Event primer - UFC Ultimate Fight Night 30

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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 161

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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 on Fuel: Pegado vs McDonald

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Prelims (Facebook)

 

Flyweight - Phil "Billy" Harris vs Ulysses "Useless" Gomez

• Harris' Style - BJJ
• Gomez's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Gomez by submission
• Thoughts - Rousimar's little brother looks nothing like him.

 

Bantamweight - Vaughan "Love" Lee vs Motonobu Tezuka

• Lee's Style - Grappling
• Tezuka's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Tezuka by decision
• Thoughts - Guys like Riki Fukuda and Yushin Okami might have been All-Japan wrestlers, but I'm pretty sure Tezuka is a New Japan wrestler.

 

Middleweight - Tom "Kong" Watson vs Stanislav "Stucky" Nedkov

• Watson's Style - Striking
• Nedkov's Style - Striking, grappling, pecan logs
• Prediction - Nedkov by TKO

 

Featherweight - Andy "The Little Axe" Ogle vs Josh "The Fluke" Grispi

• Ogle's Style - Striking, weeping
• Grispi's Style - Submissions
• Prediction - Grispi by submission

 

Lightweight - Paul "Sassangle" Sass vs Danny "Last Call" Castillo

• Sass' Style - Triangles, heel hooks
• Castillo's Style - Wrestling, Brozilian Bro-Jitsu
• Prediction - Sass by Sassangle
• Thoughts - I don't care if he's not in the video. Any time Team Alpha Male fights, I will post this, the most TAM video ever.

 

Lightweight - Terry Etim vs Renee Forte

• Etim's Style - Luta Livre, grappling
• Forte's Style - Being loud
• Prediction - Etim by submission
• Thoughts - Etim's fighting for the first time since The Kick, also known as "Edson Barboza just MurderDeathKilled a dude!"

 

Main Card (Fuel)

 

Welterweight - Che "Beautiful" Mills vs Matthew "Deep Waters" Riddle

• Mills' Style - Striking
• Riddle's Style - Wrestling, striking
• Prediction - Mills by KO
• Thoughts - Riddle should maybe never talk to anyone ever again.

 

Light Heavyweight - James Te-Huna vs Ryan "Big Deal" Jimmo

• Te-Huna's Style - Wrestling
• Jimmo's Style - Striking, wrestling
• Prediction - Jimmo by KO

 

Welterweight - Gunnar "Gunni" Nelson vs Jorge "The Sandman" Santiago

• Nelson's Style - Submissions
• Santiago's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Nelson by decision

 

Light Heavyweight - Jimi "Poster Boy" Manuwa vs Cyrille "The Snake" Diabate

• Manuwa's Style - Striking
• Diabate's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Manuwa by TKO

 

Featherweight - Cub Swanson vs Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier

• Swanson's Style - Freestyle
• Poirier's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Poirier by submission

 

Interim Bantamweight Title - Renan "Barao" Pegado vs Michael "MayDay" McDonald

• Pegado's Style - BJJ
• McDonald's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ, Yacht Rock/Smooth Music
• Prediction - McDonald by KO
• Thoughts - Interim title defenses are really stupid. "Renan Barao-Rao-Rao" is not, it's cool.