Event primer - UFC 170

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Prelims (Fight Pass)

Lightweight - Ernest "The Mad Titan" Chavez vs Yosdenis "The Pink Panther" Cedeno

• Chavez's Style - Striking
• Cedeno's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Cedeno by decision

Lightweight - Rafaello "Trator" Oliveira vs Erik "New Breed" Koch

• Oliveira's Style - BJJ
• Koch's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - KOch by KO
• Thoughts - Holy cow, did Koch poop in one of Dana White's cars? He probably shouldn't be this low on the prelims.

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Flyweight - Zach "Fun Size" Makovsky vs Josh "The Gremlin" Sampo

• Makovsky's Style - Grappling
• Sampo's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Makovsky by TKO

Bantamweight - Cody "Renegade" Gibson vs Aljamain "Funk Master" Sterling

• Gibson's Style - Striking
• Sterling's Style - Funk, grapping
• Prediction - Sterling by submission

Bantamweight - Raphael Assuncao vs Pedro "The Young Punisher" Munhoz

• Assuncao's Style - BJJ
• Munhoz's Style - Punishing young people, BJJ
• Prediction - Assuncao by submission

Women's Bantamweight - Alexis "Ally-Gator" Davis vs Jessica "Evil" Eye

• Davis' Style - Grappling
• Eye's Style - Smoking drugs
• Prediction - Davis by submission

Main Card (PPV)

Welterweight - Robert Whittaker vs Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson

• Whittaker's Style - Striking
• Thompson's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Thompson by KO

Welterweight - Mike "Quicksand" Pyle vs TJ Waldburger

• Pyle's Style - Mullet, grappling
• Waldburger's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Pyle by TKO

Welterweight - Rory "Ares" MacDonald vs Demian Maia

• MacDonald's Style - Being a robot that dresses like An Gestapo
• Maia's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - MacDonald by decision

Light Heavyweight - Daniel "DC" Cormier vs Patrick "Durkin" Cummins

• Cormier's Style - Wrestling
• Cummins' Style - Barista
• Prediction - Cormier by TKO
• Thoughts - Cummins gonna get smashed into pulpy bits of jerk

Women's Bantamweight - "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann

• Rousey's Style - Judo
• McMann's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Rousey by submission (ARMBAR)
• Thoughts - Two Olympic medalists are fighting, which should be rad! I just think McMann needs two or three more fights against high level competition

Event primer - UFC 166

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Prelims - Facebook/YouTube

Bantamweight - Dustin "The Disciple" Pague vs Kyoji Horiguchi

• Pague's Style -BJJ (Bethlehem Jesus-Jitsu)
• Horiguchi's Style - Striking
• Prediction -Horiguchi by KO

Featherweight - Jeremy Larsen vs Andre "Touchy" Fili

• Larsen's Style -Freestyle
• Fili's Style -Striking
• Prediction -Fili by TKO

Lightweight - Tony "El Cucuy" Ferguson vs Mike "The Wolverine" Rio

• Ferguson's Style -Striking
• Rio's Style -Wrestling
• Prediction -Ferguson by KO

Welterweight - TJ Waldburger vs Adlan "Borz" Amagov

• Waldburger's Style -BJJ
• Amagov's Style -Striking
• Prediction -Amagov by KO

Prelims - Fox Sports 1

Lightweight - George Sotiropolous vs "King Karl" KJ Noons

• Sotiropolous's Style - BJJ
• Noons's Style - Kickboxing, hair maintenance
• Prediction - Sotiropolous by submission

Women's Bantamweight - Sarah Kaufman vs Jessica "Evil" Eye

• Kaufman's Style - Striking
• Eye's Style -Striking
• Prediction - Kaufman by TKO
• Thoughts - This fight is going to be rad, I bet.

Welterweight - Nate "The Great" Marquardt vs Hector "Lightning" Lombard

• Marquardt's Style - Striking
• Lombard's Style - Boxing, judo
• Prediction - Marquardt by TKO
• Thoughts - Former middleweights meet at welterweight because, sure, why not?

Middleweight - Tim "The Barbarian" Boetsch vs CB "The Doberman" Dolloway

• Boestch's Style - Judo
• Dolloway's Style -Grappling
• Prediction - Boetsch by KO
• Thoughts -Clarence's face never fails to make me laugh and laugh

Main Card - PPV

Flyweight - John "The Magician" Dodson vs Darrell "The Mongoose" Montague

• Dodson's Style - Striking, being a larger-than-average squirrell
• Montague's Style -Wrestling
• Prediction - Dodson by KO

Heavyweight - Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga vs Shawn "The Savage" Jordan

• Gonzaga's Style - BJJ, Vlogging
• Jordan's Style - Striking, Football
• Prediction - Gonzaga by submission

Lightweight - Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez vs Diego "The Dream" Sanchez

• Melendez's Style - Wrestling
• Sanchez's Style - Wrestling, being out of his gourd crazy
• Prediction - Sanchez by submission
• Thoughts -I am looking forward to this fight so much. Gonna be the eggiest.

Heavyweight - Daniel "DC" Cormier vs Roy "Big Country" Nelson

• Cormier's Style - Wrestling
• Nelson's Style - Boxing, BJJ
• Prediction - Cormier by decision

Heavyweight - Cain Velasquez vs Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos

• Velasquez's Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Dos Santos's Style - Boxing
• Prediction -Velasquez by decision

Event Primer: UFC on Fox - Henderson vs Melendez

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that holds a candlelight vigil every night, hoping that Chad Griggs and his muttonchops return to the octagon soon.

Preliminary Card (Facebook/YouTube)

Middleweight - Clifford Starks vs Yoel "Soldier of God" Romero

• Starks's Style - Wrestling
• Romero's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction -  Romero by TKO
• Thoughts - Yoel Romero pulled off the best ankle pick in the history of takedowns.

Lightweight - Anthony "The Assassin" Njokuani vs "Relentless" Roger Bowling

• Njokuani's Style -Striking
• Bowling's Style - Wrestling, striking
• Prediction -  Njokuani by KO
• Thoughts - Remember that time Njokuani head kicked a fleeing Chris Horodecki? That was hilarious, mostly because Horodecki looks like he's twelve years old, and there isn't anything funnier than a child taking a head kick.

Bantamweight - TJ Dillashaw vs Hugo "Wolverine" Viana

• Dillashaw's Style - Wrestling
• Viana's Style - Boxing
• Prediction -  Dillashaw by submission

Preliminary Card (FX)

Lightweight - Tim "The Dirty Bird" Means vs Jorge "Gamebred" Masvidal

• Means's Style - Striking
• Masvidal's Style - Muay Thai
• Prediction -  Masvidal by KO

Flyweight - Joseph "Joe B-Wan Kenobi" Benavidez vs Darren "BC" Uyenoyama

• Benavidez's Style - Grappling, Joe-Jitsu
• Uyenoyama's Style - Grappling
• Prediction -  Benavidez by Joe-mission

Lightweight - Ramsey Nijem vs Myles "Fury" Jury

• Nijem's Style - Grappling
• Jury's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
• Prediction -  Jury by submission

Middleweight - Francis "Limitless" Carmont vs Lorenz "The Monsoon" Larkin

• Carmont's Style - Grappling, stealing decisions from Tom Lawlor
• Larkin's Style - Striking
• Prediction -  Larkin by TKO

Featherweight - Chad "Money" Mendes vs Darren "The Damage" Elkins

• Mendes's Style - Wrestling
• Elkins's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Elkins by decision
• Thoughts - Mendes is the highest Team Alpha Male on the card, so he gets the traditional TAM video link.

Main Card (Fox)

Welterweight - Jordan "Young Gun" Mein vs Matt "The Immortal" Brown

• Mein's Style - Striking
• Brown's Style - Grappling
• Prediction -  Mein by KO

Lightweight - Nate Diaz vs Josh "The Punk" Thomson

• Diaz's Style - BJJ, Boxing
• Thomson's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Diaz by submission
• Thoughts - I am surprised Thomson hasn't gotten injured in training yet, but there's still plenty of time!

Heavyweight - Daniel "DC" Cormier vs Frank Mir

• Cormier's Style - Wrestling
• Mir's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Cormier by TKO

Lightweight Title - Benson "Smooth" Henderson vs Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez

• Henderson's Style - Grappling
• Alternate Henderson Nicknames - Benson "And Hedges" Henderson, Benson "Bendo" Henderson, Benson "Robert Guillaume" Henderson
• Melendez's Style - Wrestling, letting his Soul Glo
• Prediction -Henderson by submission
• Thoughts - Team Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (WHAT?!) is going to end up 0-4 in UFC title fights. Hilarious.

Event Primer: Strikeforce - Marquardt vs Saffiedine

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that marches to the beat of Nobuhiko Takada's drum.

Welp, it's time for everyone to grab their best black finery and get out the vigil candles, Strikeforce is on its deathbed.  The last ever event is set for tomorrow night, and after the initial promise of multiple title defenses, everyone ended up getting hurt so now the card is a shambles of random folk fighting established names.  Strikeforce isn't going down with a fight, it's curling up in a ditch, belly full of turpentine and anti-freeze, and hoping to go peacefully in its sleep.

Farewell, Strikeforce, you had some cool fights!

Preliminary Card - Unaired (I'm not sure if Showtime or Strikeforce is to be blamed, but they are both A Bad)

Lightweight - Michael Bravo vs Estevan "El Terrible" Payan

• Bravo's Style - Striking
• Payan's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Payan, I guess.  I don't know anything about these guys.

Lightweight - Jorge Gurgel vs Adriano Martins

• Gurgel's Style - Not using jiu-jitsu
• Martins's Style - Striking
• Prediction - If Gurgel tries to Stand and also Bang, he'll probably lose by KO.  He does that a lot, so that's my pick.
• Thoughts - I wonder how long until Jorge is the third-best fighter in his family (Behind wife Zoila and sister-in-law Stephanie Frausto)

Preliminary Card - Showtime Extreme

Lightweight - Ryan Couture vs "King" KJ Noons

• Couture's Style - BJJ, wrestling
• Noons's Style - Striking, hair adjustments
• Prediction - Couture will do a bunch of grapples and Noons will flip his hair over his ears a lot.
• Thoughts - Randy's dumb weiner kid versus a fellow dumb weiner?  Blugh at this fight.

Middleweight - Tim Kennedy vs Trevor "Hot Sauce" Smith

• Kennedy's Style - Army
• Smith's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Kennedy by TKO.
• Thoughts - Kennedy is a cool dude.

Middleweight - Roger Gracie vs Anthony "Lionheart" Smith

• Gracie's Style - BJJ
• Smith's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Gracie by submission

Lightweight - Pat "Bam Bam" Healy vs Kurt Holobaugh

• Healy's Style - Submissions
• Holobaugh's Style - Submissions
• Prediction - Healy by decision

Main Card - Showtime

Catchweight (194)/Franklinweight - Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza vs Ed "Short Fuse" Herman

• Souza's Style - BJJ
• Herman's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Souza by submission

Light Heavyweight - Gegard "The Dreamcatcher" Mousasi vs Mike "MAK" Kyle

• Mousasi's Style - Kickboxing
• Kyle's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Mousasi by decision
• Thoughts - Fuck Mike Kyle

Heavyweight - Josh "The Warmaster" Barnett vs Nandor "The Hun" Guelmino

• Barnett's Style - Catch wrestling, pro wrestling
• Guelmino's Style - Submissions
• Prediction - Barnett by Bow and Arrow hold
• Thoughts - Barnett is awesome at open workouts and promos

Heavyweight - Daniel "DC" Cormier vs Dion "Soldier" Staring

• Cormier's Style - Wrestling
• Staring's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Cormier by TKO
• Thoughts - Here are two Dion Staring facts: 1. He lost to a man named Can and 2. He has defeated one current UFC fighter, Featherweight Akira Corassani.

Welterweight Title - Nate "The Great" Marquardt vs Tarrec "Sponge" Saffiedine

• Marquardt's Style - Punch-kicks, kick-punches
• Saffiedine's Style - Karate
• Prediction - Marquardt by crazy-ass KO.