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.