Event primer - UFC 169

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's a fan of Antony Pettis' #sillyassuits.

Prelims (Fight Pass)

Welterweight - Neil Magny vs Gasan "Cobra" Umalatov

• Magny's Style - Grappling
• Umalatov's Style - Sambo (I mean, probably, right?), being a diacritical mark
• Prediction - Umalatov by submission
• Thoughts - Go away, Neil Magny, nobody from TUF 16 is any good

Lightweight - Rashid "Highlander" Magomedov vs Tony Martin

• Magomedov's Style - Sambo
• Martin's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Magomedov by decision

Middleweight - Clint "Headbussa" Hester vs Andy "Tank Mode" Enz

• Hester's Style - Striking
• Enz's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Hester by KO
• Thoughts - This is kind of a decent set of nicknames from both dudes.

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Lightweight - Al "Raging" Iaquinta vs Kevin "Mo-Town Phenom" Lee

• Iaquinta's Style - Boxing, BJJ
• Lee's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Iaquinta by decision
• Thoughts - Serra-Longo Fight Team continues to roll. STRONG ISLAND, BABY!

Middleweight - Tom "Kong" Watson vs Nick "The Jersey Devil" Catone

• Watson's Style - Boxing
• Catone's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Catone by decision

Flyweight - Chris "Kamikaze" Cariaso vs Danny "The Gremlin" Martinez

• Cariaso's Style - Striking
• Martinez's Style - Punching
• Prediction - Martinez by decision

Lightweight - John "The Bull" Makdessi vs Alan "Nuguette" Patrick

• Makdessi's Style - Striking, wonky eye
• Patrick's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Patrick by submisison

Main Card (PPV)

Lightweight - Jamie Varner vs Abel "Killer" Trujillo

• Varner's Style - Wrestling
• Trujillo's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Trujillo by KO
• Thoughts - You go away, too, Jamie Varner.

Flyweight - John "Hands of Stone" Lineker vs Ali "Puncher King" Bagautinov

• Lineker's Style - Striking, missing weight
• Bagautinov's Style - Punching
• Prediction - Bagautinov by TKO, Lineker comes in at least 2 pounds heavy

Heavyweight - Alistair "Demolition Man" Overeem vs Frank Mir

• Overeem's Style - Kickboxing
• Mir's Style - BJJ, Smug
• Prediction - Overeem by KO
• Thoughts - Both of these guys lose in very funny ways, so this fight should be stupid-entertaining

Featherweight - Jose "Junior" Aldo vs Ricardo "The Bully" Lamas

• Aldo's Style - Muay Thai, soccer
• Lamas' Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Aldo by KO

Bantamweight - Renan "Barao" Pegado vs Urijah "The California Kid" Faber

• Pegado's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai, being a Nosferatu
• Faber's Style - Wrestling, BANG Muay Thai, Dougie-ing
• Prediction - Barao by decision

Event primer - UFC Ultimate Fight Night 30

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that hopes Chael Sonnen teaches all fighters on TUF Brazil how to buy houses for their moms.

Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

Middleweight - Michael "Judo" Kuiper vs Bradley "Bear" Scott

• Kuiper's Style - Going out on a limb here, I'll say judo
• Scott's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Kuiper by TKO

Featherweight - Jimy "The Kid" Hettes vs Robert Whiteford

• Hettes's Style - Judo
• Whiteford's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Hettes by submission

Featherweight - Cole "Magrinho" Miller vs Andy "Little Axe" Ogle

• Miller's Style - BJJ, human scarecrow
• Ogle's Style - Striking, crying
• Prediction - Miller by submission

Women's Bantamweight - Jessica "Bate Estaca" Andrade vs Rosi "The Surgeon" Sexton

• Andrade's Style - BJJ, kickboxing
• Sexton's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Andrade by decision

Middleweight - Luke "Bigslow" Barnatt vs Andrew "Highlight" Craig

• Barnatt's Style - Striking
• Craig's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Barnatt by decision

Lightweight - Piotr "Pletwal" Hallmann vs Al "Raging" Iaquinta

• Hallmann's Style - Striking, grappling
• Iaquinta's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Iaquinta by KO

Main Card (Fox Sports 2)

Flyweight - John "Hands of Stone" Lineker vs Phil "Billy" Harris

• Lineker's Style - Punching
• Harris's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Lineker by KO
• Thoughts - I wonder how upset Phil is that his brother Paul got cut recently.

Middleweight - Alessio "Legionarius" Sakara vs Nico Musoke

• Sakara's Style - Boxing
• Musoke's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Sakara by KO

Lightweight - "Stormin'" Norman Parke vs Jon "Super Saiyan" Tuck

• Parke's Style - BJJ
• Tuck's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Tuck by submission

Light Heavyweight - Jimi "The Poster Boy" Manuwa vs Ryan "The Big Deal" Jimmo

• Manuwa's Style - Striking
• Jimmo's Style - Popping, locking
• Prediction - Manuwa by KO

Lightweight - Ross "The Real Deal" Pearson vs Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard

• Pearson's Style - Kickboxing
• Guillard's Style - Boxing, American Whu-Hit-U
• Prediction - Guillard by decision

Middleweight - Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida vs Mark "The Filipino Wrecking Machine" Munoz

• Machida's Style - Karate, pee drinking, monkey hugs
• Munoz's Style - Wrestling, punches
• Prediction - Machida by KO

Event primer - UFC 163

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's still laughing at Tito Ortiz versus Quinton Jackson being the main event for Bellator's first PPV.

Prelim card (Facebook/YouTube)

Light Heavyweight - Ednaldo "Lula Molusco" Oliveira vs Francimar "Bodao" Barroso

• Oliveira's Style - Boxing
• Oliveira's Translated Nickname - Ednaldo "Squidward" Oliveira
• Barrosos's Style - Punching
• Prediction -  Oliveira by TKO
• Thoughts - I hope "Bodao" is Portuguese for "Bo Dallas" which would make Barroso the best fighter ever.

Welterweight - Viscardi Andrande vs Bristol Marunde

• Andrande's Style - Punches
• Marunde's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Marunde by decision

Featherweight - Rani Yahya vs Josh "The Gentleman" Clopton

• Yahya's Style - BJJ
• Clopton's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Yahya by submission

Prelim card (FX)

Flyweight - Ian "Uncle Creepy" McCall vs Illiarde Santos

• McCall's Style - Wrestling, mustaches
• Santos's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - McCall by TKO

Welterweight - Sergio "The Panther" Moraes vs Neil Magny

• Moraes's Style - BJJ
• Magny's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Moraes by submission

Women's Bantamweight - Amanda "The Lioness" Nunes vs Sheila "The German Tank" Gaff

• Nunes's Style - Striking
• Gaff's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Nunes by KO

Light Heavyweight - Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes vs Anthony "The Hippo" Perosh

• Magalhaes's Style - BJJ
• Perosh's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Magalhaes by submission

Main card (PPV)

Flyweight - John "Hands of Stone" Lineker vs Jose "No Chance" Tome

• Lineker's Style - Boxing
• Tome's Style - Grappling, being a really long book
• Prediction -  Lineker by KO
• Thoughts -  If Tome doesn't walk out to "No Chance in Hell", he's an idiot.

Middleweight - Thales Leites vs Tom "Kong" Watson

• Leites's Style - BJJ
• Watson's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Watson by decision

Middleweight - Cezar "Mutante" Ferreira vs Thiago "Marreta" Santos

• Ferreira's Style - BJJ
• Santos's Style -Kicking
• Prediction - Santos by TKO

Light Heavyweight - Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida vs Phil "Mr. Wonderful" Davis

• Machida's Style - Karate, sumo, monkey hugs
• Davis's Style - Wrestling, grappling, triangle body
• Prediction - Davis by submission

Featherweight - Jose "Junior" Aldo vs Chan Sung "The Korean Zombie" Jung

• Aldo's Style - Striking, buying suits
• Jung's Style - Striking, grappling
• Prediction - Aldo by TKO
• Thoughts - This is an insanely hard fight for me to pick. I really like both dudes. ARGH.