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

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that refuses to give War Machine a Slurpee.

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