Big Fights, Location & Date Announced For UFC 198

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.