michel "Tractor" Prazeres vs Mairbek "Beckan" Taisumov

• Prazeres' Style - Grappling
• Taisumov's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Taisumov by TKO

Light Heavyweight - Fabio Maldonado vs Gian Villante

• Maldonado's Style - Boxing
• Villante's Style - Football
• Prediction - Maldonado by TKO

Lightweight - "Stormin'" Norman Parke vs Leonardo Santos

• Parke's Style - Grappling
• Santos' Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Santos by decision

Middleweight - Cezar "Mutante" Ferreira vs Clarence "C.B." Byron "The Doberman" Dolloway

• Ferreira's Style - Striking
• Dolloway's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Ferreira by TKO
• Thoughts - Dolloway has a terrible face. I hope it gets punched a bunch!

Light Heavyweight - Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs Dan "Hendo" Henderson

• Rua's Style - Muay thai, BJJ
• Henderson's Style - Big Right Handerson, wrestling
• Prediction - Henderson by KO
• Thoughts - I know this fight won't live up to how great the first was, but I hope it is at least half as rad.

Event Primer - UFC 171

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Prelims (Fight Pass)

Featherweight - Daniel "The Pit" Pineda vs Robert "The Hammer" Whiteford

• Pineda's Style - Grappling
• Whiteford's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Pineda by submission

Middleweight - Robert "Bubba" McDaniel vs Sean "Tarzan" Strickland

• McDaniel's Style - Grappling
• Strickland's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Strickland by KO
• Thoughts - Please go away, Bubba, nobody likes you.

Flyweight - Will Campuzano vs Justin "Tank" Scoggins

• Campuzano's Style - Striking
• Scoggins' Style - Striking
• Prediction - Scoggins by KO

Lightweight - Renee Forte vs Frank "Sitkayan" Trevino

• Forte's Style - Playing loud
• Trevino's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Trevino by decision
• Thoughts - What the fuck is a "Sitkayan" ?

Prelims (Fox Sports 2)

Welterweight - Sean "Black Magic" Spencer vs Alex "The Dominican Nightmare" Garcia

• Spencer's Style - Freestyle
• Garcia's Style - BJJ, striking
• Prediction - Garcia by KO

Featherweight - Jimy "The Kid" Hettes vs Dennis "The Menace" Bermudez

• Hettes' Style - Judo
• Bermudez's Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Prediction - Bermudez by KO

Women's Bantamweight - Raquel "Rocky" Pennington vs Jessica "Bate Estaca" Andrade

• Pennington's Style - Striking, grappling
• Andrade's Style - BJJ, Muay thai
• Prediction - Andrade by decision

Welterweight - Kelvin Gastelum vs Rick "The Horror" Story

• Gastelum's Style - Wrestling, grappling
• Story's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Gastelum by submission

Main Card (PPV)

Light Heavyweight - Ovince "OSP" St. Preux vs Nikita "The Al Capone" Krylov

• St. Preux's Style - Football
• Krylov's Style - Fedora
• Prediction - Ovince by KO

Welterweight - Jake Shields vs Hector "Lightning" Lombard

• Shields' Style - American Jiu-Jitsu, rorsin' around
• Lombard's Style - Boxing, judo
• Prediction - Shields by decision

Lightweight - Diego "The Dream" Sanchez vs Myles "Fury" Jury

• Sanchez's Style - Wrestle-boxing, being a slippery lizard, DEVIL YOGA
• Jury's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
• Prediction - Sanchez by decision
• Thoughts - I would really like to see Diego not take a massive amount of brain trauma in this fight.

Welterweight - Carlos "The Natural Born Killer" Condit vs Tyron "T-Wood" Woodley

• Condit's Style - Spinning shit
• Woodley's Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Prediction - Condit by TKO
• Thoughts - Since Condit is the fighting version of Adam Scott, I want to see a MMA version of Parks and Recreation (Don Frye can be Ron Swanson)

Welterweight - Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks vs "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler

• Hendricks' Style - Wrestlin', punchin'
• Lawler's Style - Punchin'
• Prediction - Lawler by TKO
• Thoughts - So sad for Hendricks that as soon as he doesn't win the welterweight title, he loses it to Lawler.

Event Primer - UFC Fight Night 37

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's glad to have missed out on making a primer for Fight Night Macau (WOULD HAVE GONE 1-7, YEESH)

Prelims (Fight Pass)

Flyweight - Louis "Goodnight" Gaudinot vs Phil "Billy" Harris

• Gaudinot's Style - Being a troll doll
• Harris' Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Gaudinot by decision

Welterweight - Danny "The Cheesecake Assassin" Mitchell vs Igor Araujo

• Mitchell's Style - Trying to kill Sarah Moras
• Araujo's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Araujo by decision
• Thoughts - Mitchell has my new favorite nickname, I just don't think he's that awesome a fighter.

Bantamweight - "Stunning" Roland Delorme vs "Dangerous" Davey Grant

• Delorme's Style - Grappling
• Grant's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Delorme by submission
• Thoughts - If my prediction comes true, this will be the first sub win in the UFC in like 20+ fights. Does that seem low to anyone else?

Middleweight - Bradley "Bear" Scott vs Claudio Henrique "Mineiro" Da Silva

• Scott's Style - Punchin', grapplin'
• Silva's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Scott by TKO

Middleweight - Luke "The Big Slow" Barnatt vs Mats Nilsson

• Barnatt's Style - Tall
• Nilsson's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Barnatt by decision

Light Heavyweight - Ilir "The Sledgehammer" Latifi vs Cyrille "The Snake" Diabate

• Latifi's Style - Phil Collins
• Diabate's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Diabate by KO
• Thoughts - Poor, poor Queen Latifi, you're gonna get snake-boxed something fierce

Main Card (FIGHT PASS)

Welterweight - Gunnar "Gunni" Nelson vs Omari "Lakec" Akhmedov

• Nelson's Style - BJJ
• Akhmedov's Style - Sambo
• Prediction - Always bet on Dagestan. Akhmedov by TKO

Flyweight - Brad "One Punch" Pickett vs Neil "2Tap" Seery

• Pickett's Style - PUNCH
• Seery's Style - Looking into the future
• Prediction - Pickett by KO
• Thoughts - Sean Shelby, I applaud your numerical nickname matchmaking!

Lightweight - Michael "The Menace" Johnson vs Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard

• Johnson's Style - Wrestling
• Guillard's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Melvin does A Dumb Thing; Johnson by KO
• Thoughts - Melvin, you should probably drop the "young" part of your nickname.

Light Heavyweight - Alexander "The Mauler" Gustafsson vs Jimi "Poster Boy" Manuwa

• Gustafsson's Style - Kickboxing, havin' the best doges
• Manuwa's Style - Knee-splosions
• Prediction - Gustafsson by KO
• Thoughts - I HOPE MANUWA DOESN'T USE HIS WARLOCK POWERS TO MAKE ALEX TEAR HIS ACL OR SOMETHING

Event primer - UFC 170

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Prelims (Fight Pass)

Lightweight - Ernest "The Mad Titan" Chavez vs Yosdenis "The Pink Panther" Cedeno

• Chavez's Style - Striking
• Cedeno's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Cedeno by decision

Lightweight - Rafaello "Trator" Oliveira vs Erik "New Breed" Koch

• Oliveira's Style - BJJ
• Koch's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - KOch by KO
• Thoughts - Holy cow, did Koch poop in one of Dana White's cars? He probably shouldn't be this low on the prelims.

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Flyweight - Zach "Fun Size" Makovsky vs Josh "The Gremlin" Sampo

• Makovsky's Style - Grappling
• Sampo's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Makovsky by TKO

Bantamweight - Cody "Renegade" Gibson vs Aljamain "Funk Master" Sterling

• Gibson's Style - Striking
• Sterling's Style - Funk, grapping
• Prediction - Sterling by submission

Bantamweight - Raphael Assuncao vs Pedro "The Young Punisher" Munhoz

• Assuncao's Style - BJJ
• Munhoz's Style - Punishing young people, BJJ
• Prediction - Assuncao by submission

Women's Bantamweight - Alexis "Ally-Gator" Davis vs Jessica "Evil" Eye

• Davis' Style - Grappling
• Eye's Style - Smoking drugs
• Prediction - Davis by submission

Main Card (PPV)

Welterweight - Robert Whittaker vs Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson

• Whittaker's Style - Striking
• Thompson's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Thompson by KO

Welterweight - Mike "Quicksand" Pyle vs TJ Waldburger

• Pyle's Style - Mullet, grappling
• Waldburger's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Pyle by TKO

Welterweight - Rory "Ares" MacDonald vs Demian Maia

• MacDonald's Style - Being a robot that dresses like An Gestapo
• Maia's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - MacDonald by decision

Light Heavyweight - Daniel "DC" Cormier vs Patrick "Durkin" Cummins

• Cormier's Style - Wrestling
• Cummins' Style - Barista
• Prediction - Cormier by TKO
• Thoughts - Cummins gonna get smashed into pulpy bits of jerk

Women's Bantamweight - "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann

• Rousey's Style - Judo
• McMann's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Rousey by submission (ARMBAR)
• Thoughts - Two Olympic medalists are fighting, which should be rad! I just think McMann needs two or three more fights against high level competition

Event Primer - UFC Fight Night 36

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that knows what the Wand Says (It is "I want to fuck Chuck!").

Prelims (Fight Pass)

Featherweight - Douglas "D'Silva" Silva de Andrande vs Zubair "Warrior" Tuhugov

• Andrande's Style - Striking
• Tuhugov's Style - Hugs, I hope!
• Prediction - Tuhugov by KO

Welterweight - Ildemar "Marajo" Alcantara vs Albert "Einstein" Tumenov

• Alcantara's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
• Tumenov's Style - Sambo (Probably, am I right?)
• Prediction - Tumenov by TKO

Featherweight - Felipe "Sertanejo" Arantes vs Maximo "Maxi" Blanco

• Arantes' Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Blanco's Style - Flips
• Prediction - Blanco by TKO

Bantamweight - Iuri "Marajo" Alcantara vs Wilson Reis

• Alcantara's Style - BJJ
• Reis' Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Alcantara by decision

Lightweight - Francisco "Massaranduba" Trinaldo vs Jesse "The Body Snatcher" Ronson

• Trinaldo's Style - BJJ
• Ronson's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Trinaldo by submission

Lightweight - Rodrigo Damm vs Ivan "Batman" Jorge

• Damm's Style - BJJ, Wrestling
• Jorge's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Jorge by decision

Lightweight - Cristiano Marcello vs Joe Proctor

• Marcello's Style - BJJ
• Proctor's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Marcello by submission

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Featherweight - Charles "Do Bronx" Oliveira vs Andy "The Little Axe" Ogle

• Oliveira's Style - BJJ
• Ogle's Style - Weeping
• Prediction - Oliveira by submission

Middleweight - Viscardi Andrade vs Nico Musoke

• Andrade's Style - Striking, grappling
• Musoke's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Musoke by submission

Welterweight - Erick "Indio" Silva vs Takenori Sato

• Silva's Style - Striking
• Sato's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Silva by KO

Middleweight - Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza vs Francis "Limitless" Carmont

• Souza's Style - BJJ, gator chomp-n-crawl
• Carmont's Style - Tricking judges
• Prediction - Souza by submission
• Thoughts - I don't like you, Francis Carmont, and I really hope you get beaten handily by Ronnie Gators.

Middleweight - Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida vs Gegard Mousasi

• Machida's Style - Karate, boogeying, monkey hugs
• Mousasi's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ, looking sullen and bored
• Prediction - Machida by TKO
• Thoughts - Winner gets to be next in line for Chris Weidman to catastrophically injure!

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