UFC 198 Werdum vs Miocic Fight Card and Weigh-in results
UFC will make its debut in Curitiba, Brazil with UFC 198 Werdum vs. Miococ on May 14, 2016. The event will be held at the sold out 45,000 capacity stadium “Arena de Baixada”. It will feature a Heavyweight title fight between current champ Fabricio Werdum (20-5-1) vs. # 3 Stipe Miocic (14-2-0). It will also feature the long awaited UFC debut of the queen of the 145 lbs Women’s featherweight division (Strikeforce/Invicta) Cristiane Justino (15-1-0). Justino better known as Cris Cyborg will compete in a 140 lbs catchweight bout against Leslie Smith (8-6-1). This is due to the lack of a 145 lbs women’s division in the UFC. All fighters made weight and are ready to go.
UFC 198 Werdum vs Miocic Fight Card and Weigh-in results
Saturday May 14, 2016
Arena de Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil
Pay-Per-View Main Card (10pm ET/7pm PT (May 15 – 4am Central European Time):
Main Event:
Heavyweight title fight: Fabricio Werdum (240) – Brazil vs Stipe Miocic (241 lbs) – USA
Middleweight: Jacare Souza (186) – Brazil vs. Vitor Belfort (185) – Brazil
Catchweight (140 lbs): Cris Cyborg (139) – Brazil vs. Leslie Smith (139) – USA
Light Heavyweight: Shogun Rua (205) – Brazil vs. Corey Anderson (204) – USA
Welterweight: Warlley Alves (170) – Brazil vs. Bryan Barberena (170) – USA
Fox Sports 1 Prelims: (8pm ET/5pm PT (May 15 – 2am Central European Time):
Welterweight: Demian Maia (171) – Brazil vs. Matt Brown (171) – USA
Middleweight: Thiago Santos (185) – Brazil vs. Nate Marquardt (186) – USA
Lightweight: Francisco Trinaldo (156) – Brazil vs. Yancy Medeiros (156) – USA
Bantamweight: John Lineker (135) – Brazil vs. Rob Font (135) – USA
UFC FIGHT PASS Early Prelims: (6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT (May 15 – 00:30 Central European Time):
Light Heavyweight: Rogerio Nogueira (205) – Brazil vs. Patrick Cummins (206) – USA
Welterweight: Sergio Moraes (171) – Brazil vs. Luan Chagas (169) – Brazil
Featherweight: Renato Moicano (146) – Brazil vs. Zubaira Tukhugov (146) – Russia