Fans invited to this loaded UFC Fight Night 98 fight-week schedule of events

If you’re in Mexico City for this week’s UFC Fight Night 98 event, you’ve got plenty of opportunities to get up and close with the card’s fighters.

UFC Fight Night 98 takes place Saturday at Mexico City Arena in Mexico City, and it airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

Prior to fight night, though, fans can attend a number of fan and media events.

On Thursday the organization hosts an ultimate media day and open workouts. The back-to-back events take place at Auditorio Blackberry in Mexico City, and doors open to fans at 11:30 a.m. CT (local time).

The list of attendees includes:

• Ultimate media day (noon CT): Diego Sanchez, Marcin Held, Martin Bravo, Claudio Puelles, Alexa Grasso, Heather Jo Clark, Marco Beltran, Erick Montano, Max Griffin, Henry Briones, Douglas Silva de Andrade, Enrique Barzola and Chris Avila
• Open workouts (2:20 p.m. CT): Rafael dos Anjos, Tony Ferguson, Ricardo Lamas, Charles Oliveira, Erik Perez and Marco Polo Reyes

On Friday, fans can also attend the UFC Fight Night 98 ceremonial weigh-ins, which kick off at 5 p.m. CT. However, doors open at 3 a.m. CT, and a fan Q&A with UFC featherweight Yair Rodriguez is slated for 4 a.m. CT.

The latest UFC Fight Night 98 card includes:

MAIN CARD (FS1, 10 p.m. ET)

• Rafael dos Anjos vs. Tony Ferguson
• Martin Bravo vs. Claudio Puelles – “TUF: Latin America 3” lightweight tournament final
• Marcin Held vs. Diego Sanchez
• Ricardo Lamas vs. Charles Oliveira
• Beneil Dariush vs. Rashid Magomedov
• Heather Jo Clark vs. Alexa Grasso

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)

• Felipe Arantes vs. Erik Perez
• Marco Beltran vs. TBA
• Max Griffin vs. Erick Montano
• Henry Briones vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)

• Sam Alvey vs. Alex Nicholson
• Marco Polo Reyes vs. Jason Novelli
• Chris Avila vs. Enrique Barzola

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