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UFC 140 Predictions: Jones Will Defend Title, Ortiz Will Finish Nogueira

Jon "Bones" Jones will make the second defense of his UFC Light Heavyweight Title this Saturday night at UFC 140 in Toronto, Canada. Jones faces former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida in the main event for the light heavyweight belt.

Jones is 3-0 in 2011 with victories over Ryan Bader, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. Machida defeated UFC legend Randy Couture in April at UFC 129 with a crushing knockout via a frontkick that knocked out one of Couture's teeth. 

Heavyweight Frank Mir faces Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the co-main event. Mir is on a two-fight win streak since his lost against Shane Carwin for the Intern UFC Light Heavyweight Title at UFC 111. 

Long time UFC veteren Tito Ortiz clashes with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in a light heavyweight bout. "Little Nog" is on a two fight losing streak and hasn't won since May 2010.

Full list of predictions below.

Main Card (Pay-Per-View): 

UFC Light Heavyweight Title: Jon Jones (C) vs. Lyoto Machida 

SB Arizona Predicts: Jones by second round submission

Heavyweight: Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 

SB Arizona Predicts: Mir by unanimous decision

Light Heavyweight: Tito Ortiz vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 

SB Arizona Predicts: Ortiz by second round knockout 

Welterweight: Claude Patrick vs. Brian Ebersole 

SB Arizona Predicts: Patrick by unanimous decision

Featherweight: Mark Hominick vs. Chan Sung Jung 

SB Arizona Predicts: Hominick by first round knockout

Preliminary Card (ION Television):

Bantamweight: Yves Jabouin vs. Walel Watson 

SB Arizona Predicts: Watson by first round knockout 

Lightweight: John Makdessi vs. Dennis Hallman 

SB Arizona Predicts: Makdessi by second round knockout

Middleweight: Jared Hamman vs. Constantinos Philippu 

SB Arizona Predicts: Hamman by second round knockout 

Light Heavyweight: Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Igor Pokajac 

SB Arizona Predicts: Pokajac by unanimous decision

Preliminary Card (Facebook):

Lightweight: Mitch Clarke vs. John Cholish 

SB Arizona Predicts: Clarke by unanimous decision

Welterweight: Rich Attonito vs. Jake Hecht

SB Arizona Predicts: Attonito by unanimous decision

Lightweight: Mark Bocek vs. Nik Lentz 

SB Arizona Predicts: Lentz by first round submission 

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