Event Primer - UFC Fight Night 36

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Prelims (Fight Pass)

Featherweight - Douglas "D'Silva" Silva de Andrande vs Zubair "Warrior" Tuhugov

• Andrande's Style - Striking
• Tuhugov's Style - Hugs, I hope!
• Prediction - Tuhugov by KO

Welterweight - Ildemar "Marajo" Alcantara vs Albert "Einstein" Tumenov

• Alcantara's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
• Tumenov's Style - Sambo (Probably, am I right?)
• Prediction - Tumenov by TKO

Featherweight - Felipe "Sertanejo" Arantes vs Maximo "Maxi" Blanco

• Arantes' Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Blanco's Style - Flips
• Prediction - Blanco by TKO

Bantamweight - Iuri "Marajo" Alcantara vs Wilson Reis

• Alcantara's Style - BJJ
• Reis' Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Alcantara by decision

Lightweight - Francisco "Massaranduba" Trinaldo vs Jesse "The Body Snatcher" Ronson

• Trinaldo's Style - BJJ
• Ronson's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Trinaldo by submission

Lightweight - Rodrigo Damm vs Ivan "Batman" Jorge

• Damm's Style - BJJ, Wrestling
• Jorge's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Jorge by decision

Lightweight - Cristiano Marcello vs Joe Proctor

• Marcello's Style - BJJ
• Proctor's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Marcello by submission

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Featherweight - Charles "Do Bronx" Oliveira vs Andy "The Little Axe" Ogle

• Oliveira's Style - BJJ
• Ogle's Style - Weeping
• Prediction - Oliveira by submission

Middleweight - Viscardi Andrade vs Nico Musoke

• Andrade's Style - Striking, grappling
• Musoke's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Musoke by submission

Welterweight - Erick "Indio" Silva vs Takenori Sato

• Silva's Style - Striking
• Sato's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Silva by KO

Middleweight - Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza vs Francis "Limitless" Carmont

• Souza's Style - BJJ, gator chomp-n-crawl
• Carmont's Style - Tricking judges
• Prediction - Souza by submission
• Thoughts - I don't like you, Francis Carmont, and I really hope you get beaten handily by Ronnie Gators.

Middleweight - Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida vs Gegard Mousasi

• Machida's Style - Karate, boogeying, monkey hugs
• Mousasi's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ, looking sullen and bored
• Prediction - Machida by TKO
• Thoughts - Winner gets to be next in line for Chris Weidman to catastrophically injure!

Event primer - UFC Ultimate Fight Night 28

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Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

Welterweight - Yuri Villefort vs Sean "Black Magic" Spencer

• Villefort's Style - BJJ
• Spencer's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Spencer by decision

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Welterweight - Keith "The Polish Connection" Wisniewski vs. Ivan "Batman" Jorge

• Wisniewski's Style -Grappling
• Jorge's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Jorge by submission

Bantamweight - Lucas "Mineiro" Martins vs. Ramiro "Hot Handed" Hernandez

• Martins's Style - Striking
• Hernandez's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Hernandez by decision

Middleweight - Joao "The Brazilian Samurai" Zeferino vs. Elias Silveiro

• Zeferino's Style - Grappling
• Silveiro's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Silveiro by TKO

Featherweight - Felipe "Sertanejo" Arantes vs. Edmilson "Kevin" Souza

• Arantes's Style -Muay thai, BJJ
• Souza's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Souza with a KO

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Flyweight - Marcos "Vina" Vinicius vs. Ali "Puncher" Baugitonov

• Vinicius's Style - BJJ
• Baugitonov's Style - Sambo
• Prediction - Baugitonov by TKO
• Thoughts - A Dagestani going into Brazil? There better be a troll-shirt and fuzzy hat!

Middleweight - Rafael "Sapo" Natal vs Tor "The Hammer" Troeng

• Natal's Style - BJJ, tennis
• Troeng's Style -Grappling, striking
• Prediction - Natal by submission

Lightweight - Francisco "Massaranduba" Trinaldo vs Piotr "Pletwal" Hallman

• Trinaldo's Style - BJJ
• Hallman's Style -Striking
• Prediction - Trinaldo by submission

Flyweight - Joseph "Joe Jitsu"/"Joe-B Wan Kenobi" Benavidez vs Jussier "Formiga" da Silva

• Benavidez's Style - Wrestling
• Formiga's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Benavidez by KO
• Thoughts - Team Alpha Male, TEACH ME HOW TO DOUGIE!

Middleweight - Yushin "Thunder" Okami vs. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza

• Okami's Style - Wrestling
• Souza's Style - BJJ, being an alligator-man
• Prediciton - Souza by submission
• Thoughts - I really hope this is the fun grappling fight that Mir versus Barnett wasn't.

Light Heavyweight - Glover Teixeira vs. Ryan "Darth" Bader

• Teixeira's Style - Striking
• Bader's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Teixeira by KO
• Thoughts - I fully expect Bader to run face-first into another hilarious knockout.

Event Primer - UFC on FX: Belfort vs Rockhold

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Preliminary Card (Facebook/YouTube)

Lightweight - Lucas "Mineiro" Martins vs Jeremy Larsen

• Martins's Style - Striking, BJJ
• Martins's Nickname Translated - Lucas "Guy From Minas Gerais What Speaks the Dialect of Mineiro" Martins
• Larsen's Style -  Striking
• Prediction - Martins by TKO

Flyweight - Jussier "Formiga" da Silva vs Chris "Kamikaze" Cariaso

• da Silva's Style - BJJ
• da Silva's Translated Nickname - Jussier "Ant" da Silva
• Cariaso's Style - Striking
• Prediction - The Ant-Man via submission
• Thoughts - Cariaso looks like a goblin-man. It is quite disconcerting.

Flyweight - John "Mao-de-Pedra" Lineker vs Azamat "Tough Guy" Gashimov

• Lineker's Style - Punchin'
• Lineker's Translated Nickname - John "Hands of Stone" Lineker
• Gashimov's Style - Wrestling 
• Alternate Gashimov Nickname - Azamat "Dagestani Hacksaw" Gashimov
• Prediction -  Lineker by KO
• Thoughts - Yay, back-to-back flyweight prelim fights! Should be super rad!

Preliminary Card (Fuel TV)

Light Heavyweight - Fabio Maldonado vs Roger "The Hulk" Hollett

• Maldonado's Style - Boxing
• Hollett's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Maldonado by TKO 
• Thoughts - I love Maldonado's body shots, I don't care what that big metal jerk, Jack Slack, says about Fabio's boxing, tummy punches are the best.

Bantamweight - Yuri "Marajo" Alcantara vs Iliarde Santos

• Alcantara's Style -BJJ
• Alcantara's Nickname Translated - Yuri "Dude from the Island of Marajo" Alcantara
• Santos's Style -  BJJ
• Prediction -  Santos by decision

Welterweight - Paulo Thiago vs Michel "Trator" Prazeres

• Thiago's Style - Grappling, Cop
• Prazeres's Style -BJJ
• Prazeres's Nickname Translation - Michel "Tractor" Prazeres
• Prediction - Thiago by decision

Lightweight - Gleison Tibau vs John Cholish

• Tibau's Style - Wrestling, cutting weight
• Cholish's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Tibau by decision

Lightweight - Francisco "Massaranduba" Trinaldo vs Mike "The Wolverine" Rio

• Trinaldo's Style - Punching
• Trinaldo's Nickname Translated - Francisco "Some Grumpy Sitcom Character" Trinaldo
• Rio's Style -  Wrestling, grappling
• Trinaldo by KO

Featherweight - Hacran "Barnabe" Dias vs Nik "The Carny" Lentz

• Dias's Style - Grappling
• Dias's Nickname Translated - Hacran "Civil Servant" Dias
• Lentz's Style - Grappling 
• Prediction -  Lentz by decision
• Thoughts - Carnies are not to be trusted, always remain vigilant around a carny.

Main Card (FX)

Middleweight - Rafael "Sapo" Natal vs Joao "The Brazilians Samurai" Zeferino

• Natal's Style - Grappling, tennis 
• Natal's Nickname Translated - Rafael "Frog" Natal
• Zeferino's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Natal by submission

Lightweight - Rafael Dos Anjos vs Evan Dunham

• Dos Anjos's Style - BJJ
• Dunham's Style - BJJ, not being Lena Dunham
• Prediction - Dos Anjos by submission

Middleweight - Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza vs Chris Camozzi

• Souza's Style - BJJ, bein' a alligator-man
• Souza's Nickname Translated - Ronaldo "Regional Chris Kaman" Souza
• Camozzi's Style - Muay Thai
• Alternate Camozzi Nickname - Chris "Ini the Hot Stepper" Camozzi
• Prediction - Souza by submission 
• Thoughts - It's gonna be cool to see Souza do his gator chomp 'n' crawl around Bruce Buffer and Joe Silva

Middleweight - Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort vs Luke Rockhold

• Belfort's Style - Boxing
• Rockhold's Style - Kickboxing, Surfing
• Prediction -Rockhold by TKO
• Thoughts - Rockhold has the best hair in all of MMA. I dare anyone to dispute this or present an argument for anyone else.

Event Primer: Strikeforce - Marquardt vs Saffiedine

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that marches to the beat of Nobuhiko Takada's drum.

Welp, it's time for everyone to grab their best black finery and get out the vigil candles, Strikeforce is on its deathbed.  The last ever event is set for tomorrow night, and after the initial promise of multiple title defenses, everyone ended up getting hurt so now the card is a shambles of random folk fighting established names.  Strikeforce isn't going down with a fight, it's curling up in a ditch, belly full of turpentine and anti-freeze, and hoping to go peacefully in its sleep.

Farewell, Strikeforce, you had some cool fights!

Preliminary Card - Unaired (I'm not sure if Showtime or Strikeforce is to be blamed, but they are both A Bad)

Lightweight - Michael Bravo vs Estevan "El Terrible" Payan

• Bravo's Style - Striking
• Payan's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Payan, I guess.  I don't know anything about these guys.

Lightweight - Jorge Gurgel vs Adriano Martins

• Gurgel's Style - Not using jiu-jitsu
• Martins's Style - Striking
• Prediction - If Gurgel tries to Stand and also Bang, he'll probably lose by KO.  He does that a lot, so that's my pick.
• Thoughts - I wonder how long until Jorge is the third-best fighter in his family (Behind wife Zoila and sister-in-law Stephanie Frausto)

Preliminary Card - Showtime Extreme

Lightweight - Ryan Couture vs "King" KJ Noons

• Couture's Style - BJJ, wrestling
• Noons's Style - Striking, hair adjustments
• Prediction - Couture will do a bunch of grapples and Noons will flip his hair over his ears a lot.
• Thoughts - Randy's dumb weiner kid versus a fellow dumb weiner?  Blugh at this fight.

Middleweight - Tim Kennedy vs Trevor "Hot Sauce" Smith

• Kennedy's Style - Army
• Smith's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Kennedy by TKO.
• Thoughts - Kennedy is a cool dude.

Middleweight - Roger Gracie vs Anthony "Lionheart" Smith

• Gracie's Style - BJJ
• Smith's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Gracie by submission

Lightweight - Pat "Bam Bam" Healy vs Kurt Holobaugh

• Healy's Style - Submissions
• Holobaugh's Style - Submissions
• Prediction - Healy by decision

Main Card - Showtime

Catchweight (194)/Franklinweight - Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza vs Ed "Short Fuse" Herman

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

Light Heavyweight - Gegard "The Dreamcatcher" Mousasi vs Mike "MAK" Kyle

• Mousasi's Style - Kickboxing
• Kyle's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Mousasi by decision
• Thoughts - Fuck Mike Kyle

Heavyweight - Josh "The Warmaster" Barnett vs Nandor "The Hun" Guelmino

• Barnett's Style - Catch wrestling, pro wrestling
• Guelmino's Style - Submissions
• Prediction - Barnett by Bow and Arrow hold
• Thoughts - Barnett is awesome at open workouts and promos

Heavyweight - Daniel "DC" Cormier vs Dion "Soldier" Staring

• Cormier's Style - Wrestling
• Staring's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Cormier by TKO
• Thoughts - Here are two Dion Staring facts: 1. He lost to a man named Can and 2. He has defeated one current UFC fighter, Featherweight Akira Corassani.

Welterweight Title - Nate "The Great" Marquardt vs Tarrec "Sponge" Saffiedine

• Marquardt's Style - Punch-kicks, kick-punches
• Saffiedine's Style - Karate
• Prediction - Marquardt by crazy-ass KO.

This Week in Dumb MMA Stuff

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Fights – Strikeforce – Rousey vs. Kaufman was a good event, from top to bottom, so I’m going to spend a bit of time talking about those fights.

Mike Beltran, Dwarf Lord Referee

First off, I want to make special note of referee Mike Beltran and his glorious, hypnotic mustache.  He did have some off moments, like warning guys on the ground to keep working, despite submissions being actively sought for.  He also wanted to speed Roger Bowling’s groin shot recovery along, threatening to get the ring doctor involved despite the rules stating a fighter gets upwards of five minutes to recuperate.  He was much more accommodating to Germaine de Randame after she took a knee to the lady balls from Hiroko Yamanaka.

Check out actual fight information after the jump, and more!

Strikeforce - Rousey vs Kaufman Primer

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Strikeforce Presents:  Rousey vs. Kaufman is coming up on Saturday.  In a completely Strikeforcian move, Miesha Tate vs. Julie Kedzie is not going to be on the main card, but on the prelims, which are broadcast on Showtime Extreme, which is a channel that twelve people have.  Out of protest, I'm only going to be covering the main card, which should start on regular Showtime at 10PM ET (I'm watching the prelims, though, because luckily enough I do get ShoXtreme, hooray).

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS

Ovince “OSP” St. Preux vs. TJ Cook

• St. Preux’s Style – Football, wrestling
• Cook’s Style – Striking
• Prediction – St. Preux grounds and pounds his way to a stoppage.
•  Thoughts – OSP needs to get back to fighting at least five times in two months, that’s when he had his most success.

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Lumumba “Heavy Hands” Sayers vs. Anthony “Lionheart” Smith

• Sayers’s Style – Submissions
• Smith’s Style – Striking AND Grappling
• Prediction – Sayers will hit Smith very hard and win with a submission, probably due to strikes.
• Thoughts – I like that Sayers’s nickname doesn’t reflect how he finishes fights.  It would be like if Miesha “Takedown” Tate just threw crazy Tae Kwon Do and Capoeira spinning, flying kicks.

WELTERWEIGHTS

Tarec “Sponge” Saffiedine vs. Roger “Relentless” Bowling

• Saffiedine’s Style – Karate
• Bowling’s Style – Freestyle, Picking up Spares
• Prediction – Bowling wins by knockout.  Bowling gets the nod because he beat up Neo-Nazi jerk-hole Brandon Saling, and also Saffiedine fought Scott Smith to a decision, which is disappointing because at least one person is supposed to get knocked out in a Scott Smith fight.
• Thoughts – I can’t think of a good bowling pun.  Wait, I bet Roger doesn’t want to win a SPLIT decision!  That was terrible, I am terrible.

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza vs. Derek “the Human Blanket” Brunson

• Souza’s Style – BJJ
• Brunson’s Style – Wrestling, poker (Oh, wait, wrong Brunson)
• Prediction – Souza wins via submission because he is an alligator-man, and that’s pretty cool.
• Thoughts – I hope Souza wins, especially by submission, because I love seeing him do his alligator/caiman chomp.

MAIN EVENT - WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT

“Rowdy” Ronda Rousey vs. Sarah Kaufman

• Rousey’s Style – Judo
• Kaufman’s Style – Boxing
• Prediction – Ronda wins with her standard judo throw, armbar combo.
• Thoughts – I’m really fluctuating on if I like Ronda or not.  She’ll do something kind of dumb, like that YouTube video and I think “Please just do fights”, but then she’ll have a good interview on Conan, or say she doesn’t care if Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos injects horse semen into her eyes, just make 135 and the fight is on, and I think “Okay, that’s pretty cool”.  I think Kaufman is in trouble because her only loss was by armbar, she was in danger of getting armbarred by Davis in her last fight, and as everyone knows, all Rousey does is take arms home with her.