Event primer - Invicta FC 7

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's sad to see Julie Kedzie retired.

Prelims (Invicta.com)

Flyweight - Munah "The Perfect Storm" Holland vs Nina "The Strina" Ansaroff

• Holland's Style - Boxing
• Ansaroff's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Holland by KO

Bantamweight - Sarah "The Monster" D'Alelio vs Tonya Evinger

• D'Alelio's Style - BJJ
• Evinger's Style - Boxing, wrestling
• Prediction - D'Alelio by submission

Main Card (PPV)


Flyweight - Vanessa Porto vs Zoila "Warrior Princess" Frausto Gurgel

• Porto's Style - BJJ
• Gurgel's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Porto by submission

Featherweight - Julia "The Jewel" Budd vs Charmaine "Not So Sweet" Tweet

• Budd's Style - Striking
• Tweet's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Budd by TKO

Strawweight - Joanne "Bad Mofo Jo-Jo" Calderwood vs Katja "Killer Bunny" Kankaanpaa

• Calderwood's Style - Muay Thai
• Kankaanpaa's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Calderwood by TKO

Strawweight - Felice "Lil Bulldog" Herrig vs Tecia "Tiny Tornado" Torres

• Herrig's Style - Kickboxing
• Torres' Style - Striking
• Prediction - Herrig by decision

Bantamweight - Lauren Murphy vs Miriam "The Queen of Mean" Nakamoto

• Murphy's Style - Boxing, BJJ
• Nakamoto's Style - Muay Thai
• Prediction - Nakamoto by KO

Strawweight - Carla "Cookie Monster" Esparza vs Claudia "Claudinha" Gadelha

• Esparza's Style - Wrestling
• Gadelha's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Esparza by decision

Flyweight - Barb "Little Warrior" Honchak vs Leslie "The Peacemaker" Smith

• Honchak's Style - Grappling
• Smith's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Honchak by decision

Event Primer - Invicta Fighting Championships 6

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's got weird floating anime hearts over its head when thinking about Edson Barboza.

Prelims (InvictaFC.com)

Atomweight - Cassie "The Hulk" Robb vs Livia "T-Rex" Von Plettenberg

• Robb's Style - Grappling
• Von Plettenberg's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Robb by decision

Featherweight - Mollie "Miss Mollie" Estes vs Veronica "Hearbreaker" Rothenhausler

• Estes's Style - Striking, grappling
• Rothenhausler's Style - PUNCH
• Prediction - Rothenhausler by KO
• Thoughts - Rothenhausler is a scary face destroyer.

Strawweight - Ashley "Smashley" Cummins vs Emily Kagan

• Cummins's Style - Grapling
• Kagan's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Cummins by submission

Main Card (PPV)

Strawweight - Tecia "Tiny Tornado" Torres vs "Thug" Rose Namajunas

• Torres's Style - Freestyle
• Namajunas's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
• Prediction - Namajunas by KO
• Thoughts - This fight is gonna be rad because both ladies are rad (Though Rose is more rad)

Bantamweight - Miriam "The Queen of Mean" Nakamoto vs Duda "Diamond" Yankovich

• Nakamoto's Style - Muay Thai, Herk n Jerk (I assume based on the nickname)
• Yankovich's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction -  Nakamoto by KO

Strawweight - "Rowdy" Bec Hyatt vs Mizuki Inoue

• Hyatt's Style - Striking, internet
• Inoue's Style - Kickboxing, shootboxing
• Prediction - Hyatt by KO
• Thoughts - Bec is pretty cool. It's like 90% of the absolute RADDEST people in Invicta are at Strawweight

Catchweight (150lbs) - Ediane "India" Gomes vs Tamikka "Boom-Boom" Brents

• Gomes's Style - Vale Tudo
• Brents's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Gomes by submission

Strawweight - Joanne "Bad Mofo JoJo" Calderwood vs Norma Rueda Center

• Calderwood's Style - Muay Thai, MURDER
• Alternate Calderwood Nicknames - Joanne "Cyborginho" Calderwood, Joanne "The Och Murderess" Calderwood
• Rueda Center's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Caldewood by KO

Atomweight - Jessica Penne vs Nicdali "The Night Queen" Rivera-Calanoc

• Penne's Style - BJJ
• Rivera-Calanoc's Style - Striking
• Prediction -  Penne by submission

Flyweight - Leslie "The Peacemaker" Smith vs Jennifer Maia

• Smith's Style - Striking
• Maia's Style - Muay Thai
• Prediction -  Smith by TKO

Bantamweight - Sarah "The Monster" D'Alelio vs Lauren Taylor

• D'Alelio's Style - BJJ, drinking
• Taylor's Style - Striking
• Prediction -  D'Alelio by submission

Strawweight - Claudia "Claudinha" Gadelha vs Ayaka Hamasaki

• Gadelha's Style - Grappling
• Hamasaki's Style - Judo
• Prediction -  Hamasaki by decision

Featherweight - Marloes "Rumina" Coenen vs Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino

• Coenen's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
• Justino's Style - Muay Thai
• Prediction - Coenen by submission

These Weeks in Dumb MMA Stuff

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that’s less powerful than a Side Czech Kick.

 Sorry for the hiatus, I am a dumb, lazy jerk!  I'm going to try and recap as much of the stuff I missed from last week's nonexistent Dumb MMA Stuff, and also include the Dumb MMA Stuff that happened this week!  Let's get to it.

Fights - Oh, man, too many fights, all kinds of crazy, fun fights happened!

UFC on Fuel:  Struve vs. Miocic - UFC insists on airing fights on Fuel, a fake, made up channel that only six people on the planet get, and half of them are sasquatches.  The fights were good, though!

Robbie Peralta's a Busy Man

Peralta made very short work of Jason Young, finishing the fight in 23 seconds with a flurry of punches.  Man I love tinyweight fights.

Check out a bunch more fight recaps after the break!

This Week in Dumb MMA Stuff

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that’s worse than Pete Spratt’s submission defense.

Fights – There weren’t any major promotions putting on fights this weekend, but the Z-leagues are always doing something.

Legacy Fighting Championship 14

Jeff Rexroad vs. Lucas Pimenta

Gif by https://twitter.com/ZProphet_MMA

Jeff Rexroad submitted Lucas Pimenta with a pretty wonky triangle choke in their Welterweight title fight.  The triangle usually has the opponent’s arm doing part of the choking, but it looks like Rexroad’s arms are the only thing with direct contact on Pimenta’s neck.  It got the job done, which is all that matters.  Congratulations on the title, Jeff!

Check out more LFC 14 and other MMA stuff after the break!

This Week in Dumb MMA Stuff

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's less hard hitting than Jake Shields!

Every week I plan on compiling some of the more interesting pieces of MMA ephemera and dump it all in one spot.


Fights - There are always fights going on, and there's usually at least one interesting thing that happens on a given night.


Awesome Ladies' Night
Invicta FC 2 was on Saturday, and despite issues with the live stream, it was an amazing night of lady punchmen.  I’m just going to say to watch the entire card because the whole thing was pretty amazing.  Normally I’d give a brief mention to some of the more standout performances on a card, but they all deserve attention, so, again, watch the entire thing.

Check out more Dumb Stuff after the jump!