On Friday it was announced that UFC 198 will be taking place on May 14th at the 40,000-seat Arena da Baixada in Parana, Brazil. The event will be headlined by Fabricio Werdum defending his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic.
The show will be co-headlined by Vitor Belfort taking on Ronaldo Souza in middleweight action. UFC 198 will air on pay-per-view, with prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Here are the confirmed fights for the event so far:
- Champ Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic
- Vitor Belfort vs. Ronaldo Souza
- Patrick Cummins vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
- Matt Brown vs. Demian Maia
- Warlley Alves vs. Bryan Barberena
- Nate Marquardt vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos
- Evan Dunham vs. Leonardo Santos
- Yancy Medeiros vs. Francisco Trinaldo
- Sergio Moraes vs. Kamaru Usman
We’ll have live round-by-round coverage of the event right here on MMANews.com on the night of May 14th.
