Ben Rothwell may be further from the UFC title picture than he would like, but "Big Ben" will be still watching UFC 198 with a keen eye this Saturday.
Rothwell hopes to fight the loser of the heavyweight title clash between UFC champion Fabricio Werdum and Stipe Miocic, which takes place at the 45,000-seat soccer stadium Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil. On Monday, Rothwell said that while he is "rooting" for Miocic to pull the upset, he worries how fighting in enemy territory will affect his fellow Midwesterner.
"I feel like Stipe really has a lot going against him," Rothwell said on The MMA Hour.