Event Primer - UFC Fight Night 36

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that knows what the Wand Says (It is "I want to fuck Chuck!").

Prelims (Fight Pass)

Featherweight - Douglas "D'Silva" Silva de Andrande vs Zubair "Warrior" Tuhugov

• Andrande's Style - Striking
• Tuhugov's Style - Hugs, I hope!
• Prediction - Tuhugov by KO

Welterweight - Ildemar "Marajo" Alcantara vs Albert "Einstein" Tumenov

• Alcantara's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
• Tumenov's Style - Sambo (Probably, am I right?)
• Prediction - Tumenov by TKO

Featherweight - Felipe "Sertanejo" Arantes vs Maximo "Maxi" Blanco

• Arantes' Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Blanco's Style - Flips
• Prediction - Blanco by TKO

Bantamweight - Iuri "Marajo" Alcantara vs Wilson Reis

• Alcantara's Style - BJJ
• Reis' Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Alcantara by decision

Lightweight - Francisco "Massaranduba" Trinaldo vs Jesse "The Body Snatcher" Ronson

• Trinaldo's Style - BJJ
• Ronson's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Trinaldo by submission

Lightweight - Rodrigo Damm vs Ivan "Batman" Jorge

• Damm's Style - BJJ, Wrestling
• Jorge's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Jorge by decision

Lightweight - Cristiano Marcello vs Joe Proctor

• Marcello's Style - BJJ
• Proctor's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Marcello by submission

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Featherweight - Charles "Do Bronx" Oliveira vs Andy "The Little Axe" Ogle

• Oliveira's Style - BJJ
• Ogle's Style - Weeping
• Prediction - Oliveira by submission

Middleweight - Viscardi Andrade vs Nico Musoke

• Andrade's Style - Striking, grappling
• Musoke's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Musoke by submission

Welterweight - Erick "Indio" Silva vs Takenori Sato

• Silva's Style - Striking
• Sato's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Silva by KO

Middleweight - Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza vs Francis "Limitless" Carmont

• Souza's Style - BJJ, gator chomp-n-crawl
• Carmont's Style - Tricking judges
• Prediction - Souza by submission
• Thoughts - I don't like you, Francis Carmont, and I really hope you get beaten handily by Ronnie Gators.

Middleweight - Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida vs Gegard Mousasi

• Machida's Style - Karate, boogeying, monkey hugs
• Mousasi's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ, looking sullen and bored
• Prediction - Machida by TKO
• Thoughts - Winner gets to be next in line for Chris Weidman to catastrophically injure!

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?

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.