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

Event Primer - UFC on Fuel: Mousasi vs Latifi

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Preliminary Card (Facebook/YouTube)

Welterweight - Papy "Makambo" Abedi vs Besam Yousef

• Abedi's Style -Grappling
• Alternate Abedi Nickname - "I'm The" Papy Abedi
• Yousef's Style - Grappling
• Prediction -Abedi by KO

Middleweight - Michael Kuiper vs Tom "The Filthy Mauler" Lawlor

• Kuiper's Style -Judo
• Lawlor's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction -Lawlor by decision
• Thoughts - I hope Lawlor dresses up as the Swedish Chef for his weigh-ins or entrance.

Welterweight - Ben "Benny Blanco" Alloway vs Ryan LaFlare

• Alloway's Style -Striking
• LaFlare's Style -Striking
• Prediction -Alloway by TKO
• Thoughts - "Benny Blanco" and (Gucci Mane) LaFlare? This is gonna be a fast-paced Trapweight fight! If only LaFlare knew BRRRzilian jiu-jitsu.

Featherweight - Marcus "The Bama Beast" Brimage vs Connor "Notorious" McGregor

• Brimage's Style -Striking, Dragon Ball Z
• McGregor's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Brimage by decision

Welterweight - Chris "The Kiss" Spang vs Adlan "Borz" Amagov

• Spang's Style -Striking, smooches (His brother Andreas is the shover in the family)
• Amagov's Style -Striking
• Prediction -Spang by KO

Middleweight - Tor "The Hammer" Troeng vs Adam Cella

• Troeng's Style -Striking
• Cella's Style -Freestyle, Getting kicked in the brain
• Prediction -Troeng by KO

Lightweight - Reza "Mad Dog" Madadi vs Michael "The Menace" Johnson

• Madadi's Style -Grappling
• Johnson's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction -Johnson by decision

Main Card (FuelTV)

Featherweight - Akira Corassani vs Robbie "Problems" Peralta

• Corassani's Style -Striking, grappling
• Peralta's Style -Striking
• Prediction -Peralta by KO

Featherweight - Diego "Ceara" Brandao vs Pablo "The Scarecrow" Garza

• Brandao's Style -Muay Thai, BJJ
• Garza's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Prediction -Garza by submission

Bantamweight - Brad "One Punch" Pickett vs Mike "The Hulk" Easton

• Pickett's Style -Striking
• Easton's Style -Striking
• Prediction -Pickett by decision
• Thoughts - Yes, Easton does not play, while Oppa Pickett Style, but seriously, I think this fight is going to be super awesome.

Heavyweight - Matt "Meathead" Mittrione vs Phil DeFries

• Mittrione's Style - Football
• DeFries's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Mittrione by KO

Lightweight - Ross "The Real Deal" Pearson vs Ryan Couture

• Pearson's Style - Kickboxing
• Couture's Style - BJJ, wrestling
• Prediction - Pearson via knockout
• Thoughts - Maybe I should grow up, but I don't know if I'll ever think of Ryan as anything other than "Randy Couture's dumb wiener kid"

Light Heavyweight - Gegard "The Dreamcatcher" Mousasi vs Ilir "The Sledgehammer" Latifi

• Mousasi's Style -Kickboxing, BJJ
• Latifi's Style -Grappling
• Prediction -Mousasi by KO
• Thoughts - Isn't Ilir a Tolkien character? Does he know Nandor "Noldor" Guelmino? Or Frodo Khasbulaev?

UFC on Fuel - Struve vs. Miocic Primer

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that’s shadier than PRIDE.

 UFC's running a free card from England tomorrow, which is good, but it's not on tape delay to the US, so prelim fights start at like 1:30 ET.  Normally when I do an event primer I cover the entire card, but I've got to be honest, there are a lot of dudes on the undercard that I don't know anything about (This isn't really that different from most cards, I'm just using it as an excuse to be lazy), so I'll just cover the main card.

Welterweight:  “Beautiful” Che Mills vs. Duane “Bang” Ludwig

• Mills’s Style – Muay Thai
• Ludwig’s Style – Kickboxing
• Prediction – Ludwig will do a knockout upon Mills to make the Englishers sad.
• Thoughts – Ludwig is way cool, because he’s got one of the fastest knockouts in UFC history against JohnathanGoulet, plus he did the crane kick pose while beating the crap out of ShadSmith one time.

Welterweight:  John “the Hitman” Hathaway vs. John Maguire

• Hathaway’s Style – Freestyle
• Maguire’s Style – Gypsy Jiu-Jitsu
• Prediction – Maguire via submission

Lightweight:  Paul “Sassangle” Sass vs. “Handsome” Matt Wiman

• Sass’s Style – Jiu-jitsu, Luta livre
• Wiman’s Style – Brazilian jiu-jitsu
• Prediction – Sass by triangle/heel hook combo, since those are the only ways he wins fights.

Bantamweight:  Brad “One Punch” Pickett vs. Yves “Tiger” Jabouin

• Pickett’s Style – Striking
• Jabouin’s Style – Striking
• Prediction – I’m taking Pickett by knockout

Welterweight:  Dan “the Outlaw” Hardy vs. Amir Sadollah

• Hardy’s Style – Boxing, child fighting
• Sadollah’s Style – Muay Thai
• Prediction – Sadollah will outpoint Hardy to a decision.  He might do some wrestling to Hardy, too.

Heavyweight:  Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve vs. Stipe Miocic

• Struve’s Style – Jiu-jitsu, tall
• Miocic’s Style – Wrestle-boxing, baseball
• Prediction – Struve with a submission on Miocic
• Thoughts – Struve falls down in funny ways a lot

Check out Struve falling down in a floppy, baby giraffe heap after the jump!