Event primer - UFC 163

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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.

Event Primer: UFC 159 - Jones vs Sonnen

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Preliminary Fights (Facebook/YouTube)

Featherweight - Steven "Miller Killer" Siler vs Kurt Holobaugh

• Siler's Style - Submissions
• Holobaugh's Style -Striking
• Alternate Holobaugh Nickname - Kurt "Ain't No" Holobaugh "Girl"
• Prediction -Siler by submission

Welterweight - Nick "The Jersey Devil" Catone vs James Head

• Catone's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
• Head's Style - Striking, BJJ
• Prediction - Catone by decision

Featherweight - Leonard "Bad Boy" Garcia vs Cody "AK Kid" McKenzie

• Garcia's Style - Brawling, clubbering, decision theft
• McKenzie's Style - McKenzietine
• Prediction - McKenzie by McKenzietine
• Thoughts - Shit's gonna get real!

Preliminary Fights (FX)

Lightweight - Rustam "Tiger" Khabilov vs Yancy "Frisson" Medeiros

• Khabilov's Style - Suplex
• Alternate Khabilov Nickname - Rustam "Hobby Lobby" Khabilov
• Medeiros's Style - Striking, wrestling
• Prediction - Khabilov by suplex-related KO

Women's Bantamweight - Sara McMann vs Sheila "The German Tank" Gaff

• McMann's Style - Wrestling
• Gaff's Style - Striking
• Prediction - McMann by decision
• Thoughts - Holy cow, Sara McMann is friggin SHREDDED

Light Heavyweight - Gian Villante vs Ovince "OSP" St. Preux

• Villante's Style - Football, wrestling
• Unofficial Villante Nickname - Gian "John" Villante
• St. Preux's Style - Football, wrestling
• Prediction - St. Preux by KO
• Thoughts - Strikeforce vs Strikeforce match-up! Hofstra football vs Tennessee football match-up! The storylines run deep on this fight! Also, I hope St. Preux wins and then takes another fight in two weeks and then again two weeks after that, like he did towards the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011, because that was the best OSP.

Bantamweight - "Brutal" Johnny Bedford vs Bryan "Kid Lightning" Caraway

• Bedford's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
• Caraway's Style - Cruising, having a more famous and better fighter for a girlfriend, threatening to beat up his girlfriend's opponents (Oh, wait, this is the "Fighting Style" section, not "Reasons to laugh at Bryan Caraway" section).
• Prediction - Bedford by KO

Main Card (PPV)

Lightweight - Jim Miller vs Pat "Bam Bam" Healy

• Miller's Style - Grappling
• Healy's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Miller by submission
• Thoughts - Holy rigatoni, this fight is going to be nutso good (I hope)!

Light Heavyweight - Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes vs Phil "Mr. Wonderful" Davis

• Magalhaes's Style - BJJ
• Davis's Style - Wrestling, grappling
• Alternate Davis Nicknames - Phil "Body Triangle" Davis; Phil "Have I Told You My Nickname Comes From My Missing Or Stolen College Cat?" Davis
• Prediction - Davis by decision
• Thoughts - Poor Phil Davis, being partially associated with unfortunate people or entities. First the dude is a Penn State alumnus, and then he's a Lloyd Irvin student.

Heavyweight - Roy "Big Country" Nelson vs Chieck Kongo

• Nelson's Style - Boxing, BJJ, incredible intestinal fortitude (Also known as havin' tons o' guts)
• Kongo's Style - Savate
• Alternate Kongo Nickname - "Cup" Chieck Kongo
• Prediction - Nelson by KO
• Thoughts - They say styles make fights, and there isn't a better juxtaposition in body styles than this fight.

Middleweight - Michael "The Count" Bisping vs Alan "The Talent" Belcher

• Bisping's Style - Kickboxing, British wrestling
• Alternate Bisping Nicknames - Michael "The Count, Minus the O" Bisping
• Belcher's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Prediction - Belcher by TKO
• Thoughts - These two gents either for reals don't like each other, or are cleaning up in the wolf ticket department.

Light Heavyweight Title - Jon "Bones" Jones vs "The American Gangster" Chael P. Sonnen

• Jones's Style - Wrestling, striking (poles)
• Alternate Jones Nicknames - Jon "Snitchster Christian" Jones, Jon "Snowball King" Jones
• Sonnen's Style - Wrestling, fraud
• Prediction - Jones by TKO
• Fantasty-Land Prediction - Chael P. Sonnen by submission (Omoplata)
• Thoughts - I like Sonnen, both as a bloviating so-and-so, and also as a head down, driving forward fighter, but I think Jones is just too good to get wrestled upon for twenty-five minutes, which I see as Chael's only avenue for victory. Sorry, Chael, but you're pretty great at analysis, and hopefully soon, commentary.

This Week in Dumb MMA Stuff

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Fights - A whole lot of fights from a lot of events to cover, let's jump right in with the biggest one of the This Week!

UFC 153 went down on Saturday, and it was one of the best events I've seen in quite some time.

Rony Bezerra vs. Sam Sicilia

"Honey Jason" took on Sam Sicilia on the prelims, and there was lots of fun punches.  Rony hit Sam with some good shots and finished things off with some ground and pound.

Check out more fights and some VERY INTERESTING NEWS after the jump!

UFC 153 Primer

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Preliminary Card (Facebook)

Lightweight – Cristiano Marcello vs. Reza “Mad Dog” Madadi

• Marcello’s Style – Brazilian jiu-jitsu
• Madadi’s Style – BJJ, wrestling
• Alternate Madadi Nicknames – “Who’s” Madadi, “Where’s” Madadi, etc.
• Prediction – Marcello’s BJJ is much better than Madadi’s, so I’m taking Marcello by submission
• Extra Notes – Marcello once fought Charles “Krazy Horse”Bennett backstage at a PRIDE event, and triangle choked Bennett into unconsciousness.

Middleweight – Luiz "Banha" Cane vs. Chris Camozzi

• Cane’s Style –Muay thai, BJJ, boxing
• Camozzi’s Style –BJJ
• Prediction –Cane's got really good boxing, I'm taking him by knockout.

Check out the rest of the card after the break

This Week in Dumb MMA Stuff

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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!