Event Primer: UFC 157 - Rousey vs Carmouche

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Prelim (Facebook)

Welterweight - Nah-Shon "The Rock n Rolla" Burrell vs Yuri Villefort

• Burrell's Style - Striking
• Villefort's Style - Elbows
• Prediction -Burrell by KO

Welterweight - Jon Manley vs Neil Magny

• Manley's Style - BJJ, wrestling
• Magny's Style - BJJ, wrestling
• Prediction - Magny by decision
• Thoughts - Both dudes have the same style and same record, and both were on the same season of The Ultimate Fighter. I think Joe Silva is trying to figure out if one guy is the palette swapped version of the other dude.

Welterweight - Kenny Robertson vs Brock "The Machine" Jardine

• Robertson's Style - Wrestling
• Jardine's Style - Grappling, striking
• Prediction - Robertson by submission
• Thoughts - I'm still waiting on Keith Lesnar to make his UFC debut.

Prelim (FX)

Lightweight - Sam "Hands of Stone" Stout vs Caros "The Future" Fodor

• Stout's Style - Kickboxing
• Fodor's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Fodor by decision
• Thoughts - I always expect Ben "Phoenix Jones" Fodor to intervene in one of Caros's fights. Maybe this time he'll show up.

Featherweight - Dennis "The Menace" Bermudez vs Matt "The Real One" Grice

• Bermudez's Style - Wrestling
• Grice's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Bermudez by decision

Lightweight - Michael "Maverick" Chiesa vs Anton Kuivanen

• Chiesa's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
• Kuivanen's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Kuivanen by decision
• Thoughts - This Kuivanen hype video certainly ruffled Chiesa's feathers.

Heavyweight - Brandon "The Hybrid" Schaub vs Lavar "Big" Johnson

• Schaub's Style - Football, striking
• Johnson's Style - Punch
• Prediction - Johnson by KO

Main Card (PPV)

Welterweight - Josh "Kos" Koscheck vs "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler

• Koscheck's Style - Wrestling
• Lawler's Style - Punching
• Prediction - Lawler by KO
• Thoughts - A few years ago, this would have been a prime Fight Camp fight, American Kickboxing Academy versus Miletich Fighting Systems. Now, I just want Lawler to punch the heck out of Koscheck's weird, dumb head.

Welterweight - Court "The Crusher" McGee vs Josh "The Dentist" Neer

• McGee's Style - Karate, BJJ, wrestling
• Neer's Style - BJJ, striking
• Prediction - McGee by submission

Bantamweight - Urijah "The California Kid" Faber vs Ivan "The Pride of El Salvador" Menjivar

• Faber's Style - Brozilian Bro Jitsu, wrestling
• Menjivar's Style - Grappling, striking
• Prediction - Menjivar by submission
• Thoughts - How crazy is it that Menjivar faced a debuting Georges St. Pierre at Welterweight and only lost the fight because the referee is a dingus? SUPER DANG CRAZY. Also, TEAM ALPHA MALE ALWAYS AND FOREVER.

Light Heavyweight - Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida vs Dan "Hendo" Henderson

• Machida's Style - Karate
• Henderson's Style - Big Right Hand, wrestling
• Prediction - Henderson by KO
• Thoughts - My heart wants this prediction to come true so much. I BELIEVE IN HENDO

Women's Bantamweight Title - "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey vs Liz "Girl-Rilla" Carmouche

• Rousey's Style - Armbar, judo
• Carmouche's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Carmouche by TKO
• Thoughts - I hope that Dana doesn't scuttle the entire women's division if/when Ronda loses because he's a weird, creepy dude and doesn't think any other female fighters are marketable.