Event primer - UFC Fight Night 33

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Prelims (Facebook, YouTube)

Welterweight - Ben "Manimal" Wall vs Alex "The Dominican Nightmare" Garcia

• Wall's Style - Grappling
• Garcia's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Garcia by submission

Prelims (Fox Sports 2)

Middleweight - Bruno "Carioca" Santos vs Krzysztof Jotko

• Santos' Style - Grappling
• Jotko's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Santos by decision

Flyweight - Richie "Vas" Vaculik vs Justin "Tank" Scoggins

• Vaculik's Style - Grappling
• Scoggins' Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Scoggins by KO

Middleweight - Nick "The Promise" Ring vs Caio Magalhaes

• Ring's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Magalhaes' Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Ring by decision

Bantamweight - Takeya Mizugaki vs Nam Phan

• Mizugaki's Style - Grappling
• Phan's Style - Boxing, BJJ
• Prediction - Mizugaki by decision

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Women's Bantamweight - Julie "Fireball" Kedzie vs  Bethe Correia

• Kedzie's Style - Kickboxing
• Correia's Style -
• Prediction - Kedzie by TKO

Middleweight - Dylan "The Villain" Andrews vs Clint Hester

• Andrews' Style - Boxing, wrestling
• Hester's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Hester by TKO

Heavyweight - Pat "Hype or Die" Barry vs Soa "The Hulk" Palelei

• Barry's Style - Kickboxing, throwin thunda
• Palelei's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
• Prediction - Barry by KO
• Thoughts - Barry is smart AND athletic

Light Heavyweight - Ryan "Darth" Bader vs Anthony "The Hippo" Perosh

• Bader's Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Perosh's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Perosh by submission

Light Heavyweight - Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs James Te Huna

• Rua's Style - Muay thai, BJJ, airplane arms
• Te Huna's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Rua by TKO

Heavyweight - Mark "Super Samoan" Hunt vs Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva

• Hunt's Style - Kickboxing
• Silva's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Hunt by KO
• Thoughts - The man with the biggest punches against the dude with the biggest head. This seems like cruel and very unusual punishment for Silva.

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Preliminary Card (Facebook/YouTube)

Featherweight - Jeremy "Lil Heathen" Stephens vs Estevan "El Terrible" Payan

• Stephens's Style - Punching, felonies
• Unfortunate Stephens Moment - Getting knocked out by Yves Edwards
• Payan's Style -Boxing
• Unfortunate Payan Moment - Getting knocked out by Yahir Reyes
• Prediction - Payan by decision

Bantamweight - Brian Bowles vs George Roop

• Bowles's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
• Roop's Style - Striking, Being a scarecrow
• Prediction - Bowles by submission

Welterweight - Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson vs Nah-Shon "The Rock-N-Rolla" Burrell

• Thompson's Style - Karate
• Burrell's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Thompson by KO
• Thoughts - Hopefully Thompson wins and can fight Jordan Mein to crown the "We got our hype trains derailed by the penny on the tracks known as Matt 'the Immortal' Brown" champion. My money's on Mein, for the record.

Preliminary Card (FX)

Lightweight - Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov vs Abel "Killa" Trujillo

• Nurmagomedov's Style - Sambo, judo, kickboxing
• Trujillo's Style - Striking, grappling
• Prediction - Nurmagomedov by submission
• Thoughts - I wonder what trolling shirt Nurmagomedov will wear to the weigh-ins. Also, he better pair it with his giant, furry hat. Additional also, is it just me, or are like 90% of the cool/good Russian mixed martial artists guys from Dagestan?

Welterweight - Colton Smith vs Robert Whittaker

• Smith's Style - Wrestling
• Whittaker's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Smith by decision

Featherweight - Dennis "The Menace" Bermudez vs Max "Blessed" Holloway

• Bermudez's Style - Wrestling
• Holloway's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Holloway by TKO

Welterweight - Mike "Quicksand" Pyle vs Rick "The Horror" Story

• Pyle's Style - BJJ
• Story's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Pyle by KO

Main Card (PPV)

Lightweight - Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone vs "King Karl" KJ Noons

• Cerrone's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
• Unfortunate Cerrone Moment - Tie: Standing there and taking a prolonged middle finger from Nate Diaz and getting yelled at by Greg Jackson during the same fight.
• Noon's Style - Striking, bangs
• Unfortunate Noons Moment - Getting knocked out by Charles "Krazy Horse/Kid Khaos" Bennett
• Prediction - Cerrone by submission

Lightwweight - Gray "The Bully" Maynard vs TJ Grant

• Maynard's Style - Wrestling
• Grant's Style - BJJ
• Horrible Unofficial Grant Nickname - TJ "Don't Take Me For" Grant"-Ed"
• Prediction - Grant by TKO
• Thoughts - I know the winner is supposed to get a shot at Bendo's title, but I want Grant to grow a fuller beard and then have him, Pat Healy, and Jim Miller in a San-Do match.

Light Heavyweight - Glover Teixeira vs James Te-Huna

• Teixeira's Style - Striking, BJJ
• Te-Huna's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Teixeira by KO

Heavyweight - Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos vs Mark "Super Samoan" Hunt

• Dos Santos's Style - Boxing
• Hunt's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Hunt by KO
• Thoughts - MAAAAAAAAAARK HUUUUUUUUUUNTOOOOOOOO is going to get a UFC Heavyweight title shot after he wins this fight, and then he'll win the UFC Heavyweight title and world peace will be acheived. BELIEVE IN MARK HUNT!

Heavyweight Title - Cain Velasquez vs Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva

• Velasquez's Style - Wrestling
• Silva's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
• Prediction - Velasquez by TKO (Same as last time, though probably slightly less messy)

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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.