The UFC has stacked the deck for this weekend’s (May 14, 2016) highly anticipated UFC 198 pay-per-view (PPV) event from Curitiba, Brazil. From top to bottom, the blockbuster card showcases a plethora of intriguing fights including not only some of the most legendary Brazilian fighters of all-time, but some of the biggest names in the sport
The UFC has stacked the deck for this weekend’s (May 14, 2016) highly anticipated UFC 198 pay-per-view (PPV) event from Curitiba, Brazil.
From top to bottom, the blockbuster card showcases a plethora of intriguing fights including not only some of the most legendary Brazilian fighters of all-time, but some of the biggest names in the sport period.
The card will feature multiple former champions, a potential title eliminator bout, and a heavyweight title fight to top it all off.
We are now just days away from the action, and the stage is set. The lights will be shining brighter than ever this weekend in Brazil, and the pressure will be on for the fighters to deliver.
Some of them are in need of a victory more than others as well. Let’s take a look at five combatants in desperate need of a victory this weekend:
The most stacked UFC event of the year (at least so far) is set to go down at this weekend’s (Sat., May 14, 2016) UFC 198 from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil. The UFC truly stacked the event to the brim with top-level Brazilian names for a monumental pay-per-view (PPV), and they pulled no
The most stacked UFC event of the year (at least so far) is set to go down at this weekend’s (Sat., May 14, 2016) UFC 198 from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil.
The UFC truly stacked the event to the brim with top-level Brazilian names for a monumental pay-per-view (PPV), and they pulled no punches, with Fabricio Werdum defending his belt against Stipe Miocic in the feature bout, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza meeting Vitor Belfort in a potential title eliminator in the co-main, all-time great former champion Anderson Silva meeting Uriah Hall in a battle of flashy and elite strikers, and even Cris “Cyborg’s” awaited UFC debut against Leslie Smith.
TO get the anticipation for the blockbuster South American card building, the UF is back with their UFC Embedded V-Log series for the biggest Brazilian card ever. Check it out right here:
The most stacked UFC event of the year (at least so far) is set to go down at this weekend’s (Sat., May 14, 2016) UFC 198 from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil. The UFC truly stacked the event to the brim with top-level Brazilian names for a monumental pay-per-view (PPV), and they pulled no
The most stacked UFC event of the year (at least so far) is set to go down at this weekend’s (Sat., May 14, 2016) UFC 198 from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil.
The UFC truly stacked the event to the brim with top-level Brazilian names for a monumental pay-per-view (PPV), and they pulled no punches, with Fabricio Werdum defending his belt against Stipe Miocic in the feature bout, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza meeting Vitor Belfort in a potential title eliminator in the co-main, all-time great former champion Anderson Silva meeting Uriah Hall in a battle of flashy and elite strikers, and even Cris “Cyborg’s” awaited UFC debut against Leslie Smith.
TO get the anticipation for the blockbuster South American card building, the UF is back with their UFC Embedded V-Log series for the biggest Brazilian card ever. Check it out right here:
A blockbuster lineup of fights is set to go down at this weekend’s (Sat., May 14, 2016) UFC 198 from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, and none may be more pivotal than the heavyweight title bout between Fabricio Werdum and Stipe Miocic in the main event. While it’s true that the anticipated clashes of
A blockbuster lineup of fights is set to go down at this weekend’s (Sat., May 14, 2016) UFC 198 from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, and none may be more pivotal than the heavyweight title bout between Fabricio Werdum and Stipe Miocic in the main event.
While it’s true that the anticipated clashes of Anderson Silva vs. Uriah Hall, Cris “Cyborg’s” UFC debut against Leslie Smith, and the middleweight co-main event between Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Vitor Belfort are no doubt anticipated bouts, Werdum vs. Miocic will be contested for the UFC’s biggest title, one that we simply haven’t see contested nearly enough in recent years.
The UFC heavyweight throne will be defended in the first time in nearly a year when Werdum returns for his first defense after submitting longtime former champion Cain Velasquez in the main event of last year’s UFC 188. The decorated “Vai Cavalo,” a longtime veteran known for possessing one of the most dangerous Brazilian Jiu-jitsu pedigrees in MMA history, has won nine out of his last 10 fights, including six in a row on his way to winning the UFC title since he returned to the octagon in early 2012.
Miocic, on the other hand, brings a much more modest win streak into UFC 198, having beaten Andrei Arlovski and Mark Hunt by TKO in his most recent bouts. Overall, he’s won five out of his last six with his only loss a controversial decision against Junior dos Santos, running his record to an impressive 14-2. But the Cleveland native may have gotten his title shot by default nonetheless, as Velasquez pulled out of his scheduled rematch with Werdum at February’s UFC 196, allowing Miocic to replace him.
Werdum pulled out of that fight citing a desire to not fight a short notice opponent with nagging injuries of his own, and Miocic was re-booked for UFC 198 in “Vai Cavalo’s” home country of Brazil.
That makes him dangerous, but it also heaps a ton of pressure on the dominant firefighter’s shoulders, as well.
Get hyped up for what could be an unpredictable and exciting heavyweight title showdown with the official Countdown to UFC 198: Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic video right here:
2016 has already proven to be a monumental year for the world’s largest mixed martial arts promotion, as the UFC has truly produced a plethora of exciting fights and star-studded cards thus far. Luckily for fight fans, the year is far from over, and it appears as if the UFC doesn’t plan on slowing down
2016 has already proven to be a monumental year for the world’s largest mixed martial arts promotion, as the UFC has truly produced a plethora of exciting fights and star-studded cards thus far.
Luckily for fight fans, the year is far from over, and it appears as if the UFC doesn’t plan on slowing down the action anytime soon.
With two of the biggest fight cards in promotional history likely looming on the horizon in UFC 200 set for July 9 and UFC 205 from New York set for November 12, fans will continue to be bombarded with some of the sport’s best possible fights.
With that being said, let’s take a closer look at 10 of the craziest, most exciting, and potential fights that will close out the year:
With many calling it a day on his decorated MMA career after a his first-ever TKO loss to Alistair Overeem in December, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos silenced his critics in a big way when he dominated the streaking “Big” Ben Rothwell in the main event of yesterday’s (Sun., April 10, 2016) UFC Fight
With many calling it a day on his decorated MMA career after a his first-ever TKO loss to Alistair Overeem in December, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos silenced his critics in a big way when he dominated the streaking “Big” Ben Rothwell in the main event of yesterday’s (Sun., April 10, 2016) UFC Fight Night 86 from the Zagreb Arena in Zagreb, Croatia.
Dos Santos righted the ship in a big way, out-striking Rothwell is every facet of the bout, which was contested entirely on the feet. “Cigano’s” speed, footwork, elusiveness, body work, and accuracy were all on full display, and perhaps most encouraging for his fans was the clear fact that he returned to his confident, boxing-centered style of old after making a recent camp change to Florida’s American Top Team (ATT).
So “JDS” is right back in the title mix in the volatile and shallow heavyweight title picture, and with most of the top fighters booked in big fights right now, dos Santos should have a huge fight coming up once the next wave of bouts is complete. He’s already fought (and beat) both participants of the upcoming main event between champion Fabricio Werdum and Stipe Miocic, so a rematch with either of those top competitors would already have a built-in backstory.
He’s also beat and lost to former champ Cain Velasquez, who will take on Travis Browne at UFC 200, and his latest loss was to Overeem, who meets Andrei Arlovski in the main event of May 8’s UFC Rotterdam. So while the schedule might not feature many fresh faces for “Cigano,” the intriguing match-ups are there for him nonetheless.
Whom do you think he should face in his next bout?
