Our new MMATorch Prediction Champion, Jerry Cattelane, will be defending his title for the first time against MMATorch writer Mike Jarsulic at UFC 68. To be next in line to compete for the title, send in your picks for UFC 68, to be held Saturday Night, March 3, in Columbus, Ohio. If you're able to correctly predict the most UFC 68 fights, you'll go head-to-head for the MMATorch Prediction Championship at UFC Fight Night 9 on April 5. 

Below is the complete fight card for UFC 68. Please send in your predictions with the following format -- (Winner / Method of Victory / Ending Round) 

PART A - Who wins?

PART B - How do they win? Methods of victory can be -- submission, KO/TKO, unanimous/split decision, DQ.

PART C - What round do they win in? All matches, except for the main event, will have 3 five-minute rounds. The Heavyweight Championship match will have 5 five-minute rounds. If you are predicting a decision victory, you do not need to include a round. 

Here’s a recent example of our Prediction Format for UFC 67.

UFC 68: THE UPRISING

The new number one contender for the MMATorch Prediction Championship will be determined by who correctly predicts the most matches at UFC 68. The winning MMATorch reader or writer will compete head-to-head against our new champion in predicting UFC Fight Night 9 matches. The championship match between MMATorch Prediction Champion Jerry Cattelane and MMATorch writer Mike Jarsulic will be detailed in our Staff Predictions article before UFC 68.  

To be eligible, you must submit at least Part A above. Part B and Part C are optional. In the event of a tie, the winners will be determined by who correctly predicts the most combined methods (Part B) and rounds of victory (Part C). In the further event of a tie, winners will be determined by Part B. In determining method/round of victory scores, KO and TKO will count as one in the same, as will split and unanimous decision. These methods of victory will only be differentiated between if a further tiebreaker is necessary.    

Please send in your predictions by 7:00 p.m. EST on Saturday March 3. Entries can be resubmitted up until this time. Please make a note in your e-mail that your entry is a resubmission, which will void your original entry. 

Remember -- you've got to play to win, so send in your predictions and show us why you deserve to reign supreme as the MMATorch Prediction Champion. It won't be an easy task securing a spot in the championship match, but once you're there, it'll be easier to stay on top. As the champion, you'll only have to compete with one other person. The rest of us, in the meantime, will be competing against each other to become the new number one contender for your title. We'll keep a lineage of the champions here on the site. As times goes on, there’ll be more and more people competing to be the new number one contender, so it’d be wise to get in on this contest now, for your best chance at securing your legacy in the record books early.  Good luck all!

Your UFC 68: THE UPRISING Predictions can be e-mailed to mmatorch_predictions@yahoo.com.