Event Primer - UFC Fight Night 37

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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: Pegado vs McDonald

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Prelims (Facebook)

 

Flyweight - Phil "Billy" Harris vs Ulysses "Useless" Gomez

• Harris' Style - BJJ
• Gomez's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Gomez by submission
• Thoughts - Rousimar's little brother looks nothing like him.

 

Bantamweight - Vaughan "Love" Lee vs Motonobu Tezuka

• Lee's Style - Grappling
• Tezuka's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Tezuka by decision
• Thoughts - Guys like Riki Fukuda and Yushin Okami might have been All-Japan wrestlers, but I'm pretty sure Tezuka is a New Japan wrestler.

 

Middleweight - Tom "Kong" Watson vs Stanislav "Stucky" Nedkov

• Watson's Style - Striking
• Nedkov's Style - Striking, grappling, pecan logs
• Prediction - Nedkov by TKO

 

Featherweight - Andy "The Little Axe" Ogle vs Josh "The Fluke" Grispi

• Ogle's Style - Striking, weeping
• Grispi's Style - Submissions
• Prediction - Grispi by submission

 

Lightweight - Paul "Sassangle" Sass vs Danny "Last Call" Castillo

• Sass' Style - Triangles, heel hooks
• Castillo's Style - Wrestling, Brozilian Bro-Jitsu
• Prediction - Sass by Sassangle
• Thoughts - I don't care if he's not in the video. Any time Team Alpha Male fights, I will post this, the most TAM video ever.

 

Lightweight - Terry Etim vs Renee Forte

• Etim's Style - Luta Livre, grappling
• Forte's Style - Being loud
• Prediction - Etim by submission
• Thoughts - Etim's fighting for the first time since The Kick, also known as "Edson Barboza just MurderDeathKilled a dude!"

 

Main Card (Fuel)

 

Welterweight - Che "Beautiful" Mills vs Matthew "Deep Waters" Riddle

• Mills' Style - Striking
• Riddle's Style - Wrestling, striking
• Prediction - Mills by KO
• Thoughts - Riddle should maybe never talk to anyone ever again.

 

Light Heavyweight - James Te-Huna vs Ryan "Big Deal" Jimmo

• Te-Huna's Style - Wrestling
• Jimmo's Style - Striking, wrestling
• Prediction - Jimmo by KO

 

Welterweight - Gunnar "Gunni" Nelson vs Jorge "The Sandman" Santiago

• Nelson's Style - Submissions
• Santiago's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Nelson by decision

 

Light Heavyweight - Jimi "Poster Boy" Manuwa vs Cyrille "The Snake" Diabate

• Manuwa's Style - Striking
• Diabate's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Manuwa by TKO

 

Featherweight - Cub Swanson vs Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier

• Swanson's Style - Freestyle
• Poirier's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Poirier by submission

 

Interim Bantamweight Title - Renan "Barao" Pegado vs Michael "MayDay" McDonald

• Pegado's Style - BJJ
• McDonald's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ, Yacht Rock/Smooth Music
• Prediction - McDonald by KO
• Thoughts - Interim title defenses are really stupid. "Renan Barao-Rao-Rao" is not, it's cool.