And new.
That’s what UFC announcer Bruce Buffer had the privilege of saying at the end of UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil. Stipe Miocic caught an oncoming Fabricio Werdum with a clean shot that would have floored King Kong himself. And now there is a new king on top of the heavyweight division’s Empire State Building.
While the heavyweights brought it in the main event, there were plenty of other significant results coming out of Brazil this weekend.
The question now turns to what is next for the winners and losers of UFC 198’s bouts. UFC matchmakers Joe Silva and Sean Shelby have plenty of options at their table. What will they choose? We attempt to help clear the waters and offer sound advice for what fights to make as 2016 rolls forward.
Let’s look at what comes next with the matches to make following UFC 198.