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 Ultimate Fight Night 29

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Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Lightweight - Allan "Nuguette" Patrick vs Garett "Goodnight" Whitely

• Patrick's Style -Freestyle
• Whitely's Style -Striking
• Prediction - Whitely by TKO

Flyweight - Iliarde Santos vs Chris "Kamikaze" Cariaso

• Santos's Style -BJJ
• Cariaso's Style -Striking
• Prediction - Santos by decision

Welterweight - Yan Cabral vs David "Daudi" Mitchell

• Cabral's Style -BJJ
• Mitchell's Style - Grappling, panel shows
• Prediction - Mitchell by decision

Welterweight - Ildemar "Marajo" Alcantara vs Igor Araujo

• Alcantara's Style -Striking
• Araujo's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Alcantara by TKO

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Bantamweight - Raphael Assuncao vs T.J. "The Viper" Dillashaw

• Assuncao's Style -BJJ
• Dillashaw's Style -Wrestling
• Prediction - Dillashaw by KO
• Thoughts - Dillashaw is Team Alpha Male, so of course it's Dougie Time.

Welterweight - Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares vs Mike Pierce

• Palhares's Style - BJJ, leglocks
• Alternate Palhares nicknames - Rousimar "Paul Harris" Palhares, Rousimar "Who's Omar Paul Harris?" Palhares
• Pierce's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Pierce by decision

Light Heavyweight - Fabio Maldonado vs Joey "The Mexicutioner Beltran

• Maldonado's Style - Boxing, body punches
• Beltran's Style - Striking, Homer Simpson defense
• Prediction - Maldonado by TKO

Light Heavyweight - Thiago Silva vs Matt "The Hammer" Hammill

• Silva's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ, inhuman urine
• Hammill's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Silva by submission

Welterweight - Erick "Indio" Silva vs Dong Hyun "Stun Gun" Kim

• Silva's Style - Muay Thai
• Kim's Style - Judo, grappling, beating up wiener kids
• Prediction - Kim by decision

Welterweight - Demian Maia vs Jake Shields

• Maia's Style - BJJ
• Shields's Style - American Jiu-jitsu
• Alternate Shields nickname - Jake "Rorse Facie" Shields
• Prediction - Maia by submission

Event Primer - UFC 156

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Prelims (Facebook)

Bantamweight - Edwin "El Feroz" Figueroa vs Francisco "Cisco" Rivera

• Figueroa's Style - Striking
• Rivera's Style - Striking
• Prediction -  Figueroa by KO

Bantamweight - Chico "The King" Camus vs Dustin "The Diamond" Kimura

• Camus's Style - Striking, Existentialism
• Style - Submissions (But no kimuras? What in all of the hecks, man?)
• Prediction - Camus via getting Kimura to contemplate the nothingness of the universe by way of extensive face punches

Prelims (FX)

Lightweight - Yves Edwards vs Isaac Ville-Flagg

• Edwards's Style - Thugjitsu
• Ville-Flagg's Style - Punches
• Prediction - Edwards by KO
• Thoughts - Edwards is the best dude ever.

Lightweight - Jacob "Christmas" Volkmann vs Bobby "King" Green

• Volkmann's Style - Wrestling
• Green's Style - Hood
• Prediction - Green by decision
• Thoughts - I hope Volkmann manages to wrangle a live microphone so he can get another Secret Service visit.

Welterweight - Tyron "The Chosen One' Woodley vs Jay "Thoroughbred" Hieron

• Woodley's Style - Wrestling
• Hieron's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Woodley by decision
• Thoughts - Remember when Hieron bled a bunch? That was gross.

Lightweight - Gleison Tibau vs Evan Dunham

• Tibau's Style - Wrestling, BJJ, cutting weight
• Unofficial Tibau Nickname - Gleison "Tim" Tibau
• Dunham's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Tibau by decision

Main Card (PPV)

Flyweight - Joseph Benavidez vs Ian "Uncle Creepy" McCall

• Benavidez's Style - Wrestling, Brozlian Bro Jitsu
• McCall's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Benavidez by submission (Brollotine choke)
• Thoughts - Obligatory Team Alpha Male video

Welterweight - Jon Fitch vs Demian Maia

• Fitch's Style - Wrestling, beating up Thunder Cats
• Maia's Style - BJJ, turning on blood faucets
• Prediction - Fitch by TKO
• Thoughts - This fight isn't really fair since Fitch has MIND POWERS (From being Week Day Vegan)

Heavyweight - Alistair "The Reem" Overeem vs Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva

• Overeem's Style - Muay Thai
• Silva's Style - Striking, BJJ
• Prediction - Overeem by KO
• Thoughts - WHOA, OVEREEM, PANTASTIC BODY!

Light Heavyweight - "Suga" Rashad Evans vs Antonio Rogerio "Minotouro" Nogueira

• Evans's Style -Wrestling, boxing
• Nogueira's Style - BJJ, boxing
• Prediction -Evans by KO
• Thoughts - More like LOL Nog

Main Event: Featherweight Title - Jose "Junior" Aldo vs Frankie "The Answer" Edgar

• Aldo's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ, buying suits
• Edgar's Style - Wrestling, Boxing
• Edgar's Real Nickname - Frankie "Two Times" Edgar
• Prediction - Edgar by TKO
• Thoughts -  I can't wait for rounds 6 - 10 in like six months!

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