Event primer - UFC 168

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's quicker with an excuse than a defeated Brazilian.

Prelims (Facebook, YouTube)

Featherweight - Robbie "Problems" Peralta vs Estevan "El Terible" Payan

• Peralta's Style - Striking
• Payan's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Payan by KO

Welterweight - William "Patolino" Macario vs Bobby "Vicious" Voelker

• Macario's Style - Striking
• Voelker's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Voelker by TKO
• Thoughts - Macario has a bit of a Doug Yuma thing going on, which usually never works out in MMA.

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Welterweight - John "Doomsday" Howard vs. Siyar "The Great" Bahadurzada

• Howard's Style - Muay Thai
• Bahaduzada's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Bahadurzada by TKO

Featherweight - Dennis "The Menace" Siver vs Manvel "The Anvil" Gamburyan

• Siver's Style - Kickboxing
• Gamburyan's Style - Judo
• Prediction - Siver by TKO

Lightweight - Gleison Tibau vs Michael "The Menace" Johnson

• Tibau's Style - Wrestling, cutting weight
• Johnson's Style - Wrestling, sprinting
• Prediction - Tibau by decision
• Thoughts - Glacier Tebow will weigh 500 pounds on fight day. Also, Johnson is probably the only non-Dennis to have the nickname "The Menace"

Middleweight - Chris "The Crippler" Leben vs Uriah "Prime Time" Hall

• Leben's Style - Boxing, Zombie boxing, smashing cats
• Hall's Style - Kickboxing, malapropisms
• Prediction - Hall by TKO

Main Card (PPV)

Featherweight - Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier vs Diego "DB" Brandao

• Poirier's Style - Grappling
• Brandao's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Prediction - Poirier by decision

Lightweight - Jim Miller vs Fabricios "Morango" Camoes

• Miller's Style - Grappling
• Camoes' Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Miller by decision

Heavyweight - Josh "The Warmaster" Barnett vs Travis "Hapa" Browne

• Barnett's Style - Catch wrestling, anime, tabletop role playing games
• Browne's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Barnett by submission
• Thoughts - I think Browne might be too big, but I really want to see Barnett break out the Torture Rack.

Women's Bantamweight - "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey vs Miesha "Cupcake" Tate

• Rousey's Style - Judo
• Tate's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Rousey by submission
• Thoughts - I would not be surprised if Ronda goes full Toquinho and keeps cranking the armbar until she has actually removed the limb from Tate's body.

Middleweight - Chris "The All-American" Weidman vs Anderson "The Spider" Silva

• Weidman's Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Silva's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Prediction - Weidman by KO
• Thoughts - Last time, I said anyone that picked Weidman to win was pretty dumb. This is why I will never be a respected blogger.

Event Primer - UFC on Fox 9

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's hoping Pat Barry can assistant coach on Thug Rose's team on TUF.

Prelims (Facebook, YouTube)

Flyweight - Darren "BC" Uyenoyama vs Alp "Turkish Delight" Ozkilic

• Uyenoyama's Style - BJJ
• Ozkilic's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Ozkilic by TKO
• Thoughts - Ozkilic has my new favorite nickname

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Lightweight - "Relentless" Roger Bowling vs Abel "Killa" Trujillo

• Bowling's Style - Boxing
• Trujillo's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Trujillo by KO

Lightweight - Sam "Hands of Stone" Stout vs Cody "AK Kid" McKenzie

• Stout's Style - Kickboxing
• McKenzie's Style - McKenzietine
• Prediction - Stout by decision
• Thoughts - On paper, this looks like a terrible mauling will happen to McKenzie. Then again, he famously decreed his opponent on TUF had better striking, wrestling, cardio and strength, but that he'd still win, and he did.

Flyweight - Zach "Fun Size" Makovsky vs Scott "Young Guns" Jorgensen

• Makovsky's Style - Wrestling
• Jorgensen's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Makovsky by decision

Lightweight - Pat "Bam Bam" Healy vs Bobby "King" Green

• Healy's Style - Grappling
• Green's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Green by decision

Lightweight - Danny "Last Call" Castillo vs Edson "Junior" Barboza

• Castillo's Style - Wrestling
• Barboza's Style - Muay Thai, SONIC BOOMS
• Prediction - Barboza by TKO (Hopefully of the leg kick variety)

Welterweight - Ryan LaFlare vs Court "Crusher" McGee

• LaFlare's Style - Wrestling, omoplata sweeps
• McGee's Style - Wrestling, boxing, surviving heroin overdoses
• Prediction - LaFlare by decision

Main Card (Fox)

Lightweight - Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon vs Mac Danzig

• Lauzon's Style - BJJ, COBOL
• Danzig's Style - Grappling, photography, veganism
• Prediction - Lauzon by submission
• Thoughts - Look at what a dorkus malorkus baby Mac Danzig was

Featherweight - Chad "$Money$" Mendes vs Nik "The Carny" Lentz

• Mendes' Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Lentz's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Mendes by KO
• Thoughts - The first of three Team Alpha Male fights on the main card means it is Dougie Time!

Bantamweight - Urijah "California Kid" Faber vs Michael "Mayday" McDonald

• Faber's Style - Wrestling
• McDonald's Style - Striking, BJJ
• Prediction - Faber by decision
• Thoughts - Team Alpha Male wants to wish you a Merry Christmas.

Flyweight - Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson vs Joseph "Joe-B Won Kenobi" Benavidez

• Johnson's Style - Wrestling, grappling, super-duper speed
• Benavidez's Style - Grappling, TRAPS
• Prediction - Johnson by decision
• Thoughts - This fight is going to be forty-eight different kinds of super-rad!

Fighter primer - Dagestan

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's all kinds of hype for the strawweight season of TUF!

Typical Dagestani attire

Fighters come from all over the world, and if they end up being moderately non-terrible, they will probably end up fighting for a major American-based promotion. In recent years, fighters from the Russian republic of Dagestan have emerged as top fighters, generally with a strong sambo background. So now I'm going to run through some top-level Dagestani fighters, going from smallest to largest, even though that means I'll end up talking about the most notable guys right in the middle of this post.

UFC Flyweight - Ali "Puncher King" Bagautinov

Ali Bagautinov had a pretty good UFC debut, showcasing his nickname of "Puncher King" with a third round knockout, and followed that up with another impressive performance against Daniel Bryan/Mose Schrute-hybrid lookalike, Tim Elliott. He is unbeaten in three years and ten fights, with five TKO and two submission victories during that span.

Bellator Featherweight - Magomedrasul "Frodo" Khasbulaev

The Hobbit-named fighter has been putting on impressive performances in Bellator, showcasing the kind of grit and scrappiness only found in a halfling tasked with transporting the One Ring to Mount Doom (Facing Daniel Straus for the Featherweight title), as he's undefeated in the past three years and nine fights.

Check out more rad Dagestanis after the jump!

Event primer - Invicta FC 7

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's sad to see Julie Kedzie retired.

Prelims (Invicta.com)

Flyweight - Munah "The Perfect Storm" Holland vs Nina "The Strina" Ansaroff

• Holland's Style - Boxing
• Ansaroff's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Holland by KO

Bantamweight - Sarah "The Monster" D'Alelio vs Tonya Evinger

• D'Alelio's Style - BJJ
• Evinger's Style - Boxing, wrestling
• Prediction - D'Alelio by submission

Main Card (PPV)


Flyweight - Vanessa Porto vs Zoila "Warrior Princess" Frausto Gurgel

• Porto's Style - BJJ
• Gurgel's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Porto by submission

Featherweight - Julia "The Jewel" Budd vs Charmaine "Not So Sweet" Tweet

• Budd's Style - Striking
• Tweet's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Budd by TKO

Strawweight - Joanne "Bad Mofo Jo-Jo" Calderwood vs Katja "Killer Bunny" Kankaanpaa

• Calderwood's Style - Muay Thai
• Kankaanpaa's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Calderwood by TKO

Strawweight - Felice "Lil Bulldog" Herrig vs Tecia "Tiny Tornado" Torres

• Herrig's Style - Kickboxing
• Torres' Style - Striking
• Prediction - Herrig by decision

Bantamweight - Lauren Murphy vs Miriam "The Queen of Mean" Nakamoto

• Murphy's Style - Boxing, BJJ
• Nakamoto's Style - Muay Thai
• Prediction - Nakamoto by KO

Strawweight - Carla "Cookie Monster" Esparza vs Claudia "Claudinha" Gadelha

• Esparza's Style - Wrestling
• Gadelha's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Esparza by decision

Flyweight - Barb "Little Warrior" Honchak vs Leslie "The Peacemaker" Smith

• Honchak's Style - Grappling
• Smith's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Honchak by decision

Event primer - World Series of Fighting 7

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that lost its gat-dang mind during Hunt versus Silva.

Prelims (topmmanews.com)

Middleweight - Micah "The Bully" Brakefield vs Brendan Kornberger

• Brakefield's Style - Grappling
• Kornberger's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Brakefield by decision

Lightweight - Jake Macdonald vs Myles "The Cowboy" Merola

• Macdonald's Style - Striking
• Merola's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Macdonald by TKO

Lightweight - Gabriel "Gabby" Solorio vs Shawn Albrecht

• Solorio's Style - Grappling
• Albrecht's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Albrecht by TKO

Middleweight - Matt "The Riot Maker" Baker vs David "Showtime" Perron

• Baker's Style - Grappling
• Perron's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Baker by decision

Welterweight - Michael "The Messenger" Hill vs Richard "Relentless" Arsenault

• Hill's Style - Striking, letting bros bang
• Arsenault's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Arsenault by submission

Main Card (NBC Sports)

Light Heavyweight - Kalib Starnes vs Dwayne "D-Bomb" Lewis

• Starnes' Style - Fleeing
• Lewis' Style - Striking
• Prediction - Lewis by decision

Lightweight - "Notorious" Nick Newell vs Sabah "The Persian Warrior" Fadai

• Newell's Style - Grappling
• Fadai's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Newell by submission

Middleweight - Jesse "JT Money" Taylor vs Elvis "The King" Mutapcic

• Taylor's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
• Mutapcic's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Taylor by submission

Featherweight - Lance "The Party" Palmer vs Georgi "Insane" Karakhanyan

• Palmer's Style - Wrestling
• Karakhanyan's Style - BJJ, Boxing
• Prediction - Palmer by KO

Event primer - UFC Fight Night 33

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's a silly motherfucker.

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 - TUF 18 Finale

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that wants to be tri-adopted by Mark Coleman, Dan Henderson, and John Danaher.

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 167

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's got worse anger issues than Rony Jason.

Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

Light Heavyweight - Gian Villante vs Cody "Donnybrook" Donovan

• Villante's Style - Wrestling, football
• Donovan's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Villante by decision

Bantamweight - Sergio "The Phenom" Pettis vs Will Campuzano

• Pettis's Style - Kickboxing
• Campuzano's Style - BJJ, Tae Kwon Do
• Prediction - Pettis by KO
• Thoughts - Whenever there are relatives in fight sports, one turns out to be much better than the other almost 90% of the time. I worry things might be rough for young Sergio.

Welterweight - Jason "KC Bandit" High vs Anthony "The Recipe" Lapsley

• High's Style - BJJ
• Lapsley's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - High by submission

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Bantamweight - Erik "Goyito" Perez vs Edwin "El Ferroz" Figueroa

• Perez's Style - BJJ
• Figueroa's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Perez by submission

Welterweight - Brian "TWAS" Ebersole vs Rick "The Horror" Story

• Ebersole's Style - Cartwheel kick, Hairrow, Guillotine Immunity
• Story's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Ebersole by KO

Middleweight - Thales Leites vs Ed "Short Fuse" Herman

• Leites's Style - BJJ
• Herman's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Leites by submission

Lightweight - Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone vs Evan Dunham

• Cerrone's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ, GETTING SOME
• Dunham's Style - Wrestling, creating a much loathed series (Wait, wrong Dunham, mulligan, do over)
• Prediction - Cerrone by submission

Main Card (PPV)

Flyweight - Tim Elliott vs Ali "Puncher" Bagautinov

• Elliott's Style - Wrestling
• Baguatinov's Style - Punching, Dagestani (AWESOME)
• Prediction - Bagautinov by TKO
• Thoughts - Flyweights own, Dagestanis own, this fight is gonna double own!

Welterweight - Josh "Kos" Koscheck vs Tyron "T-Wood" Woodley

• Koscheck's Style - Wrestling, Fraggle
• Woodley's Style - Wrestling, shrieking mom
• Prediction - Woodley by decision

Welterweight - Rory "Ares" MacDonald vs "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler

• MacDonald's Style - Kickboxing, suplexes, Hipster Gestapo fashion sense
• Lawler's Style - Punching
• Prediction - MacDonald by TKO

Light Heavyweight - "Suga" Rashad Evans vs Chael "The American Gangster" Sonnen

• Evans's Style - Wrestling, boxing, dancing
• Sonnen's Style - Wrestling, promos
• Prediction - Sonnen by decision
• Thoughts - Good analysts, BETTER ENEMIES!

Welterweight - Georges "Rush" St. Pierre vs Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks

• St. Pierre's Style - Wrestling, kickboxing, riddum
• Hendricks's Style - Wrestling, PUNCH
• Prediction - Hendricks by KO
• Thoughts - The upcoming Batroc the Leaper will meet defeat at the hands of the true Captain America

Event primer - UFC Fight Night 32

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's convinced half the guys on this card are made up.

Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

Flyweight - Jose "No Chance" Maria vs Dustin Ortiz

• Maria's Style - Striking, BJJ
• Ortiz's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Ortiz by submission

Lightweight - Adriano Martins vs Darron "Detroit Superstar" Cruickshank

• Martins's Style - Striking
• Cruickshank's Style - Kickboxing, being half-kneazle
• Prediction - Cruickshank by KO

Lightweight - Thiago Tavares vs Justin "J-Bomb" Salas

• Tavares's Style - BJJ
• Salas's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Tavares by submission

Middleweight - Thiago "Bodao" Perpetuo vs Omari "Lakec" Akhmedov

• Perpetuo's Style - Striking
• Akhmedov's Style - Probably Sambo
• Prediction - Akhmedov by TKO

Featherweight - Godofredo "Pepey" Castro vs Sam Sicilia

• Castro's Style - BJJ
• Sicilia's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Sicilia by KO

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Featherweight - Rony "Jason" Bezerra vs Jeremy "Lil Heathen" Stephens

• Bezerra's Style - BJJ
• Stephens's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Honey Jason by submission

Welterweight - Santiago "Gente Boa" Ponzinibbio vs Ryan LaFlare

• Ponzinibbio's Style - Striking, BJJ
• LaFlare's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
• Prediction - LaFlare by decision

Welterweight - Paulo Thiago vs Brandon "Rukus" Thatch

• Thiago's Style - BJJ, Cop
• Thatch's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Thatch by TKO

Light Heavyweight - Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante vs Igor Pokrajac

• Cavalcante's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
• Pokrajac's Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Prediction - Cavalcante by KO

Middleweight - Cezar "Mutante" Ferreira vs Daniel Sarafian

• Ferreira's Style - Capoeira
• Sarafian's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Sarafian by submission

Light Heavyweight - Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort vs Dan "Hendo" Henderson

• Belfort's Style - Boxing, BJJ
• Henderson's Style - Wrestling, Big Right Hands
• Prediction - Henderson by knockout

Event primer - UFC Fight Night 31

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that thinks Brett Rogers should get launched into the sun.

Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

Middleweight - Derek Brunson vs Brian "B-Hue" Houston

• Brunson's Style - Striker, poker
• Houston's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Houston by KO

Welterweight - Seth "Polish Pistola" Baczynski vs Neil Magny

• Baczynski's Style - Grappling
• Magny's Style - BJJ, wrestling
• Prediction - Baczysnki by decision

Lightweight - Yves "Thugjitsu Master" Edwards vs Yancy Medeiros

• Edwards's Style - Thugjitsu
• Medeiros's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Edwards by TKO

Middleweight - Chris Camozzi vs Lorenz "The Monsoon" Larkin

• Camozzi's Style - BJJ
• Larkin's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Larkin by decision

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Women's Bantamweight - Amanda "The Lioness" Nunes vs Germaine "The Iron Lady" de Randamie

• Nunes's Style - Boxing, BJJ
• de Randamie's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Nunes by KO

Featherweight - Dennis "The Menace" Bermudez vs Steven "Super" Siler

• Bermudez's Style - Wrestling, striking
• Siler's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Bermudez by KO

Bantamweight - Francisco "Cisco" Rivera vs George Roop

• Rivera's Style - Striking
• Roop's Style - Kickboxing, emaciation
• Prediction - Roop by decision

Lightweight - Bobby "King" Green vs James "The James Krause" Krause

• Green's Style - Hood
• Krause's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Green by decision

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Lightweight - Michael "Maverick" Chiesa vs Colton Smith

• Chiesa's Style - BJJ, beard
• Smith's Style - Wrestling, Army mans
• Prediction - Chiesa by submission

Lightweight - Jorge "Gamebred" Masvidal vs Rustam "Tiger" Khabilov

• Masvidal's Style - Kickboxing
• Khabilov's Style - Suplex
• Alternate Khabilov Nickname - Rustam "Rusty Hobby Lobby" Khabilov
• Prediction - Khabilov by KO

Middleweight - Ronny Markes vs Yoel Romero

• Markes's Style - BJJ
• Romero's Style - Wrestling, ankle picks
• Prediction - Romero by KO

Women's Bantamweight - Liz "Girl-Rilla" Carmouche vs Alexis "Ally-Gator" Davis

• Carmouche's Style - MCMAP, ground and pound
• Davis's Style - Submissions
• Prediction - Davis by submission
• Thoughts - This fight is giong to be so awesome, it might cause lame people to go blind.

Middleweight - Tim Kennedy vs Rafael "Sapo" Natal

• Kennedy's Style - Army combatives
• Natal's Style - BJJ, tennis
• Prediction - Kennedy by decision

Event primer - UFC Ultimate Fight Night 30

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that hopes Chael Sonnen teaches all fighters on TUF Brazil how to buy houses for their moms.

Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

Middleweight - Michael "Judo" Kuiper vs Bradley "Bear" Scott

• Kuiper's Style - Going out on a limb here, I'll say judo
• Scott's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Kuiper by TKO

Featherweight - Jimy "The Kid" Hettes vs Robert Whiteford

• Hettes's Style - Judo
• Whiteford's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Hettes by submission

Featherweight - Cole "Magrinho" Miller vs Andy "Little Axe" Ogle

• Miller's Style - BJJ, human scarecrow
• Ogle's Style - Striking, crying
• Prediction - Miller by submission

Women's Bantamweight - Jessica "Bate Estaca" Andrade vs Rosi "The Surgeon" Sexton

• Andrade's Style - BJJ, kickboxing
• Sexton's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Andrade by decision

Middleweight - Luke "Bigslow" Barnatt vs Andrew "Highlight" Craig

• Barnatt's Style - Striking
• Craig's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Barnatt by decision

Lightweight - Piotr "Pletwal" Hallmann vs Al "Raging" Iaquinta

• Hallmann's Style - Striking, grappling
• Iaquinta's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Iaquinta by KO

Main Card (Fox Sports 2)

Flyweight - John "Hands of Stone" Lineker vs Phil "Billy" Harris

• Lineker's Style - Punching
• Harris's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Lineker by KO
• Thoughts - I wonder how upset Phil is that his brother Paul got cut recently.

Middleweight - Alessio "Legionarius" Sakara vs Nico Musoke

• Sakara's Style - Boxing
• Musoke's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Sakara by KO

Lightweight - "Stormin'" Norman Parke vs Jon "Super Saiyan" Tuck

• Parke's Style - BJJ
• Tuck's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Tuck by submission

Light Heavyweight - Jimi "The Poster Boy" Manuwa vs Ryan "The Big Deal" Jimmo

• Manuwa's Style - Striking
• Jimmo's Style - Popping, locking
• Prediction - Manuwa by KO

Lightweight - Ross "The Real Deal" Pearson vs Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard

• Pearson's Style - Kickboxing
• Guillard's Style - Boxing, American Whu-Hit-U
• Prediction - Guillard by decision

Middleweight - Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida vs Mark "The Filipino Wrecking Machine" Munoz

• Machida's Style - Karate, pee drinking, monkey hugs
• Munoz's Style - Wrestling, punches
• Prediction - Machida by KO

Event primer - World Series of Fighting 6

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's like two slimy lizards.

Prelims (Sherdog.com)

Featherweight - Alexandre "Pulga" Pimentel vs Jade Porter

• Pimentel's Style - BJJ
• Porter's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Porter by decision

Bantamweight - Chad "Robo" Robichaux vs Andrew "The Golden Boy" Yates

• Robichaux's Style - BJJ
• Yates's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Robichaux by submission

Featherweight - Nick LoBosco vs Fabio Mello

• LoBosco's Style - Freestyle
• Mello's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - LoBosco by decision

Light Heavyweight - Francisco "Kiko" France vs Hans Stringer

• France's Style - BJJ
• Stringer's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Stringer by KO

Featherweight - Miguel "Angel" Torres vs Pablo "The Hurricane" Alfonso

• Torres's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
• Alfonso's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Torres by decision

Lightweight - Jacob "Feelgood" Volkmann vs Luiz "Buscape" Firmino

• Volkmann's Style - Wrestling, libertarianism
• Firmino's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Volkmann be decision
• Thoughts - I wonder if Volkmann will get to say something that gets him investigated by the Secret Service again.

Flyweight - Alexis "The Exorcist" Villa vs Josh "The Finisher" Rettinghouse

• Villa's Style - Striking
• Rettinghouse's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Rettinghouse by submission
• Thoughts - Villa vs House, domicile fight!

Main Card (NBC Sports)

Lightweight - Justin Gaethje vs Dan "The Upgrade" Lauzon

• Gaethje's Style - Striking
• Lauzon's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
• Prediction - Gaethje by KO

Welterweight - Jon Fitch vs Marcelo "Grilo" Alfaya

• Fitch's Style - Wrestling, Fitching
• Alfaya's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Fitch by decision

Bantamweight - Marlon Moraes vs Carson "Little Juggernaut" Beebe

• Moraes's Style - BJJ, kickboxing
• Beebe's Style -BJJ
• Prediction - Moraes by TKO

Welterweight - Josh "The People's Warrior" Burkman vs Steve Carl

• Burkman's Style - American Whu-Hit-U
• Carl's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Burkman by KO

Event primer - UFC 166

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's never made anyone smirk one smile.

Prelims - Facebook/YouTube

Bantamweight - Dustin "The Disciple" Pague vs Kyoji Horiguchi

• Pague's Style -BJJ (Bethlehem Jesus-Jitsu)
• Horiguchi's Style - Striking
• Prediction -Horiguchi by KO

Featherweight - Jeremy Larsen vs Andre "Touchy" Fili

• Larsen's Style -Freestyle
• Fili's Style -Striking
• Prediction -Fili by TKO

Lightweight - Tony "El Cucuy" Ferguson vs Mike "The Wolverine" Rio

• Ferguson's Style -Striking
• Rio's Style -Wrestling
• Prediction -Ferguson by KO

Welterweight - TJ Waldburger vs Adlan "Borz" Amagov

• Waldburger's Style -BJJ
• Amagov's Style -Striking
• Prediction -Amagov by KO

Prelims - Fox Sports 1

Lightweight - George Sotiropolous vs "King Karl" KJ Noons

• Sotiropolous's Style - BJJ
• Noons's Style - Kickboxing, hair maintenance
• Prediction - Sotiropolous by submission

Women's Bantamweight - Sarah Kaufman vs Jessica "Evil" Eye

• Kaufman's Style - Striking
• Eye's Style -Striking
• Prediction - Kaufman by TKO
• Thoughts - This fight is going to be rad, I bet.

Welterweight - Nate "The Great" Marquardt vs Hector "Lightning" Lombard

• Marquardt's Style - Striking
• Lombard's Style - Boxing, judo
• Prediction - Marquardt by TKO
• Thoughts - Former middleweights meet at welterweight because, sure, why not?

Middleweight - Tim "The Barbarian" Boetsch vs CB "The Doberman" Dolloway

• Boestch's Style - Judo
• Dolloway's Style -Grappling
• Prediction - Boetsch by KO
• Thoughts -Clarence's face never fails to make me laugh and laugh

Main Card - PPV

Flyweight - John "The Magician" Dodson vs Darrell "The Mongoose" Montague

• Dodson's Style - Striking, being a larger-than-average squirrell
• Montague's Style -Wrestling
• Prediction - Dodson by KO

Heavyweight - Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga vs Shawn "The Savage" Jordan

• Gonzaga's Style - BJJ, Vlogging
• Jordan's Style - Striking, Football
• Prediction - Gonzaga by submission

Lightweight - Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez vs Diego "The Dream" Sanchez

• Melendez's Style - Wrestling
• Sanchez's Style - Wrestling, being out of his gourd crazy
• Prediction - Sanchez by submission
• Thoughts -I am looking forward to this fight so much. Gonna be the eggiest.

Heavyweight - Daniel "DC" Cormier vs Roy "Big Country" Nelson

• Cormier's Style - Wrestling
• Nelson's Style - Boxing, BJJ
• Prediction - Cormier by decision

Heavyweight - Cain Velasquez vs Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos

• Velasquez's Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Dos Santos's Style - Boxing
• Prediction -Velasquez by decision

Event Primer - UFC Ultimate Fight Night 29

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that voted Nate Diaz "Most Likely to Be a Colossal Fuckup" in high school. (And yesterday)

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Lightweight - Allan "Nuguette" Patrick vs Garett "Goodnight" Whitely

• Patrick's Style -Freestyle
• Whitely's Style -Striking
• Prediction - Whitely by TKO

Flyweight - Iliarde Santos vs Chris "Kamikaze" Cariaso

• Santos's Style -BJJ
• Cariaso's Style -Striking
• Prediction - Santos by decision

Welterweight - Yan Cabral vs David "Daudi" Mitchell

• Cabral's Style -BJJ
• Mitchell's Style - Grappling, panel shows
• Prediction - Mitchell by decision

Welterweight - Ildemar "Marajo" Alcantara vs Igor Araujo

• Alcantara's Style -Striking
• Araujo's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Alcantara by TKO

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Bantamweight - Raphael Assuncao vs T.J. "The Viper" Dillashaw

• Assuncao's Style -BJJ
• Dillashaw's Style -Wrestling
• Prediction - Dillashaw by KO
• Thoughts - Dillashaw is Team Alpha Male, so of course it's Dougie Time.

Welterweight - Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares vs Mike Pierce

• Palhares's Style - BJJ, leglocks
• Alternate Palhares nicknames - Rousimar "Paul Harris" Palhares, Rousimar "Who's Omar Paul Harris?" Palhares
• Pierce's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Pierce by decision

Light Heavyweight - Fabio Maldonado vs Joey "The Mexicutioner Beltran

• Maldonado's Style - Boxing, body punches
• Beltran's Style - Striking, Homer Simpson defense
• Prediction - Maldonado by TKO

Light Heavyweight - Thiago Silva vs Matt "The Hammer" Hammill

• Silva's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ, inhuman urine
• Hammill's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Silva by submission

Welterweight - Erick "Indio" Silva vs Dong Hyun "Stun Gun" Kim

• Silva's Style - Muay Thai
• Kim's Style - Judo, grappling, beating up wiener kids
• Prediction - Kim by decision

Welterweight - Demian Maia vs Jake Shields

• Maia's Style - BJJ
• Shields's Style - American Jiu-jitsu
• Alternate Shields nickname - Jake "Rorse Facie" Shields
• Prediction - Maia by submission

Event Primer - UFC 165

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's supporting the Evan Tanner film, are you?

Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

Heavyweight - Nandor "The Hun" Guelmino vs Daniel Omielanczuk

• Guelmino's Style - Tae Kwon Do
• Omielanczuk's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Omielanczuk by submission
• Thoughts - I will never not think Guelmino is an Elf and want to call him Noldor.

 Bantamweight - Roland "Stunning" Delorme vs Alex "Bruce Leeroy" Caceres

• Delorme's Style - BJJ, judo
• Caceres's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Delorme by submission

Lightweight - Jesse "The Body Snatcher" Ronson vs Michel "Trator" Prazeres

• Ronson's Style - Striking
• Prazeres's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Ronson by decision

Lightweight - John "The Bull" Makdessi vs Renee Forte

• Makdessi's Style - Striking
• Forte's Style - BJJ, Striking
• Prediction - Makdessi by KO

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Bantamweight - Mitch Gagnon vs Dustin "The Diamond" Kimura

• Gagnon's Style - BJJ
• Kimura's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Kimura by decision

Welterweight - Chris "The Menace" Clements vs Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson

• Clements's Style - Striking
• Thompson's Style - Kickboxing, karate
• Prediction - Thompson by KO

Bantamweight - Ivan "The Pride of El Salvador" Menjivar vs Wilson Reis

• Menjivar's Style - BJJ
• Reis's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Menjivar by submission

Lightweight - Mike "The Martian" Ricci vs Myles "The Fury" Jury

• Ricci's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
• Alternate Ricci Nickname - "Handsome" Mike Ricci
• Jury's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
• Prediction - Jury by TKO

Main Card (PPV)

Lightweight - Pat "Bam Bam" Healy vs Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov

• Healy's Style - BJJ
• Nurmagomedov's Style - Sambo
• Prediction - Nurmagomedov by decision
• Thoughts - This fight should be fifty kinds of awesome.

Middleweight - Costa "The Cyprus Slugger" Philippou vs Francis "Limitless" Carmont

• Philippou's Style - Boxing
• Carmont's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Philippou by TKO

Heavyweight - Brendan "The Hybrid" Schaub vs Matt "Meathead" Mitrione

• Schaub's Style - Boxing, BJJ
• Mitrione's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Schaub by decision
• Thoughts - Schaub looked like a total dork at Metamoris II, Mitrione said terrible, ignorant things about Fallon Fox. I would really like it if both guys got eaten by bears before the fight.

Bantamweight - Renan "Barao" Pegado vs Eddie Wineland

• Pegado's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
• Wineland's Style - Kickboxing, wrestling
• Prediction - Pegado by submission

Light Heavyweight - Jon "Bones" Jones vs Alexander "The Mauler" Gustafsson

• Jones's Style - Wrestling, striking
• Alternate Jones Nickname - Jon "Snitchster Christian" Jones
• Gustafsson's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Jones by TKO

Event primer - World Series of Fighting 5

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's pulling for Matt Grice to get better.

Prelims (Sherdog.com)

Middleweight - Darren Costa vs Nemian Gracie

• Costa's Style - Grappling
• Gracie's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Gracie by submission

Bantamweight - Sidemar "Sideco" Honorio vs Jimmie "El Terror" Rivera

• Honorio's Style - Grappling
• Rivera's Style - Freestyle
• Prediciction - Rivera by decison

Welterweight - Gregor Gracie vs Richard Patishnock

• Gracie's Style - BJJ
• Patishnock's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Patishnock by TKO

Catchweight (160 lbs) - Ozzy Dugulubgov vs Andrew "Ozzy" Osbourne

• Dugulubgov's Style - Striking
• Osbourne's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Dugulubgov by TKO

Featherweight - Rick "The Gladiator" Glenn vs Artur Rofi

• Glenn's Style - Striking
• Rofi's Style - Submissions
• Prediction - Glenn by KO

Main Card (NBC Sports)

Featherweight - Georgi "Insane" Karakhanyan vs Waylon Lowe

• Karakhanyan's Style - BJJ
• Lowe's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Karakhanyan by submission

Heavyweight - Rolles Gracie, Jr vs Derrick "Caveman" Mehmen

• Gracie's Style - BJJ
• Mehmen's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Mehmen by TKO
• Thoughts - Derrick's surname is the best descriptor for B-league heavyweights, just a bunch of meh-men.

Middleweight - Elvis "The King" Mutapcic vs Jesse "JT Money" Taylor

• Mutapcic's Style - Striking, grappling
• Taylor's Style - Submissions
• Prediction - Mutapcic by submission

Middleweight - Dave Branch vs Danillo "Indio" Villefort

• Branch's Style - Striking, grappling
• Villefort's Style - Grappling, striking
• Prediction - Branch by decision

Heavyweight - Andrei "Pitbull" Arlovski vs Mike "MAK" Kyle

• Arlovski's Style - Boxing and sambo
• Kyle's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Arlovski by knockout
• Thoughts - Fuck Mike Kyle.

Bellator preview: Season nine

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's flimsier than a TUF door.

Bellator is back with hot tournament action! Plus there's title defenses and a pay-per-view to boot!

Featherweight

Title Fight

• Pat Curran vs Daniel Straus

Tournament

• Diego Nunes vs Patricio Freire
• Desmond Green vs Fabricio da Silva
• Shahbulat Shamhalaev vs Akop Stepanyan
• Andrew Fisher vs Joe Taimanglo

My picks: Nunes, Freire or Shamhalaev. It seems really weird that Nunes and Freire would be a quarterfinal fight, though.

Lightweight

Title Fight

• Michael Chandler vs Eddie Alvarez

Tournament

• Marcus Davis vs Alexander Sarnavskiy
• John Alessio vs Will Brooks
• Saad Awad vs Martin Stapleton
• Rich Clementi vs Rob Sinclair

Picks: Sarnavskiy and Brooks. Also, I thought Clementi retired after Marcin Held beat him. Weird.

Welterweight

Season 8 Tournament Finals

• Douglas Lima vs Ben Saunders

Tournament

• War Machine vs Vaughn Anderson
• Matthew Riddle vs Luis Melo Jr
• Brent Weedman vs Justin Baesman
• Mark Scanlon vs Herman Terrado

Thoughts: I don't really have a pick for this tournament since I don't know over half the guys included (Seriously, Herman Terrado is the cheap knockoff version of retired wrestler, Human Tornado, right?). I guess I'll go with Matt Riddle's favorite superhero, Weedman.

Middleweight

Title Fight

• Alexander Shlemenko vs Brett Cooper

Tournament

• Justin Torrey vs Andreas Spang
• Jeremy Kimball vs Perry Filkins
• Mikkel Parlo vs Brian Rogers
• Jason Butcher vs Giva Santana

Prediction: Rogers, possibly Spang.

Light Heavyweight

Interim Title Fight

• Emmanuel Newton vs Muhammed Lawal

Check out the breakdown of what's going on when after the jump.

Event primer - UFC Ultimate Fight Night 28

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's had fewer recent successes than Bob Sapp.

Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

Welterweight - Yuri Villefort vs Sean "Black Magic" Spencer

• Villefort's Style - BJJ
• Spencer's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Spencer by decision

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Welterweight - Keith "The Polish Connection" Wisniewski vs. Ivan "Batman" Jorge

• Wisniewski's Style -Grappling
• Jorge's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Jorge by submission

Bantamweight - Lucas "Mineiro" Martins vs. Ramiro "Hot Handed" Hernandez

• Martins's Style - Striking
• Hernandez's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Hernandez by decision

Middleweight - Joao "The Brazilian Samurai" Zeferino vs. Elias Silveiro

• Zeferino's Style - Grappling
• Silveiro's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Silveiro by TKO

Featherweight - Felipe "Sertanejo" Arantes vs. Edmilson "Kevin" Souza

• Arantes's Style -Muay thai, BJJ
• Souza's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Souza with a KO

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Flyweight - Marcos "Vina" Vinicius vs. Ali "Puncher" Baugitonov

• Vinicius's Style - BJJ
• Baugitonov's Style - Sambo
• Prediction - Baugitonov by TKO
• Thoughts - A Dagestani going into Brazil? There better be a troll-shirt and fuzzy hat!

Middleweight - Rafael "Sapo" Natal vs Tor "The Hammer" Troeng

• Natal's Style - BJJ, tennis
• Troeng's Style -Grappling, striking
• Prediction - Natal by submission

Lightweight - Francisco "Massaranduba" Trinaldo vs Piotr "Pletwal" Hallman

• Trinaldo's Style - BJJ
• Hallman's Style -Striking
• Prediction - Trinaldo by submission

Flyweight - Joseph "Joe Jitsu"/"Joe-B Wan Kenobi" Benavidez vs Jussier "Formiga" da Silva

• Benavidez's Style - Wrestling
• Formiga's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Benavidez by KO
• Thoughts - Team Alpha Male, TEACH ME HOW TO DOUGIE!

Middleweight - Yushin "Thunder" Okami vs. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza

• Okami's Style - Wrestling
• Souza's Style - BJJ, being an alligator-man
• Prediciton - Souza by submission
• Thoughts - I really hope this is the fun grappling fight that Mir versus Barnett wasn't.

Light Heavyweight - Glover Teixeira vs. Ryan "Darth" Bader

• Teixeira's Style - Striking
• Bader's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Teixeira by KO
• Thoughts - I fully expect Bader to run face-first into another hilarious knockout.

Event primer - UFC 164

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's eagerly anticipating the day when Tito and Rampage take over Bellator's commentary booth.

Prelim Card (Facebook/YouTube)

Middleweight - Jared "The Messenger" Hamman vs Magnus "Jycken" Cedenblad

• Hamman's Style - Striking
• Cedenblad's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Hamman by TKO

Lightweight - Ryan Couture vs Al Iaquinta

• Couture's Style - BJJ
• Iaquinta's Style - Striking, BJJ
• Prediction - Iaquinta by KO
• Thoughts - I still don't care for Randy's dumb wiener kid.

Heavyweight - Soa "The Hulk" Palelei vs Nikita "Al Capone" Krylov

• Palelei's Style - Striking
• Krylov's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Palelei by KO
• Thoughts - Krylov looks like a total dorkus malorkus.

Prelim Card (Fox Sports 1)

Bantamweight - Chico "The King" Camus vs Kyung Ho "Mr. Perfect" Kang

• Camus's Style - Kickboxing
• Kang's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Camus by TKO

Welterweight - Pascal "Panzer" Krauss vs Hyun Gyu "The Ace" Lim

• Krauss's Style - Grappling
• Lim's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Krauss by decision

Flyweight - Louis "Goodnight" Gaudinot vs Tim Elliott

• Gaudinot's Style - BJJ, kickboxing
• Elliott's Style - Muay thai, wrestling
• Prediction - Elliott by decision

Lightweight - Jamie Varner vs Gleison Tibau

• Varner's Style - Wrestling, excuses
• Tibau's Style - Grappling, cutting weight
• Prediction - Tibau by decision

Main Card (PPV)

Featherweight - Erik "New Breed" Koch vs Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier

• Koch's Style - Kickboxing
• Poirier's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Koch by KO
• Thoughts - Does Poirier have a new contract that says he can only fight similar-looking bald headed white guys? Also, this fight should be really fun.

Heayvweight - "Big" Ben Rothwell vs Brandon "The Truth" Vera

• Rothwell's Style - Kickboxing
• Vera's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Prediction - Rothwell by KO

Featherweight - Chad "Money" Mendes vs Clay "The Carpenter" Guida

• Mendes's Style - Wrestling, Brozilian Jiu Jitsu
• Guida's Style - Wrestling, hopping
• Prediction - Mendes by TKO
• Thoughts - Post-fight, Mendes should Dougie.

Heavyweight - Frank Mir vs Josh "The Warmaster" Barnett

• Mir's Style - BJJ, SMUG MUG
• Barnett's Style - Catch wrestling
• Prediction - Barnett by submission
• Thoughts - I hope this fight is a fun grapple-fest and not a tedious kickboxing match.

Lightweight - Benson "Smooth" Henderson vs Anthony "Showtime" Pettis

• Henderson's Style - Grappling
• Alternate Henderson Nicknames - Benson "And Hedges" Henderson, Benson "Bendo" Henderson, "Robert Guillaume" Benson Henderson
• Pettis's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
• Prediction - Henderson by submission
• Thoughts - The first fight was pretty much the best thing ever, and the greatest way to cap off the amazing radness that was WEC. This fight has a lot to live up to, but I think it's going to be AWESOME.

Event Primer - UFC Fight Night 27

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's more ridiculous than X-Arm.

Preliminary Card (Facebook/YouTube)

Lightweight - "Relentless" Roger Bowling vs Abel "Killa" Trujillo

• Bowling's Style - Kickboxing, wrestling
• Trujillo's Style - Striking, grappling
• Prediction - Trujillo by KO

Welterweight - Zak Cummings vs Ben "Benny Blanco" Alloway

• Cummings's Style - Grappling
• Alloway's Style - Striking, grappling
• Prediction - Alloway by TKO
• Thoughts - I will never not think that "Benny Blanco" is the name of a drug cartel member. Or a trap-rapper.

Welterweight - James Head vs Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High

• Head's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• High's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Head by decision
• Thoughts - Loser has to get a new set of initials. 

 

Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 2)

Featherweight - Darren "The Damage" Elkins vs Hatsu "Iron Broom" Hioki

• Elkins's Style - Wrestling
• Hioki's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Elkins via decision
• Thoughts - I like both these dudes, but Elkins is like a featherweight Fitch (From a few years ago, so non-terrible).

Welterweight - Justin "Fast Eddie" Edwards vs Brandon "Rukus" Thatch

• Edwards's Style - Sanshou, BJJ
• Thatch's Style - Striking, BJJ
• Prediction - Edwards by submission

Middleweight - Dylan "The Villain" Andrews vs Papy "Makambo" Abedi

• Andrews's Style - Boxing, wrestling
• Abedi's Style - Judo, BJJ
• Prediction - Andrews by decision

Bantamweight - Takeya Mizugaki vs Erik "Goyito" Perez

• Mizugaki's Style - Grappling
• Perez's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Mizugaki by decision
• Thoughts - Another fight betwixt two fellows I really like, but I want to see Mizugaki keep winning and crying. 

 

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Middleweight - Brad Tavares vs Robert "Bubba" McDaniel

• Tavares's Style - Striking
• McDaniel's Style - Submission wrestling
• Prediction - Tavares by KO
• Thoughts - Nobody likes you, Bubba. Go eat a whole barrel of worms.

Welterweight - Court "Crusher" McGee vs Robert Whitaker

• McGee's Style - Boxing, BJJ, returning from death
• Whitaker's Style - Striking, grappling
• Prediction - McGee by decision

Welterweight - Kelvin Gastelum vs Brian Melancon

• Gastelum's Style - Wrestling
• Melancon's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Gastelum by TKO

Lightweight - Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone vs Rafael Dos Anjos

• Cerrone's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ, GETTING SOME
• Dos Anjos's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Cerrone by TKO

Welterweight - Carlos "The Natural Born Killer" Condit vs Martin "The Hitman" Kampmann

• Condit's Style - Striking, BJJ, spinning shit
• Kampann's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
• Prediction - Kampmann by submission
• Thoughts - This fight is going to be at least twelve different kinds of rad.

Event Primer - UFC Ultimate Fight Night 26

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's more off the rails than a Mayhem Miller apology.

Preliminary Card (Facebook)

Lightweight - "Stripper" Ramsey Nijem vs James "The Texecutioner" Vick

• Nijem's Style - Wrestling
• Vick's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Vick by submission

Light Heavyweight - Cody "Donnybrook" Donovan vs Ovince "OSP" St. Preux

• Donovan's Style - BJJ
• St. Preux's Style - Boxing, wrestling, football
• Prediction - St. Preux by KO

Featherweight - Manvel "The Anvil" Gamburyan vs Cole "Magrinho" Miller

• Gamburyan's Style - Judo
• Miller's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Miller by decision

Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)

Featherweight - Diego "Cerea" Brandao vs Daniel "The Pit" Pineda

• Brandao's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Pineda's Style - Muay Thai, wrestling
• Prediction - Brandao by KO

Featherweight - Mike Brown vs "Super" Steven Siler

• Brown's Style - BJJ
• Siler's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Siler by decision

Featherweight - "Notorious" Conor McGregor vs Max "Blessed" Holloway

• McGregor's Style - Boxing
• Holloway's Style - Striking
• Prediction - McGregor by KO

Bantamweight - Brad "One Punch" Pickett vs Michael "May Day" McDonald

• Pickett's Style - Boxing
• McDonald's Style - Kickboxing, Yah Mo BJJ There
• Prediction - McDonald by submission

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Lightweight - Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon vs Michael "the Menace" Johnson

• Lauzon's Style - BJJ
• Alternate Lauzon Nickname - "Creepy" Joe Lauzon
• Johnson's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Lauzon by submission

Middleweight - Uriah "Prime Time" Hall vs John "Doomsday" Howard

• Hall's Style - Striking, apologies
• Howard's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Hall by KO

Welterweight - Matt "The Immortal" Brown vs Mike "Quicksand" Pyle

• Brown's Style - Striking, grappling, scrapping, returning from death
• Pyle's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Brown by TKO
• Thoughts - Argh, I don't want either of these cool dudes to lose. Dang you, Joe Silva!

Bantamweight - Urijah "The California Kid" Faber vs Yuri Alcantara

• Faber's Style - Wrestling, Brozilian jiu-jitsu
• Alcantara's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Faber by submission (BROLLOTINE CHOKE)
• Thoughts - I say, I sure wish I knew how to Dougie. What's that, Team Alpha Male? You can teach me? Wow, you are the best shirtless dude-bros around!

Heavyweight - Alistair "The Reem" Overeem vs Travis "Hapa" Browne

• Overeem's Style - Muay Thai
• Browne's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Prediction - Overeem by KO

Light Heavyweight - Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs Chael Sonnen

• Rua's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Sonnen's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Sonnen by decision
• Thoughts - I am really enjoying Chael's The Genius/Lanny Poffo poetry schtick.