5 bold predictions for UFC 268

#4. Al Iaquinta will break his two fight skid at with a decision win UFC 268

After being out of action for more than two years, UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta will make his return to the octagon. He will take on Bobby Green in the prelims of UFC 268.

'Raging Al' lost his last fight with Dan Hooker at UFC 243. Meanwhile, Green is coming off a barn-burner fight against Rafael Fiziev at UFC 265. Both fighters are currently on a two-fight skid but the level of competition faced by Iaquinta in his last few fights is way higher in comparison.

Iaquinta also has wins over Kevin Lee and Jorge Masvidal where as 'King' lacks big names on his MMA resume.

Iaquinta has never been knocked out in his career and 'King' has suffered only two knockout defeats. So, the fight will likely go the full 15-minute distance and will probably end with Iaquinta edging out a decision victory over Green.

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#3. Rose Namajunas vs. Zhang Weili will go the distance at UFC 268

With a headkick knockout in the first round at UFC 261, Rose Namajunas broke Zhang Weili's incredible 21-fight win streak and recaptured the UFC strawweight title.

'Thug Rose' did a similar thing in her first fight with Joanna Jędrzejczyk at UFC 217. Jędrzejczyk, who was undefeated before her first encounter with Namajunas, was knocked out in the first round by the 29-year-old. In the rematch, the Pole was better prepared and the fight went the 25-minute distance with Namajunas getting her hand raised again.

A similar thing could happen at UFC 268 as we could see an improved version of Weili ready to go toe-to-toe with 'Thug Rose' for five rounds. One indication of that happening is the fact that 'Magnum' is training with former UFC multi-division champion Henry Cejudo.

So, it is possible that the strawweight title fight will be a five-round war instead of a quick finish.