Event Primer: UFC Fight Night 39

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Prelims (Fight Pass)

Featherweight - Alan Omer vs Jim "The Beast" Alers

• Omer's Style - Grappling
• Alers' Style - Also grappling
• Prediction - Alers by submission

Middleweight - Chris Camozzi vs Andrew "Highlight" Craig

• Camozzi's Style - Hot Stepping
• Craig's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Craig by decision

Middleweight - Thales Leites vs Trevor "Hot Sauce" Smith

• Leites' Style - BJJ
• Smith's Style - And1
• Prediction - Leites by submission

Bantamweight - Rani Yahya vs "Brutal" Johnny Bedford

• Yahya's Style - BJJ
• Bedford's Style - BJJ, wrestling
• Prediction - Yahya by submission
• Thoughts - Bedford will always be the dude what woke up in Ohio after getting starched by Dodson in my mind, and Yahya will always be the kid from The Sandlot.

Heavyweight - Jared "The Big Show" Rosholt vs Daniel Omielanczuk

• Rosholt's Style - Wrestling
• Omielanczuk's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Rosholt by TKO
• Thoughts - These dudes are gonna be the most sweatiest dudes ever.

Main Card (Fight Pass)

Lightweight - "Stripper" Ramsey Nijem vs Beneil "Benny" Dariush

• Nijem's Style - Wrestling
• Dariush's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Nijem by decision

Welterweight - John "Doomsday" Howard vs Ryan LaFlare

• Howard's Style - Muay thai, wrestling
• LaFlare's Style - Grappling, rad omoplata sweeps
• Prediction - LaFlare by submission

Featherweight - Clay "The Carpenter" Guida vs Tatsuya "The Crusher" Kawajiri

• Guida's Style - Hobo
• Kawajiri's Style - CRUSHING
• Prediction - Crusher's gonna crush, y'all
• Thoughts - How much of Guida do you think is comprised of stench? Like 40%, right?

Heavyweight - Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira vs Roy "Big Country" Nelson

• Nogueira's Style - BJJ, boxing
• Nelson's Style - Dwarf lord
• Prediction - Nelson by KO
• Thoughts - I'm gonna be sad when that prediction comes true

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Prelims - Facebook/YouTube

Bantamweight - Dustin "The Disciple" Pague vs Kyoji Horiguchi

• Pague's Style -BJJ (Bethlehem Jesus-Jitsu)
• Horiguchi's Style - Striking
• Prediction -Horiguchi by KO

Featherweight - Jeremy Larsen vs Andre "Touchy" Fili

• Larsen's Style -Freestyle
• Fili's Style -Striking
• Prediction -Fili by TKO

Lightweight - Tony "El Cucuy" Ferguson vs Mike "The Wolverine" Rio

• Ferguson's Style -Striking
• Rio's Style -Wrestling
• Prediction -Ferguson by KO

Welterweight - TJ Waldburger vs Adlan "Borz" Amagov

• Waldburger's Style -BJJ
• Amagov's Style -Striking
• Prediction -Amagov by KO

Prelims - Fox Sports 1

Lightweight - George Sotiropolous vs "King Karl" KJ Noons

• Sotiropolous's Style - BJJ
• Noons's Style - Kickboxing, hair maintenance
• Prediction - Sotiropolous by submission

Women's Bantamweight - Sarah Kaufman vs Jessica "Evil" Eye

• Kaufman's Style - Striking
• Eye's Style -Striking
• Prediction - Kaufman by TKO
• Thoughts - This fight is going to be rad, I bet.

Welterweight - Nate "The Great" Marquardt vs Hector "Lightning" Lombard

• Marquardt's Style - Striking
• Lombard's Style - Boxing, judo
• Prediction - Marquardt by TKO
• Thoughts - Former middleweights meet at welterweight because, sure, why not?

Middleweight - Tim "The Barbarian" Boetsch vs CB "The Doberman" Dolloway

• Boestch's Style - Judo
• Dolloway's Style -Grappling
• Prediction - Boetsch by KO
• Thoughts -Clarence's face never fails to make me laugh and laugh

Main Card - PPV

Flyweight - John "The Magician" Dodson vs Darrell "The Mongoose" Montague

• Dodson's Style - Striking, being a larger-than-average squirrell
• Montague's Style -Wrestling
• Prediction - Dodson by KO

Heavyweight - Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga vs Shawn "The Savage" Jordan

• Gonzaga's Style - BJJ, Vlogging
• Jordan's Style - Striking, Football
• Prediction - Gonzaga by submission

Lightweight - Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez vs Diego "The Dream" Sanchez

• Melendez's Style - Wrestling
• Sanchez's Style - Wrestling, being out of his gourd crazy
• Prediction - Sanchez by submission
• Thoughts -I am looking forward to this fight so much. Gonna be the eggiest.

Heavyweight - Daniel "DC" Cormier vs Roy "Big Country" Nelson

• Cormier's Style - Wrestling
• Nelson's Style - Boxing, BJJ
• Prediction - Cormier by decision

Heavyweight - Cain Velasquez vs Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos

• Velasquez's Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Dos Santos's Style - Boxing
• Prediction -Velasquez by decision

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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 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.