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 on FX: Bisping vs Belfort

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Preliminary Card (Facebook)

Lightweight - Francisco "Massaranduba" Trinaldo vs CJ Keith

• Trinaldo's Style - Kickboxing
• Keith's Style - Wrestling,
• Prediction -  Trinaldo by TKO

Preliminary Card (Fuel TV)

Light Heavyweight - Wagner "Caldeirao" Prado vs Ildemar "Marajo" Alcantara

• Prado's Style - Striking
• Alcantara's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Prado by decision

Bantamweight - Yuri "Marajo" Alcantara vs Pedro "The Rock" Nobre

• Alcantara's Style - BJJ
• Nobre's Style - Striking, BJJ
• Prediction - Alcantara with a submission

Lightweight - Edson "Junior" Barboza vs Lucas "Mineiro" Martins

• Barboza's Style - Muay Thai
• Martins's Style - Striking, BJJ
• Prediction - Barboza by KO
• Thoughts - Barboza, to quote the amazing Pat "Hype or Die" Barry "THROWS THUNDA"

Featherweight - Diego "The Gun" Nunes vs Nik "The Carny" Lentz

• Nunes's Style - BJJ, striking
• Lentz's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
• Prediction - Nunes by decision

Middleweight - Ronny Markes vs Andrew Craig

• Markes's Style - BJJ
• Craig's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
• Prediction - Craig by decision

Featherweight - Godofredo "Pepey" Castro vs Milton "Miltinho Vieira

• Castro's Style - BJJ
• Vieira's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Vieira by decision

Main Card (FX)

Lightweight - Thiago Tavares vs Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov

• Tavares's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
• Nurmagomedov's Style - Sambo, wrestling
• Prediction - Nurmagomedov by TKO

Heavyweight - Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga vs "Big" Ben Rothwell

• Gonzaga's Style - BJJ, striking
• Rothwell's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Rothwell by KO
• Thoughts - This should be a good fight between a guy that vlogs and a guy that punches people into memes.

Middleweight - Daniel Sarafian vs CB "The Doberman" Dolloway

• Sarafian's Style - Judo, karate, BJJ
• Dolloway's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
• Prediction - Sarafian by submission
• Thoughts - His name is Clarence Byron.

Middleweight - Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort vs Michael "The Count" Bisping

• Belfort's Style - Boxing (Rabbit punches), BJJ
• Bisping's Style - Kickboxing, defensive wrestling
• Prediction - Bisping by decision
• Thoughts - Part of me really wants Belfort to KO Bisping with a flurry of questionably-placed punches. On the other hand, if Bisping wins, he'll probably get a shot at Anderson Silva, and seeing a cool knockout preceded by several minutes/rounds of dancing by Silva would be awesome, too.