5 bold predictions for UFC 270

#4. Rodolfo Vieira will score a submission victory at UFC 270

At UFC 270, a middleweight scrap between Rodolfo Vieira and Wellington Turman will take place in the prelims.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Vieira has had quite an interesting journey in the UFC. 'The Black Belt Hunter' was victorious in his first two appearances in the multi-billion dollar promotion. His third fight was against Anthony Hernandez, who pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the year by submitting Vieira in the second round at UFC 258.

However, the Brazilian bounced back to score a submission win against Dustin Stoltzfus, showing that his previous loss was just a hiccup in his UFC journey. Vieira has three wins in the UFC, all of them by submission. So it is likely that he will do the same to his next opponent Wellington Turman on January 22.

The only problem is that Turman has never been submitted in his career. Regardless, the 32-year-old Vieira appears more than capable of achieving this feat.

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#3. Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Jourdain will not go the distance at UFC 270

After Movsar Evloev pulled out of his fight against Ilia Topuria at UFC 270, Charles Jourdain stepped in on short notice to face 'El Matador'. Both are highly exciting fighters slowly making a name for themselves in the UFC's featherweight division.

Both featherweights have entertaining fighting styles with a lot of finishes on their resume. Topuria is undefeated as an MMA fighter and has an overall record of 11-0. In those 11 appearances, the 24-year-old has scored 10 finishes - seven by knockout and three by submission.

Jourdain, on the other hand, does not have a record as impeccable as Topuria's. The Canadian is 12-4-1 as a professional mixed martial artist but definitely brings the entertainment in his fights. Out of Jourdain's 12 wins, eight have come via knockout and three via submission.

So, considering the record of the two featherweights, it is safe to say that one of them is getting finished on January 22.