Rothwell: Miocic has ‘huge hill to climb’ fighting Werdum in Brazil at UFC 198

Despite Ben Rothwell’s decision loss to Junior dos Santos last month, the 15-year MMA veteran is as still keen as ever to watch the heavyweight landscape unfold.

Big Ben will have a close eye on Saturday’s main event between Fabricio Werdum and Stipe Miocic, which will see Werdum defend his heavyweight title for the first time on Brazilian turf at UFC 198.

Miocic will enter the contest as an underdog and, Rothwell, whilst rooting for the Ohio-based fighter, believes the odds are just and says Stipe has a ‘huge hill to climb’ on fight week.

“I feel like Stipe really has a lot going against him,” Rothwell said on The MMA Hour, per Shaun Al-Shatti. “I know he’s fought in Brazil before, but I think this is going to be a whole other animal. He’s not fighting (Fabio) Maldonado. He’s fighting the champion, and he’s fighting …

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