Wednesday, April 9, 2014

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