Event primer - UFC 167

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's got worse anger issues than Rony Jason.

Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

Light Heavyweight - Gian Villante vs Cody "Donnybrook" Donovan

• Villante's Style - Wrestling, football
• Donovan's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Villante by decision

Bantamweight - Sergio "The Phenom" Pettis vs Will Campuzano

• Pettis's Style - Kickboxing
• Campuzano's Style - BJJ, Tae Kwon Do
• Prediction - Pettis by KO
• Thoughts - Whenever there are relatives in fight sports, one turns out to be much better than the other almost 90% of the time. I worry things might be rough for young Sergio.

Welterweight - Jason "KC Bandit" High vs Anthony "The Recipe" Lapsley

• High's Style - BJJ
• Lapsley's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - High by submission

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Bantamweight - Erik "Goyito" Perez vs Edwin "El Ferroz" Figueroa

• Perez's Style - BJJ
• Figueroa's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Perez by submission

Welterweight - Brian "TWAS" Ebersole vs Rick "The Horror" Story

• Ebersole's Style - Cartwheel kick, Hairrow, Guillotine Immunity
• Story's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Ebersole by KO

Middleweight - Thales Leites vs Ed "Short Fuse" Herman

• Leites's Style - BJJ
• Herman's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Leites by submission

Lightweight - Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone vs Evan Dunham

• Cerrone's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ, GETTING SOME
• Dunham's Style - Wrestling, creating a much loathed series (Wait, wrong Dunham, mulligan, do over)
• Prediction - Cerrone by submission

Main Card (PPV)

Flyweight - Tim Elliott vs Ali "Puncher" Bagautinov

• Elliott's Style - Wrestling
• Baguatinov's Style - Punching, Dagestani (AWESOME)
• Prediction - Bagautinov by TKO
• Thoughts - Flyweights own, Dagestanis own, this fight is gonna double own!

Welterweight - Josh "Kos" Koscheck vs Tyron "T-Wood" Woodley

• Koscheck's Style - Wrestling, Fraggle
• Woodley's Style - Wrestling, shrieking mom
• Prediction - Woodley by decision

Welterweight - Rory "Ares" MacDonald vs "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler

• MacDonald's Style - Kickboxing, suplexes, Hipster Gestapo fashion sense
• Lawler's Style - Punching
• Prediction - MacDonald by TKO

Light Heavyweight - "Suga" Rashad Evans vs Chael "The American Gangster" Sonnen

• Evans's Style - Wrestling, boxing, dancing
• Sonnen's Style - Wrestling, promos
• Prediction - Sonnen by decision
• Thoughts - Good analysts, BETTER ENEMIES!

Welterweight - Georges "Rush" St. Pierre vs Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks

• St. Pierre's Style - Wrestling, kickboxing, riddum
• Hendricks's Style - Wrestling, PUNCH
• Prediction - Hendricks by KO
• Thoughts - The upcoming Batroc the Leaper will meet defeat at the hands of the true Captain America

Event primer - UFC 161

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's less engaging than Brandon Schaub at Metamoris II.

Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

Bantamweight - Yves "Tiger" Jabouin vs Dustin "The Disciple" Pague

• Jabouin's Style - Kickboxing
• Pague's Style - Striking, Grappling
• Prediction - Pague by submission
• Thoughts - Any time Pague uses a rear naked choke, it is a subtle shout out to Brutus Beefcake's sleeper hold, which is the most well-known iteration of The Disciple.

Lightweight - Mitch "Danger Zone" Clarke vs John "The One" Maguire

• Clarke's Style -Striking
• Maguire's Style - Gypsy Jiu-Jitsu
• Prediction -Maguire by submission

Prelims (FX)

Bantamweight - Roland "Stunning" Delorme vs Edwin "El Feroz" Figueroa

• Delorme's Style - Grappling
• Figueroa's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Delorme by submission

Welterweight - Sean "The Punisher" Pierson vs Kenny Robertson

• Pierson's Style - BJJ, striking
• Robertson's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Robertson by submission (Weird kneebar)

Lightweight - Sam "Hands of Stone" Stout vs "The" James Krause

• Stout's Style - Kickboxing
• Krause's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Krause by decision
• Thoughts - I don't know what I'm more shocked by, that Stout is still fighting, or that he's not fighting Spencer Fisher again.

Welterweight - Jake Shields vs Tyron "T-Wood" Woodley

• Shields's Style - American Jiu-Jitsu
• Woodley's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Shields by decision
• Thoughts - Somebody better call Tyron's momma!

Main Card (PPV)

Heavyweight - Pat "Hype or Die" Barry vs Shawn "The Savage" Jordan

• Barry's Style - Kickboxing, flying armbar attempts
• Jordan's Style - Football
• Prediction - Barry by KO

Women's Bantamweight - Alexis "Ally-Gator" Davis vs Rosi "The Surgeon" Sexton

• Davis's Style - BJJ
• Sexton's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Davis by submission
• Thoughts - Davis's mascot Chompers is probably the most adorable mascot in MMA.

Light Heavyweight - Ryan "Big Deal" Jimmo vs Igor "The Duke" Pokrajac

• Jimmo's Style - Striking
• Pokrajac's Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Prediction - Jimmo by decision

Heavyweight - Roy "Big Country" Nelson vs Stipe Miocic

• Nelson's Style - Boxing, BJJ
• Miocic's Style - Wrestling, striking, baseball
• Prediction - Nelson by KO

Light Heavyweight - Dan "Hendo" Henderson vs "Suga" Rashad Evans

• Henderson's Style - Big Right Hand, wrestling
• Alternate Henderson Nicknames - "Decision" Dan Henderson, "Dangerous" Dan Henderson, Dan "Hollywood" Henderson, Dan "Big Right Ha"-nderson
• Evans's Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Prediction - Henderson by KO
• Thoughts -Reminder that if you don't like Dan Henderson, you don't like America.

Event Primer - UFC 156

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's going to incur James Thompson's wrath any day now.

Prelims (Facebook)

Bantamweight - Edwin "El Feroz" Figueroa vs Francisco "Cisco" Rivera

• Figueroa's Style - Striking
• Rivera's Style - Striking
• Prediction -  Figueroa by KO

Bantamweight - Chico "The King" Camus vs Dustin "The Diamond" Kimura

• Camus's Style - Striking, Existentialism
• Style - Submissions (But no kimuras? What in all of the hecks, man?)
• Prediction - Camus via getting Kimura to contemplate the nothingness of the universe by way of extensive face punches

Prelims (FX)

Lightweight - Yves Edwards vs Isaac Ville-Flagg

• Edwards's Style - Thugjitsu
• Ville-Flagg's Style - Punches
• Prediction - Edwards by KO
• Thoughts - Edwards is the best dude ever.

Lightweight - Jacob "Christmas" Volkmann vs Bobby "King" Green

• Volkmann's Style - Wrestling
• Green's Style - Hood
• Prediction - Green by decision
• Thoughts - I hope Volkmann manages to wrangle a live microphone so he can get another Secret Service visit.

Welterweight - Tyron "The Chosen One' Woodley vs Jay "Thoroughbred" Hieron

• Woodley's Style - Wrestling
• Hieron's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Woodley by decision
• Thoughts - Remember when Hieron bled a bunch? That was gross.

Lightweight - Gleison Tibau vs Evan Dunham

• Tibau's Style - Wrestling, BJJ, cutting weight
• Unofficial Tibau Nickname - Gleison "Tim" Tibau
• Dunham's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Tibau by decision

Main Card (PPV)

Flyweight - Joseph Benavidez vs Ian "Uncle Creepy" McCall

• Benavidez's Style - Wrestling, Brozlian Bro Jitsu
• McCall's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Benavidez by submission (Brollotine choke)
• Thoughts - Obligatory Team Alpha Male video

Welterweight - Jon Fitch vs Demian Maia

• Fitch's Style - Wrestling, beating up Thunder Cats
• Maia's Style - BJJ, turning on blood faucets
• Prediction - Fitch by TKO
• Thoughts - This fight isn't really fair since Fitch has MIND POWERS (From being Week Day Vegan)

Heavyweight - Alistair "The Reem" Overeem vs Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva

• Overeem's Style - Muay Thai
• Silva's Style - Striking, BJJ
• Prediction - Overeem by KO
• Thoughts - WHOA, OVEREEM, PANTASTIC BODY!

Light Heavyweight - "Suga" Rashad Evans vs Antonio Rogerio "Minotouro" Nogueira

• Evans's Style -Wrestling, boxing
• Nogueira's Style - BJJ, boxing
• Prediction -Evans by KO
• Thoughts - More like LOL Nog

Main Event: Featherweight Title - Jose "Junior" Aldo vs Frankie "The Answer" Edgar

• Aldo's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ, buying suits
• Edgar's Style - Wrestling, Boxing
• Edgar's Real Nickname - Frankie "Two Times" Edgar
• Prediction - Edgar by TKO
• Thoughts -  I can't wait for rounds 6 - 10 in like six months!