| Event: | UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida |
| Date: | Sat., May. 23, 2009 |
| Start time: | 6:00 PM ET (Main card) |
| Total Fights: | 11 |
| Main Event: | Lyoto Machida vs. Rashad Evans |
| Venue: | MGM Grand Garden Arena |
| Location: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the MGM Grand Garden Arena for UFC 98 in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Evans vs. Machida” happened on Saturday, May 23, 2009, 15 years ago. A match between Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans headlined the event.
That Saturday night, we saw Matt Hughes battle Matt Serra in an interesting clash. A monumental clash between Chael Sonnen and Dan Miller also took place at UFC 98. Other fights on the card included Frankie Edgar scramble with Sean Sherk; and Brock Larson vs. Mike Pyle.
Here is a list of everyone who fought on UFC 98 on May 23rd:
UFC 98 card
UFC 98 fight card consisted of two sections: prelims and the main card. The preliminary card usually features four to five fights, ending with an exciting matchup just before the main card begins. The main card features the highly-anticipated fights, including the main event.
“Evans vs. Machida” was a PPV event. You can view the complete UFC 98 results and bonuses.
Here were all the bouts that took place at UFC 98:
Main event:
- Lyoto Machida vs. Rashad Evans
Co-main event:
- Matt Hughes vs. Matt Serra
Rest of the card:
- Drew McFedries vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam
- Chael Sonnen vs. Dan Miller
- Frankie Edgar vs. Sean Sherk
- Brock Larson vs. Mike Pyle
- Tim Hague vs. Pat Barry
- Kyle Bradley vs. Phillipe Nover
- Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Andre Gusmao
- Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs. Brandon Wolff
- George Roop vs. David Kaplan
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