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UFC's Giovani Decker wants 15 fights at UFC 198

The UFC returns to Brazil on May 14, and the promotion is working on the possibility of holding 15 bouts on the UFC 198 pay-per-view card.

Headlined by heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum against Stipe Miocic, UFC 198 takes place at the Atletico Paranaense Stadium in Curitiba, and UFC general manager of Brazil Giovani Decker told Na Grade do MMA that six more match-ups could be added to the event.

"We’re trying to make it bigger, 15 fights, and it’s a bit complicated," Decker said, explaining that the Nevada Athletic Commission doesn’t allow more than 13 bouts per card.