Countdown to UFC 198 Debuts On Sunday

MMA Junkie reports that “Countdown to UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic” debuts Sunday on FOX Sports 1. It previews the PPV card, which features a main event of UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum (20-5-1 MMA, 8-2 UFC) vs. Stipe Miocic (14-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC), along with a co-main event of Vitor Belfort (25-11 MMA, 14-7 UFC) vs. Ronaldo Souza (22-4 MMA, 5-1 UFC). Countdown airs at 11 PM ET on Fox Sports 1 with replays through the week.

UFC 198 airs on PPV on May 14 at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. Preliminary fights air on Fox Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. Here’s the card:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Champ Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic – for heavyweight title
Vitor Belfort vs. Ronaldo Souza
Uriah Hall vs. Anderson Silva
Cristiane Justino vs. Leslie Smith
Corey Anderson vs. Mauricio Rua

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)
Matt Brown vs. Demian Maia
Warlley Alves vs. Bryan Barberena
Nate Marquardt vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos
Rob Font vs. John Lineker

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:15 p.m. ET)
Patrick Cummins vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Yancy Medeiros vs. Francisco Trinaldo
Luan Chagas vs. Sergio Moraes
Renato Moicano vs. Zubaira Tukhugov