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

Event Primer: UFC on Fuel - Nogueira vs Werdum

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Prelim Card (Facebook/YouTube)

Middleweight - Antonio Braga Neto vs Anthony "Lionheart" Smith
Neto's Style - BJJ
Smith's Style - Striking, grappling
Prediction - Neto by submission

Middleweight - Caio "Hellboy" Magalhaes vs Karlos "The Terminator" Vemola
Magalhaes's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
Vemola's Style - Striking, grappling
Prediction - Vemola by KO

Featherweight - Rodrigo Damm vs Mizuto "Pugnus" Hirota
Damm's Style - BJJ, wrestling
Hirota's Style - Boxing, judo, sumo
Prediction - Hirota by decision
Thoughts - King Pug is a pretty rad dude, I hope he doesn't lose and get cut.

Welterweight - Ildemar "Marajo" Alcantara vs Leandro "Buscape" Silva
Alcantara's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
Silva's Style -BJJ
Prediction - Alcantara by submission

Featherweight - Godofredo "Pepey" Castro vs Felipe "Sertanejo" Arantes
Castro's Style - BJJ
Arantes's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
Prediction - Castro by submission

Middleweight - Ronny Markes vs Derek Brunson
Markes's Style -Wrestling
Brunson's Style - Wrestling
Prediction - Brunson by decision

Bantamweight - Raphael Assuncao vs Vaughan Lee
Assuncao's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
Lee's Style -Grappling
Prediction - Assuncao by submission

Main Card (FuelTV)

Featherweight - Rony "Jason" Bezerra vs Mike "The Warrior" Wilkinson
Bezerra's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
Wilkinson's Style -Boxing, wrestling
Prediction - Bezerra by TKO

Welterweight - Erick "Indio" Silva vs Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" High
Silva's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
High's Style - BJJ
Prediction - High by decision

Middleweight - Daniel Sarafian vs Eddie Mendez
Sarafian's Style - BJJ
Mendez's Style -Boxing, wrestling
Prediction - Sarafian by submission

Light Heavyweight - Thiago Silva vs Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante
Silva's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
Cavalcante's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
Prediction - Cavalcante by KO
Thoughts - If Brazil had an athletic commission to do drug testing instead of UFC administering things in-house, this fight would be the one most likely to have the results "accidentally" go missing.

Welterweight - William "Patolino" Macario vs Leonardo Santos
Macario's Style - Muay Thai
Santos's Style - BJJ
Prediction - Macario by KO
Thoughts - Macario has a victory over someone (Or thing) named 'Gabriel Monkey' on his record. That's the best.

Heavyweight - Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira vs Fabricio "Vai Cavalo" Werdum
Nogueira's Style - BJJ, boxing
Werdum's Style - BJJ, trolling
Prediction - Nogueira by submission
Thoughts - I like "Go Horse", but if he hurts Big Nog, I will find him and sob-scream at him for like an hour.

This Week in Dumb MMA Stuff

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Fights - There are no UFC events until November 10, so we'll have to make do with B-league and lower level fights.

Bellator 77 - Bellator Fighting Championships had the opening round of their new Lightweight tournament on Friday, and once again helped to provide evidence that Free MMA is Best MMA.  A small highlight video courtesy of Bellator FC can be viewed right here.

Brett Martinez vs. Eric Albright

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Martinez and Albright traded submissions briefly before Martinez finished the fight with a guillotine.

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This Week in Dumb MMA Stuff

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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

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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