UFC 198 is stacked, but the main card isn’t the only place you will find high-level action with heavy implications.
The Fox Sports 1 featured preliminary contest is a high-stakes welterweight showdown between Matt Brown and Demian Maia, ranked No. 5 in Bleacher Report’s May rankings of the weight class.
After back-to-back decision losses to Robbie Lawler and Johny Hendricks, Brown submitted Tim Means in the first round to re-establish his spot in the division. A win over Maia would put him back in the running for a shot at the strap.
Maia is on a four-fight win streak, and a victory on Saturday may make him the next title contender. His UFC 194 performance against Gunnar Nelson is a shining example of just how skilled the Brazilian is.
It’s time to break down the matchup between two of the upper echelon in the welterweight division, and see who makes a claim at being the next challenger for divisional gold.