Event primer - UFC 168

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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 162

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that, despite being a random assortment of data, could conceivably defeat Jason Guida.

Prelim Card (Facebook/YouTube)

Welterweight - Mike Pierce vs David "Daudi" Mitchell

• Pierce's Style - Wrestling
• Mitchell's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Pierce by decision

Welterweight - Seth "Polish Pistola" Baczynski vs Brian Melancon

• Baczynski's Style - Freestyle
• Melancon's Style -Striking
• Prediction -Baczynski by KO

Prelim Card (FX)

Lightweight - Edson "Junior" Barboza vs Rafaello "Tractor" Oliveira

• Barboza's Style - Muay Thai
• Oliveira's Style -Grappling
• Prediction - Barboza by KO

Heavyweight - Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga vs Dave "Pee Wee" Herman

• Gonzaga's Style - BJJ, kickboxing, vlogs
• Herman's Style - Boxing, "Good at spelling. Will eat just about anything. I wrestled a little."
• Prediction - Gonzaga by submission

Lightweight - "Stormin" Norman Parke vs Kazuki Tokudome

• Parke's Style - Wrestling, judo
• Tokudome's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Parke by submission

Middleweight - Chris "The Crippler" Leben vs Andrew "Highlight" Craig

• Leben's Style - Zombie-boxing, Cat smashing
• Craig's Style -Striking
• Prediction -Leben by near-dead KO

Main Card (PPV)

Featherweight - Cub Swanson vs Dennis Siver

• Swanson's Style - Freestyle
• Siver's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Siver by KO

Middleweight - Mark "The Filipino Wrecking Machine" Munoz vs Tim "The Barbarian" Boetsch

• Munoz's Style - Wrestling
• Boetsch's Style - Judo
• Prediction - Boetsch by KO

Middleweight - Tim Kennedy vs Roger Gracie

• Kennedy's Style - Army
• Gracie's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Kennedy by decision

Featherweight - Frankie "The Answer" Edgar vs Charles "Do Bronx" Oliveira

• Edgar's Style - Wrestleboxing
• Oliveira's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Edgar by decision

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

• Silva's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ, Elegant Murder
• Weidman's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Silva by KO
• Thoughts - A lot of MMA guys are predicting Weidman will win this fight, which goes to show that some MMA guys are dumb.

This Week in Dumb MMA Stuff

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that’s emptier than Jason Guida’s gas tank.

Fights - A whole lot of fights from a lot of events to cover, let's jump right in with the biggest one of the This Week!

UFC 153 went down on Saturday, and it was one of the best events I've seen in quite some time.

Rony Bezerra vs. Sam Sicilia

"Honey Jason" took on Sam Sicilia on the prelims, and there was lots of fun punches.  Rony hit Sam with some good shots and finished things off with some ground and pound.

Check out more fights and some VERY INTERESTING NEWS after the jump!

UFC 153 Primer

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that’s more abrasive than Dana White.

Check out the UFC 153 Weigh-Ins right here.

Preliminary Card (Facebook)

Lightweight – Cristiano Marcello vs. Reza “Mad Dog” Madadi

• Marcello’s Style – Brazilian jiu-jitsu
• Madadi’s Style – BJJ, wrestling
• Alternate Madadi Nicknames – “Who’s” Madadi, “Where’s” Madadi, etc.
• Prediction – Marcello’s BJJ is much better than Madadi’s, so I’m taking Marcello by submission
• Extra Notes – Marcello once fought Charles “Krazy Horse”Bennett backstage at a PRIDE event, and triangle choked Bennett into unconsciousness.

Middleweight – Luiz "Banha" Cane vs. Chris Camozzi

• Cane’s Style –Muay thai, BJJ, boxing
• Camozzi’s Style –BJJ
• Prediction –Cane's got really good boxing, I'm taking him by knockout.

Check out the rest of the card after the break

This Week in Dumb MMA Stuff

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's less hard hitting than Jake Shields!

Every week I plan on compiling some of the more interesting pieces of MMA ephemera and dump it all in one spot.


Fights - There are always fights going on, and there's usually at least one interesting thing that happens on a given night.


Awesome Ladies' Night
Invicta FC 2 was on Saturday, and despite issues with the live stream, it was an amazing night of lady punchmen.  I’m just going to say to watch the entire card because the whole thing was pretty amazing.  Normally I’d give a brief mention to some of the more standout performances on a card, but they all deserve attention, so, again, watch the entire thing.

Check out more Dumb Stuff after the jump!