UFC 268 breakdown: Can Rose Namajunas stop Zhang Weili for a second straight fight?

MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the UFC’s top bouts. Today, we look at the co-main event for UFC 268.

Women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas (10-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) puts her title on the line against former champ Zhang Weili (21-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in the co-feature. Namajunas beat Weili with a head-kick knockout just 78 seconds into the title fight at UFC 261 in April to win the belt back nearly two years after she lost it to Jessica Andrade.

Despite that most recent result, Weili is a slight -120 favorite at Tipico; the comeback on Namajunas is -105, making it nearly a pick’em bout.

UFC 268 takes place Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews/ESPN+ and early prelims on ESPN+.

Check out the video above for Tom’s breakdown of the fight and prediction.