On Saturday night, the UFC brings us their second pay-per-view offering of 2013, and it is headlined by the first women’s fight in organization history.
In the main event, newly minted UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey meets No. 6-ranked bantamweight Liz Carmouche in a fight that must have Dana White on pins and needles.
The UFC has taken a tremendous gamble by forcing the new division into the spotlight without having any real indication as to how receptive the pay-per-view audience will be.
Some things about UFC 157 are hard to predict, such as the buyrate or the winner of a co-main event between Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida. However, there are some things that are essentially predetermined before the Zuffa team rolls into California.
Here is a look at five predictions about UFC 157 that you can take to the bank.