Apocalypse Now, as WWE Meets UFC

Hopefully, every main card bout ends within the first 15 seconds because this UFC undercard features an intriguing mix of established veterans and unproven youngsters battling it out to earn their spots in stacked divisions.

First up is the always exciting Chris Lytle (Pictures) (24-15-5), who will look to improve a dismal 3-7 Octagon record at the expense of UFC neophyte Kyle Bradley (13-4, 1 NC). Don't let that record fool you: Lytle has long been one of the welterweight division's most versatile competitors.

Plenty of bad luck combined with the game planning skills of a junior high school basketball coach have kept Lytle from breaking out, but Bradley is the kind of opponent that Lytle has always excelled against. Relatively one-dimensional and prone to getting into slugfests, Bradley won't find Lytle's sharp boxing enjoyable as he goes down via TKO late in the first round.

While Marvin Eastman (Pictures)'s boxing may not be as sharp as Lytle's, no one can feint like "The Beastman." In fact, Eastman (14-7-1) once feinted so hard that it actually caused time to move backward.

Feinting alone won't get the job done against Terry Martin (Pictures), though, who is coming off a disheartening performance against Chris Leben (Pictures). Whether we'll see the explosive Clubber Lang analogue that bulldozed Ivan Salaverry (Pictures) and Jorge Rivera (Pictures) remains to be seen, but Martin (16-3) should be able to notch a ground-and-pound decision over Eastman.

The short-notice special on this undercard pits David Heath (Pictures) (7-2) against late-replacement Tim Boetsch (Pictures) (6-1), who seems to have removed all the hair from his hairline and fashioned some solid facial ornamentation out of it. A quality move by any measure.

Unfortunately, facial hair isn't the guarantee of Octagon success that it once was. Boetsch will be hard pressed dealing with Heath's superior boxing and strong takedown defense. Expect him to fall behind early and get desperate late as Heath scores a KO early in the third round.

Closing out the evening's undercard is a lightweight bout between Keita "K-Taro" Nakamura (14-2-2) and Rob "The Saint" Emerson (6-6, 1 NC). The usual "Who has the better nickname?" test is a wash here, so this one will actually come down to who fights a better fight. Go figure.

While "K-Taro" lacks the striking to stand up to Emerson's kickboxing background, he does have a solid arsenal of judo throws and the submission skills to exploit Emerson's suspect ground game. Watch for a big hip toss by Nakamura early that leads to a fight-ending rear-naked choke in the first round.

That or the fight turns into an extended break dancing competition. I mean, it's a matter of time before something like that happens in MMA.