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

Event Primer - UFC Fight Night 38

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that can't stop laughing at FACE SHOE.

Prelims (Fight Pass)

Light Heavyweight - Francimar "Bodao" Barroso vs Hans Stringer

• Barroso's Style - Striking
• Stringer's Style - Blackzilianing
• Prediction - Barroso by TKO

Featherweight - Godofredo Pepey vs Noad "Neo" Lahat

• Pepey's Style - BJJ
• Lahat's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Pepey by submission
• Thoughts - Lahat's most recent win is against Shad Smith, which just makes me sad.

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Welterweight - Thiago "Bodao" Perpetuo vs Kenny Robertson

• Perpetuo's Style - Striking
• Robertson's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Perpetuo by KO

Flyweight - Jussier "Formiga" da Silva vs Scott "Young Guns" Jorgensen

• Da Silva's Style - BJJ
• Jorgensen's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Jorgensen by decision
• Thoughts - This fight should be super rad, but I don't know why it's so low on the prelims.

Middleweight - Ronny Markes vs Thiago "Marreta" Santos

• Markes' Style - BJJ
• Santos' Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Markes by TKO

Featherweight - Diego "DB" Brandao vs Will "The Kill" Chope

• Brandao's Style - Muay thai, BJJ
• Chope's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Brandao by KO
• Thoughts - Sean Shelby can be so cruel sometimes.

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Featherweight - Rony Jason vs "Super" Steven Siler

• Jason's Style - Grappling
• Siler's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Jason by decision

Lightweight - Michel "Tractor" Prazeres vs Mairbek "Beckan" Taisumov

• Prazeres' Style - Grappling
• Taisumov's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Taisumov by TKO

Light Heavyweight - Fabio Maldonado vs Gian Villante

• Maldonado's Style - Boxing
• Villante's Style - Football
• Prediction - Maldonado by TKO

Lightweight - "Stormin'" Norman Parke vs Leonardo Santos

• Parke's Style - Grappling
• Santos' Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Santos by decision

Middleweight - Cezar "Mutante" Ferreira vs Clarence "C.B." Byron "The Doberman" Dolloway

• Ferreira's Style - Striking
• Dolloway's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Ferreira by TKO
• Thoughts - Dolloway has a terrible face. I hope it gets punched a bunch!

Light Heavyweight - Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs Dan "Hendo" Henderson

• Rua's Style - Muay thai, BJJ
• Henderson's Style - Big Right Handerson, wrestling
• Prediction - Henderson by KO
• Thoughts - I know this fight won't live up to how great the first was, but I hope it is at least half as rad.

Event Primer - UFC 171

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that refuses to give War Machine a Slurpee.

Prelims (Fight Pass)

Featherweight - Daniel "The Pit" Pineda vs Robert "The Hammer" Whiteford

• Pineda's Style - Grappling
• Whiteford's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Pineda by submission

Middleweight - Robert "Bubba" McDaniel vs Sean "Tarzan" Strickland

• McDaniel's Style - Grappling
• Strickland's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Strickland by KO
• Thoughts - Please go away, Bubba, nobody likes you.

Flyweight - Will Campuzano vs Justin "Tank" Scoggins

• Campuzano's Style - Striking
• Scoggins' Style - Striking
• Prediction - Scoggins by KO

Lightweight - Renee Forte vs Frank "Sitkayan" Trevino

• Forte's Style - Playing loud
• Trevino's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Trevino by decision
• Thoughts - What the fuck is a "Sitkayan" ?

Prelims (Fox Sports 2)

Welterweight - Sean "Black Magic" Spencer vs Alex "The Dominican Nightmare" Garcia

• Spencer's Style - Freestyle
• Garcia's Style - BJJ, striking
• Prediction - Garcia by KO

Featherweight - Jimy "The Kid" Hettes vs Dennis "The Menace" Bermudez

• Hettes' Style - Judo
• Bermudez's Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Prediction - Bermudez by KO

Women's Bantamweight - Raquel "Rocky" Pennington vs Jessica "Bate Estaca" Andrade

• Pennington's Style - Striking, grappling
• Andrade's Style - BJJ, Muay thai
• Prediction - Andrade by decision

Welterweight - Kelvin Gastelum vs Rick "The Horror" Story

• Gastelum's Style - Wrestling, grappling
• Story's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Gastelum by submission

Main Card (PPV)

Light Heavyweight - Ovince "OSP" St. Preux vs Nikita "The Al Capone" Krylov

• St. Preux's Style - Football
• Krylov's Style - Fedora
• Prediction - Ovince by KO

Welterweight - Jake Shields vs Hector "Lightning" Lombard

• Shields' Style - American Jiu-Jitsu, rorsin' around
• Lombard's Style - Boxing, judo
• Prediction - Shields by decision

Lightweight - Diego "The Dream" Sanchez vs Myles "Fury" Jury

• Sanchez's Style - Wrestle-boxing, being a slippery lizard, DEVIL YOGA
• Jury's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
• Prediction - Sanchez by decision
• Thoughts - I would really like to see Diego not take a massive amount of brain trauma in this fight.

Welterweight - Carlos "The Natural Born Killer" Condit vs Tyron "T-Wood" Woodley

• Condit's Style - Spinning shit
• Woodley's Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Prediction - Condit by TKO
• Thoughts - Since Condit is the fighting version of Adam Scott, I want to see a MMA version of Parks and Recreation (Don Frye can be Ron Swanson)

Welterweight - Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks vs "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler

• Hendricks' Style - Wrestlin', punchin'
• Lawler's Style - Punchin'
• Prediction - Lawler by TKO
• Thoughts - So sad for Hendricks that as soon as he doesn't win the welterweight title, he loses it to Lawler.

Event Primer - UFC Fight Night 37

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's glad to have missed out on making a primer for Fight Night Macau (WOULD HAVE GONE 1-7, YEESH)

Prelims (Fight Pass)

Flyweight - Louis "Goodnight" Gaudinot vs Phil "Billy" Harris

• Gaudinot's Style - Being a troll doll
• Harris' Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Gaudinot by decision

Welterweight - Danny "The Cheesecake Assassin" Mitchell vs Igor Araujo

• Mitchell's Style - Trying to kill Sarah Moras
• Araujo's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Araujo by decision
• Thoughts - Mitchell has my new favorite nickname, I just don't think he's that awesome a fighter.

Bantamweight - "Stunning" Roland Delorme vs "Dangerous" Davey Grant

• Delorme's Style - Grappling
• Grant's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Delorme by submission
• Thoughts - If my prediction comes true, this will be the first sub win in the UFC in like 20+ fights. Does that seem low to anyone else?

Middleweight - Bradley "Bear" Scott vs Claudio Henrique "Mineiro" Da Silva

• Scott's Style - Punchin', grapplin'
• Silva's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Scott by TKO

Middleweight - Luke "The Big Slow" Barnatt vs Mats Nilsson

• Barnatt's Style - Tall
• Nilsson's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Barnatt by decision

Light Heavyweight - Ilir "The Sledgehammer" Latifi vs Cyrille "The Snake" Diabate

• Latifi's Style - Phil Collins
• Diabate's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Diabate by KO
• Thoughts - Poor, poor Queen Latifi, you're gonna get snake-boxed something fierce

Main Card (FIGHT PASS)

Welterweight - Gunnar "Gunni" Nelson vs Omari "Lakec" Akhmedov

• Nelson's Style - BJJ
• Akhmedov's Style - Sambo
• Prediction - Always bet on Dagestan. Akhmedov by TKO

Flyweight - Brad "One Punch" Pickett vs Neil "2Tap" Seery

• Pickett's Style - PUNCH
• Seery's Style - Looking into the future
• Prediction - Pickett by KO
• Thoughts - Sean Shelby, I applaud your numerical nickname matchmaking!

Lightweight - Michael "The Menace" Johnson vs Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard

• Johnson's Style - Wrestling
• Guillard's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Melvin does A Dumb Thing; Johnson by KO
• Thoughts - Melvin, you should probably drop the "young" part of your nickname.

Light Heavyweight - Alexander "The Mauler" Gustafsson vs Jimi "Poster Boy" Manuwa

• Gustafsson's Style - Kickboxing, havin' the best doges
• Manuwa's Style - Knee-splosions
• Prediction - Gustafsson by KO
• Thoughts - I HOPE MANUWA DOESN'T USE HIS WARLOCK POWERS TO MAKE ALEX TEAR HIS ACL OR SOMETHING

Event primer - UFC 170

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's always getting its hat stolen.

Prelims (Fight Pass)

Lightweight - Ernest "The Mad Titan" Chavez vs Yosdenis "The Pink Panther" Cedeno

• Chavez's Style - Striking
• Cedeno's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Cedeno by decision

Lightweight - Rafaello "Trator" Oliveira vs Erik "New Breed" Koch

• Oliveira's Style - BJJ
• Koch's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - KOch by KO
• Thoughts - Holy cow, did Koch poop in one of Dana White's cars? He probably shouldn't be this low on the prelims.

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Flyweight - Zach "Fun Size" Makovsky vs Josh "The Gremlin" Sampo

• Makovsky's Style - Grappling
• Sampo's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Makovsky by TKO

Bantamweight - Cody "Renegade" Gibson vs Aljamain "Funk Master" Sterling

• Gibson's Style - Striking
• Sterling's Style - Funk, grapping
• Prediction - Sterling by submission

Bantamweight - Raphael Assuncao vs Pedro "The Young Punisher" Munhoz

• Assuncao's Style - BJJ
• Munhoz's Style - Punishing young people, BJJ
• Prediction - Assuncao by submission

Women's Bantamweight - Alexis "Ally-Gator" Davis vs Jessica "Evil" Eye

• Davis' Style - Grappling
• Eye's Style - Smoking drugs
• Prediction - Davis by submission

Main Card (PPV)

Welterweight - Robert Whittaker vs Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson

• Whittaker's Style - Striking
• Thompson's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Thompson by KO

Welterweight - Mike "Quicksand" Pyle vs TJ Waldburger

• Pyle's Style - Mullet, grappling
• Waldburger's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Pyle by TKO

Welterweight - Rory "Ares" MacDonald vs Demian Maia

• MacDonald's Style - Being a robot that dresses like An Gestapo
• Maia's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - MacDonald by decision

Light Heavyweight - Daniel "DC" Cormier vs Patrick "Durkin" Cummins

• Cormier's Style - Wrestling
• Cummins' Style - Barista
• Prediction - Cormier by TKO
• Thoughts - Cummins gonna get smashed into pulpy bits of jerk

Women's Bantamweight - "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann

• Rousey's Style - Judo
• McMann's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Rousey by submission (ARMBAR)
• Thoughts - Two Olympic medalists are fighting, which should be rad! I just think McMann needs two or three more fights against high level competition

Event Primer - UFC Fight Night 36

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that knows what the Wand Says (It is "I want to fuck Chuck!").

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 169

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's a fan of Antony Pettis' #sillyassuits.

Prelims (Fight Pass)

Welterweight - Neil Magny vs Gasan "Cobra" Umalatov

• Magny's Style - Grappling
• Umalatov's Style - Sambo (I mean, probably, right?), being a diacritical mark
• Prediction - Umalatov by submission
• Thoughts - Go away, Neil Magny, nobody from TUF 16 is any good

Lightweight - Rashid "Highlander" Magomedov vs Tony Martin

• Magomedov's Style - Sambo
• Martin's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Magomedov by decision

Middleweight - Clint "Headbussa" Hester vs Andy "Tank Mode" Enz

• Hester's Style - Striking
• Enz's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Hester by KO
• Thoughts - This is kind of a decent set of nicknames from both dudes.

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Lightweight - Al "Raging" Iaquinta vs Kevin "Mo-Town Phenom" Lee

• Iaquinta's Style - Boxing, BJJ
• Lee's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Iaquinta by decision
• Thoughts - Serra-Longo Fight Team continues to roll. STRONG ISLAND, BABY!

Middleweight - Tom "Kong" Watson vs Nick "The Jersey Devil" Catone

• Watson's Style - Boxing
• Catone's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Catone by decision

Flyweight - Chris "Kamikaze" Cariaso vs Danny "The Gremlin" Martinez

• Cariaso's Style - Striking
• Martinez's Style - Punching
• Prediction - Martinez by decision

Lightweight - John "The Bull" Makdessi vs Alan "Nuguette" Patrick

• Makdessi's Style - Striking, wonky eye
• Patrick's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Patrick by submisison

Main Card (PPV)

Lightweight - Jamie Varner vs Abel "Killer" Trujillo

• Varner's Style - Wrestling
• Trujillo's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Trujillo by KO
• Thoughts - You go away, too, Jamie Varner.

Flyweight - John "Hands of Stone" Lineker vs Ali "Puncher King" Bagautinov

• Lineker's Style - Striking, missing weight
• Bagautinov's Style - Punching
• Prediction - Bagautinov by TKO, Lineker comes in at least 2 pounds heavy

Heavyweight - Alistair "Demolition Man" Overeem vs Frank Mir

• Overeem's Style - Kickboxing
• Mir's Style - BJJ, Smug
• Prediction - Overeem by KO
• Thoughts - Both of these guys lose in very funny ways, so this fight should be stupid-entertaining

Featherweight - Jose "Junior" Aldo vs Ricardo "The Bully" Lamas

• Aldo's Style - Muay Thai, soccer
• Lamas' Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Aldo by KO

Bantamweight - Renan "Barao" Pegado vs Urijah "The California Kid" Faber

• Pegado's Style - BJJ, Muay Thai, being a Nosferatu
• Faber's Style - Wrestling, BANG Muay Thai, Dougie-ing
• Prediction - Barao by decision

Event primer - UFC on Fox 10

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's suffered grievous bodily harm from Sweden's own IKEA meatballs.

Prelims (Fight Pass)

Heavyweight - Walt Harris vs Nikita "The Al Capone" Krylov

• Harris' Style - Basketball, Striking
• Krylov's Style - Grapping
• Prediction - Krylov by TKO

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Welterweight - George Sullivan vs Mike "Biggie" Rhodes

• Sullivan's Style - BJJ, striking
• Rhodes' Style - Kickboxing, basketball
• Prediction - Sullivan by KO

Lightweight - Daron "Detroit Superstar" Cruickshank vs Mike "The Wolverine" Rio

• Cruickshank's Style - Kickboxing
• Rio's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Rio by submission

Bantamweight - Ramiro "Junior" Hernandez vs Hugo "Wolverine" Viana

• Hernandez's Style - Striking, Miletich Fighting Systems
• Viana's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Viana by decision
• Thoughts - I know there's twenty pounds between them, but I still want to see Viana vs Rio in a nickname fight

Bantamweight - Chico "The King" Camus vs Yaotzin Meza

• Camus' Style - Kickboxing
• Meza's Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Prediction - Meza by submission

Bantamweight - Eddie Wineland vs Yves "Tiger" Jabouin

• Wineland's Style - Kickboxing, wrestling
• Jabouin's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Wineland by TKO

Bantamweight - Alex "Bruce Leeroy" Caceres vs Sergio Pettis

• Caceres' Style - BJJ, the Glow
• Pettis' Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Pettis by decision

Main Card (Fox)

Featherweight - Darren "The Damage" Elkins vs Jeremy "Lil' Heathen" Stephens

• Elkins' Style - Wrestlin
• Stephens' Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Elkins by decision

Lightweight - Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone vs Adriano Martins

• Cerrone's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ, GETTING SOME, Boat rage
• Martins' Style - BJJ, Muay Thai
• Prediction - Cerrone by KO

Heavyweight - Stipe Miocic vs Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga

• Miocic's Style - Baseball
• Gonzaga's Style - BJJ, vlogging
• Predictions - Miocic by TKO

Lightweight - Benson "Smooth" Henderson vs Josh "The Punk" Thomson

• Henderson's Style - Grappling
• Thomson's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Henderson by submission

Event primer - UFC Fight Night 35

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that thinks Nate Diaz shouldn't be scared, comrade, and just fight Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Prelims (Fight Pass)

Lightweight - Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman vs Beneil "Benny" Dariush

• Brenneman's Style - Wrestling
• Dariush's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Brenneman by TKO
• Thoughts - Wait, so Beneil is from Iran and has "Darius" in his surname, but doesn't go by "Prince of Persia" or anything similar? He done goofed, big time.

Lightweight - Vinc "From Hell" Pichel vs Garett "Goodnight" Whitely

• Pichel's Style - Striking
• Whitely's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Pichel by KO
• Thoughts - Rumor is if you hum the Dagestan anthem (They do have an anthem, right?), near Pichel, he goes catatonic and gets a total deer-in-headlights look.

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Flyweight - Alptekin "Turkish Delight' Ozkilic vs Louis "Da Last Samurai" Smolka

• Ozkilic's Style - Wrestling, luring English schoolchildren into the clutches of the White Witch.
• Smolka's Style - Grappling, being Tom Cruise?
• Prediction - Ozkilic by decision

Middleweight - Trevor "Hot Sauce" Smith vs Brian "B-Hou" Houston

• Smith's Style - Grappling, AND1'ing
• Houston's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Houston by KO

Lightweight - Elias "Xuxu" Silveiro vs Isaac Vallie-Flagg

• Silveiro's Style - Striking
• Vallie-Flagg's Style - Striking and grappling
• Prediction - Vallie-Flagg by decision
• Thoughts - "Xuxu" apparently means both chayote and also cutie. Brazil is weird.

Lightweight - "Stripper" Ramsey Nijem vs Justin "Fast Eddie" Edwards

• Nijem's Style - Wrestling
• Edwards' Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Edwards by decision

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Lightweight - Cole "Magrinho" Miller vs Sam Sicilia

• Miller's Style - BJJ
• Sicila's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Miller by submission
• Thoughts - American Top Team is a cult, right?

Flyweight - John Moraga vs Dustin Ortiz

• Moraga's Style - Grappling
• Ortiz's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Moraga by KO

Middleweight - Derek Brunson vs Yoel "Soldier of God" Romero

• Brunson's Style - Poker
• Romero's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Romero by KO
• Thoughts - Romero's string of Cool Knockouts is slowly overwriting "did a FANTASTIC ankle pick" as my lasting memory of him.

Bantamweight - TJ Dillashaw vs Mike "The Hulk" Easton

• Dillashaw's Style - Grappling
• Easton's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Dillashaw by submission
• Thoughts - Dillashaw is an Alpha Male, so he gets the Dougie Treatment. Also, I really hope Easton splits from Lloyd Irvin's creepy ass cult.

Middleweight - Lorenz "Monsoon" Larkin vs Brad Tavares

• Larkin's Style - Striking, shaving crazy stuff into his hair
• Tavares' Style - Striking
• Prediction - Larkin by decision

Middleweight - Luke Rockhold vs Constantino "Costa" Philippou

• Rockhold's Style - Kickboxing, surfing, skating
• Philippou's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Rockhold by decision

Event primer - UFC Fight Night 34

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's gonna watch every Olaf Alfonso fight on FIGHT PASS.

A brief note - This event is the UFC's first foray into their new Fight Pass system, which is good in theory, but in the reality of this card, is littered with fighters who I believe are entirely fictitious. As such, my notes on fighter styles and fight predictions will be even more slipshod than usual.

Prelims (Fight Pass)

Bantamweight - Leandro "Brodinho" Issa vs Russell Doane

• Issa's Style - Grappling
• Alternate Issa nickname - Leandro Issa "Me, Mario!"
• Doane's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Issa by decision

Bantamweight - Dustin "The Diamond" Kimura vs Jon "The Heat" Delos Reyes

• Kimura's Style - Grappling
• Reyes' Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Kimura by submission (Not a kimura, though)

Lightweight - Mairbek "Beckan" Taisumov vs Tae Hyun "Supernatural" Bang

• Taisumov's Style - Probably sambo!
• Bang's Style - Standing
• Prediction - Taisumov by submission
• Thoughts - Though not as cool as Dagestanis, Chechens are pretty cool Russian-esque fighters. Also, I think there is an entire subgenre of romance novels about Supernatural Bangs.

Bantamweight - Royston Wee vs Dave "Scarecrow" Galera

• Wee's Style - Going home, grappling
• Fake Wee nickname - Royston "Vasey" Wee
• Galera's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Galera by submission

Lightweight - Quinn Mulhern vs Katsunori Kikuno

• Mulhern's Style - Sleaze-stache
• Kikuno's Style - Kick, you know?
• Prediction - Kikuno by KO
• Thoughts - I sometimes get Kikuno and Kitaoka confused, but then I remember Kikuno throws crescent KIKs so that helps.

Featherweight - Max "Blessed" Holloway vs Will "The Kill" Chope

• Holloway's Style - Kickboxing
• Chope's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Holloway by KO

Main Card (FIGHT PASS)

Bantamweight - Kyung Ho "Mr. Perfect" Kang vs Shunichi "Rolling Star" Shimizu

• Kang's Style - Birthing McGillicutties, grappling
• Shimizu's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Shimizu by decision

Welterweight - Kiichi "Strasser" Kunimoto vs Luiz "Besouro" Dutra, Jr

• Kunimot's Style - Grappling
• Dutra's Style - Freestyle
• Prediction - Kunimoto by submission

Featherweight - Tatsuya "Crusher" Kawajiri vs Sean Soriano

• Kawajiri's Style - Crushing
• Soriano's Style - Blogging (Oh, waith, I'm thinking of Shea Serrano, never mind)
• Prediction - Crusher gonna Crush

Welterweight - Tarec "The Sponge" Saffiedine vs Hyun Gyu "The Ace" Lim

• Saffiedine's Style - Kickboxing, grappling
• Lim's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Lim by KO

Event primer - UFC 168

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's quicker with an excuse than a defeated Brazilian.

Prelims (Facebook, YouTube)

Featherweight - Robbie "Problems" Peralta vs Estevan "El Terible" Payan

• Peralta's Style - Striking
• Payan's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Payan by KO

Welterweight - William "Patolino" Macario vs Bobby "Vicious" Voelker

• Macario's Style - Striking
• Voelker's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Voelker by TKO
• Thoughts - Macario has a bit of a Doug Yuma thing going on, which usually never works out in MMA.

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Welterweight - John "Doomsday" Howard vs. Siyar "The Great" Bahadurzada

• Howard's Style - Muay Thai
• Bahaduzada's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Bahadurzada by TKO

Featherweight - Dennis "The Menace" Siver vs Manvel "The Anvil" Gamburyan

• Siver's Style - Kickboxing
• Gamburyan's Style - Judo
• Prediction - Siver by TKO

Lightweight - Gleison Tibau vs Michael "The Menace" Johnson

• Tibau's Style - Wrestling, cutting weight
• Johnson's Style - Wrestling, sprinting
• Prediction - Tibau by decision
• Thoughts - Glacier Tebow will weigh 500 pounds on fight day. Also, Johnson is probably the only non-Dennis to have the nickname "The Menace"

Middleweight - Chris "The Crippler" Leben vs Uriah "Prime Time" Hall

• Leben's Style - Boxing, Zombie boxing, smashing cats
• Hall's Style - Kickboxing, malapropisms
• Prediction - Hall by TKO

Main Card (PPV)

Featherweight - Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier vs Diego "DB" Brandao

• Poirier's Style - Grappling
• Brandao's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Prediction - Poirier by decision

Lightweight - Jim Miller vs Fabricios "Morango" Camoes

• Miller's Style - Grappling
• Camoes' Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Miller by decision

Heavyweight - Josh "The Warmaster" Barnett vs Travis "Hapa" Browne

• Barnett's Style - Catch wrestling, anime, tabletop role playing games
• Browne's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Barnett by submission
• Thoughts - I think Browne might be too big, but I really want to see Barnett break out the Torture Rack.

Women's Bantamweight - "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey vs Miesha "Cupcake" Tate

• Rousey's Style - Judo
• Tate's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Rousey by submission
• Thoughts - I would not be surprised if Ronda goes full Toquinho and keeps cranking the armbar until she has actually removed the limb from Tate's body.

Middleweight - Chris "The All-American" Weidman vs Anderson "The Spider" Silva

• Weidman's Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Silva's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Prediction - Weidman by KO
• Thoughts - Last time, I said anyone that picked Weidman to win was pretty dumb. This is why I will never be a respected blogger.

Event Primer - UFC on Fox 9

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's hoping Pat Barry can assistant coach on Thug Rose's team on TUF.

Prelims (Facebook, YouTube)

Flyweight - Darren "BC" Uyenoyama vs Alp "Turkish Delight" Ozkilic

• Uyenoyama's Style - BJJ
• Ozkilic's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Ozkilic by TKO
• Thoughts - Ozkilic has my new favorite nickname

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Lightweight - "Relentless" Roger Bowling vs Abel "Killa" Trujillo

• Bowling's Style - Boxing
• Trujillo's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Trujillo by KO

Lightweight - Sam "Hands of Stone" Stout vs Cody "AK Kid" McKenzie

• Stout's Style - Kickboxing
• McKenzie's Style - McKenzietine
• Prediction - Stout by decision
• Thoughts - On paper, this looks like a terrible mauling will happen to McKenzie. Then again, he famously decreed his opponent on TUF had better striking, wrestling, cardio and strength, but that he'd still win, and he did.

Flyweight - Zach "Fun Size" Makovsky vs Scott "Young Guns" Jorgensen

• Makovsky's Style - Wrestling
• Jorgensen's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Makovsky by decision

Lightweight - Pat "Bam Bam" Healy vs Bobby "King" Green

• Healy's Style - Grappling
• Green's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Green by decision

Lightweight - Danny "Last Call" Castillo vs Edson "Junior" Barboza

• Castillo's Style - Wrestling
• Barboza's Style - Muay Thai, SONIC BOOMS
• Prediction - Barboza by TKO (Hopefully of the leg kick variety)

Welterweight - Ryan LaFlare vs Court "Crusher" McGee

• LaFlare's Style - Wrestling, omoplata sweeps
• McGee's Style - Wrestling, boxing, surviving heroin overdoses
• Prediction - LaFlare by decision

Main Card (Fox)

Lightweight - Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon vs Mac Danzig

• Lauzon's Style - BJJ, COBOL
• Danzig's Style - Grappling, photography, veganism
• Prediction - Lauzon by submission
• Thoughts - Look at what a dorkus malorkus baby Mac Danzig was

Featherweight - Chad "$Money$" Mendes vs Nik "The Carny" Lentz

• Mendes' Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Lentz's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Mendes by KO
• Thoughts - The first of three Team Alpha Male fights on the main card means it is Dougie Time!

Bantamweight - Urijah "California Kid" Faber vs Michael "Mayday" McDonald

• Faber's Style - Wrestling
• McDonald's Style - Striking, BJJ
• Prediction - Faber by decision
• Thoughts - Team Alpha Male wants to wish you a Merry Christmas.

Flyweight - Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson vs Joseph "Joe-B Won Kenobi" Benavidez

• Johnson's Style - Wrestling, grappling, super-duper speed
• Benavidez's Style - Grappling, TRAPS
• Prediction - Johnson by decision
• Thoughts - This fight is going to be forty-eight different kinds of super-rad!

Event primer - UFC Fight Night 33

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's a silly motherfucker.

Prelims (Facebook, YouTube)

Welterweight - Ben "Manimal" Wall vs Alex "The Dominican Nightmare" Garcia

• Wall's Style - Grappling
• Garcia's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Garcia by submission

Prelims (Fox Sports 2)

Middleweight - Bruno "Carioca" Santos vs Krzysztof Jotko

• Santos' Style - Grappling
• Jotko's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Santos by decision

Flyweight - Richie "Vas" Vaculik vs Justin "Tank" Scoggins

• Vaculik's Style - Grappling
• Scoggins' Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Scoggins by KO

Middleweight - Nick "The Promise" Ring vs Caio Magalhaes

• Ring's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Magalhaes' Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Ring by decision

Bantamweight - Takeya Mizugaki vs Nam Phan

• Mizugaki's Style - Grappling
• Phan's Style - Boxing, BJJ
• Prediction - Mizugaki by decision

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Women's Bantamweight - Julie "Fireball" Kedzie vs  Bethe Correia

• Kedzie's Style - Kickboxing
• Correia's Style -
• Prediction - Kedzie by TKO

Middleweight - Dylan "The Villain" Andrews vs Clint Hester

• Andrews' Style - Boxing, wrestling
• Hester's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Hester by TKO

Heavyweight - Pat "Hype or Die" Barry vs Soa "The Hulk" Palelei

• Barry's Style - Kickboxing, throwin thunda
• Palelei's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
• Prediction - Barry by KO
• Thoughts - Barry is smart AND athletic

Light Heavyweight - Ryan "Darth" Bader vs Anthony "The Hippo" Perosh

• Bader's Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Perosh's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Perosh by submission

Light Heavyweight - Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs James Te Huna

• Rua's Style - Muay thai, BJJ, airplane arms
• Te Huna's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Rua by TKO

Heavyweight - Mark "Super Samoan" Hunt vs Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva

• Hunt's Style - Kickboxing
• Silva's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Hunt by KO
• Thoughts - The man with the biggest punches against the dude with the biggest head. This seems like cruel and very unusual punishment for Silva.

Event primer - TUF 18 Finale

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that wants to be tri-adopted by Mark Coleman, Dan Henderson, and John Danaher.

Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

Flyweight - Josh "the Gremlin" Sampo vs Ryan "Baby Face" Benoit

• Sampo's Style - Grappling
• Benoit's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Sampo by decision

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Welterweight - Sean "Black Magic" Spencer vs Drew Dober

• Spencer's Style - Freestyle
• Dober's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Spencer by decision

Heavyweight - Jared "the Big Show" Rosholt vs Walt Harris

• Rosholt's Style - Wrestling
• Harris' Style - Striking
• Prediction - Rosholt by KO

Featherweight - Rani Yahya vs Tom "Stoneface" Niinimaki

• Yahya's Style - BJJ
• Niinimaki's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Yahya by submission

Featherweight - Akira Corassani vs Maximo "Maxi" Blanco

• Corassani's Style - BJJ, Tae Kwon Do
• Blanco's Style - Wrestling, striking
• Prediction -Blanco by KO

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Women's Bantamweight - Roxanne "the Happy Warrior" Modafferi vs Raquel "Rocky" Pennington

• Modafferi's Style - BJJ
• Pennington's Style - Striking, grappling
• Prediction - Pennington by TKO
• Thoughts - I really want Roxanne to win, but I just don't see it happening, and that's going to make me sad since she's the best.

Women's Bantamweight - Peggy "Daywalker" Morgan vs Jessamyn "the Gun" Duke

• Morgan's Style - Giraffe
• Duke's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ
• Prediction - Duke by submission
• Thoughts - This is going to be like the small, women's equivalent of Schilt versus Struve (Or maybe Sylvia versus McGee?)

Bantamweight - Chris Holdsworth vs David Grant

• Holdsworth's Style -BJJ
• Grant's Style -Striking
• Prediction - Holdsworth by submission

Women's Bantamweight - Juliana "the Venezuelan Vixen" Pena vs Jessica "the Ragin" Rakoczy

• Pena's Style - Grappling
• Rakoczy's Style - Boxing
• Prediction - Rakoczy by TKO

Lightweight - Nate Diaz vs Gray "The Bully" Maynard

• Diaz's Style - Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (WHAT?!), Stockton Slap, Mean Mug
• Maynard's Style - Wrestling, bullying
• Prediction - Maynard by decision

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 Fight Night 32

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's convinced half the guys on this card are made up.

Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

Flyweight - Jose "No Chance" Maria vs Dustin Ortiz

• Maria's Style - Striking, BJJ
• Ortiz's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Ortiz by submission

Lightweight - Adriano Martins vs Darron "Detroit Superstar" Cruickshank

• Martins's Style - Striking
• Cruickshank's Style - Kickboxing, being half-kneazle
• Prediction - Cruickshank by KO

Lightweight - Thiago Tavares vs Justin "J-Bomb" Salas

• Tavares's Style - BJJ
• Salas's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Tavares by submission

Middleweight - Thiago "Bodao" Perpetuo vs Omari "Lakec" Akhmedov

• Perpetuo's Style - Striking
• Akhmedov's Style - Probably Sambo
• Prediction - Akhmedov by TKO

Featherweight - Godofredo "Pepey" Castro vs Sam Sicilia

• Castro's Style - BJJ
• Sicilia's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Sicilia by KO

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Featherweight - Rony "Jason" Bezerra vs Jeremy "Lil Heathen" Stephens

• Bezerra's Style - BJJ
• Stephens's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Honey Jason by submission

Welterweight - Santiago "Gente Boa" Ponzinibbio vs Ryan LaFlare

• Ponzinibbio's Style - Striking, BJJ
• LaFlare's Style - Wrestling, BJJ
• Prediction - LaFlare by decision

Welterweight - Paulo Thiago vs Brandon "Rukus" Thatch

• Thiago's Style - BJJ, Cop
• Thatch's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Thatch by TKO

Light Heavyweight - Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante vs Igor Pokrajac

• Cavalcante's Style - Kickboxing, BJJ
• Pokrajac's Style - Wrestling, boxing
• Prediction - Cavalcante by KO

Middleweight - Cezar "Mutante" Ferreira vs Daniel Sarafian

• Ferreira's Style - Capoeira
• Sarafian's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Sarafian by submission

Light Heavyweight - Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort vs Dan "Hendo" Henderson

• Belfort's Style - Boxing, BJJ
• Henderson's Style - Wrestling, Big Right Hands
• Prediction - Henderson by knockout

Event primer - UFC Fight Night 31

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that thinks Brett Rogers should get launched into the sun.

Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)

Middleweight - Derek Brunson vs Brian "B-Hue" Houston

• Brunson's Style - Striker, poker
• Houston's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Houston by KO

Welterweight - Seth "Polish Pistola" Baczynski vs Neil Magny

• Baczynski's Style - Grappling
• Magny's Style - BJJ, wrestling
• Prediction - Baczysnki by decision

Lightweight - Yves "Thugjitsu Master" Edwards vs Yancy Medeiros

• Edwards's Style - Thugjitsu
• Medeiros's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Edwards by TKO

Middleweight - Chris Camozzi vs Lorenz "The Monsoon" Larkin

• Camozzi's Style - BJJ
• Larkin's Style - Striking
• Prediction - Larkin by decision

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Women's Bantamweight - Amanda "The Lioness" Nunes vs Germaine "The Iron Lady" de Randamie

• Nunes's Style - Boxing, BJJ
• de Randamie's Style - Kickboxing
• Prediction - Nunes by KO

Featherweight - Dennis "The Menace" Bermudez vs Steven "Super" Siler

• Bermudez's Style - Wrestling, striking
• Siler's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Bermudez by KO

Bantamweight - Francisco "Cisco" Rivera vs George Roop

• Rivera's Style - Striking
• Roop's Style - Kickboxing, emaciation
• Prediction - Roop by decision

Lightweight - Bobby "King" Green vs James "The James Krause" Krause

• Green's Style - Hood
• Krause's Style - Grappling
• Prediction - Green by decision

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Lightweight - Michael "Maverick" Chiesa vs Colton Smith

• Chiesa's Style - BJJ, beard
• Smith's Style - Wrestling, Army mans
• Prediction - Chiesa by submission

Lightweight - Jorge "Gamebred" Masvidal vs Rustam "Tiger" Khabilov

• Masvidal's Style - Kickboxing
• Khabilov's Style - Suplex
• Alternate Khabilov Nickname - Rustam "Rusty Hobby Lobby" Khabilov
• Prediction - Khabilov by KO

Middleweight - Ronny Markes vs Yoel Romero

• Markes's Style - BJJ
• Romero's Style - Wrestling, ankle picks
• Prediction - Romero by KO

Women's Bantamweight - Liz "Girl-Rilla" Carmouche vs Alexis "Ally-Gator" Davis

• Carmouche's Style - MCMAP, ground and pound
• Davis's Style - Submissions
• Prediction - Davis by submission
• Thoughts - This fight is giong to be so awesome, it might cause lame people to go blind.

Middleweight - Tim Kennedy vs Rafael "Sapo" Natal

• Kennedy's Style - Army combatives
• Natal's Style - BJJ, tennis
• Prediction - Kennedy by decision

Event primer - UFC Ultimate Fight Night 30

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that hopes Chael Sonnen teaches all fighters on TUF Brazil how to buy houses for their moms.

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 166

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that's never made anyone smirk one smile.

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

Event Primer - UFC Ultimate Fight Night 29

Welcome to Leg Kick TKO, a MMA blog that voted Nate Diaz "Most Likely to Be a Colossal Fuckup" in high school. (And yesterday)

Prelims (Fox Sports 1)

Lightweight - Allan "Nuguette" Patrick vs Garett "Goodnight" Whitely

• Patrick's Style -Freestyle
• Whitely's Style -Striking
• Prediction - Whitely by TKO

Flyweight - Iliarde Santos vs Chris "Kamikaze" Cariaso

• Santos's Style -BJJ
• Cariaso's Style -Striking
• Prediction - Santos by decision

Welterweight - Yan Cabral vs David "Daudi" Mitchell

• Cabral's Style -BJJ
• Mitchell's Style - Grappling, panel shows
• Prediction - Mitchell by decision

Welterweight - Ildemar "Marajo" Alcantara vs Igor Araujo

• Alcantara's Style -Striking
• Araujo's Style - BJJ
• Prediction - Alcantara by TKO

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Bantamweight - Raphael Assuncao vs T.J. "The Viper" Dillashaw

• Assuncao's Style -BJJ
• Dillashaw's Style -Wrestling
• Prediction - Dillashaw by KO
• Thoughts - Dillashaw is Team Alpha Male, so of course it's Dougie Time.

Welterweight - Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares vs Mike Pierce

• Palhares's Style - BJJ, leglocks
• Alternate Palhares nicknames - Rousimar "Paul Harris" Palhares, Rousimar "Who's Omar Paul Harris?" Palhares
• Pierce's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Pierce by decision

Light Heavyweight - Fabio Maldonado vs Joey "The Mexicutioner Beltran

• Maldonado's Style - Boxing, body punches
• Beltran's Style - Striking, Homer Simpson defense
• Prediction - Maldonado by TKO

Light Heavyweight - Thiago Silva vs Matt "The Hammer" Hammill

• Silva's Style - Muay Thai, BJJ, inhuman urine
• Hammill's Style - Wrestling
• Prediction - Silva by submission

Welterweight - Erick "Indio" Silva vs Dong Hyun "Stun Gun" Kim

• Silva's Style - Muay Thai
• Kim's Style - Judo, grappling, beating up wiener kids
• Prediction - Kim by decision

Welterweight - Demian Maia vs Jake Shields

• Maia's Style - BJJ
• Shields's Style - American Jiu-jitsu
• Alternate Shields nickname - Jake "Rorse Facie" Shields
• Prediction - Maia by submission