UFC 98 Card – All Fights & Details for ‘Evans vs. Machida’: Fight Card & Details

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, 14 years ago. A match between Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans headlined the event.

That Saturday night, we bear witnessed Matt Hughes taking on Matt Serra in a great match. A giant clash between Chael Sonnen and Dan Miller also took place at UFC 98. Other fights on the card included Frankie Edgar battling 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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