UFC 98

Background

A title unification match between the Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir and UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar was originally slated to be the main event, but was postponed until UFC 100 due to a knee injury to Mir.

By way of replacement, Quinton Jackson, former UFC Light Heavyweight champion, was to fight the undefeated current champion Rashad Evans but had to undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair ligament damage in his jaw that he received in a previous training camp. Instead, Evans headlined the card against fellow undefeated contender Lyoto Machida.

The card featured the long anticipated grudge match between The Ultimate Fighter 6 coaches Matt Hughes and Matt Serra.

Due to injury, Josh Koscheck was not able to participate on this card. Brock Larson stepped in as the new opponent for Chris Wilson. Chris Wilson was unable to complete the necessary medical paperwork in order to compete at the event and was replaced by Mike Pyle.

James Irvin was set to make his Middleweight debut against Drew McFedries, but was not able to fight due to a knee injury. Xavier Foupa-Pokam stepped in to fight McFedries.

Yushin Okami was set to fight Dan Miller on the main card but was taken off the card after Okami suffered a torn ligament. Early reports suggested Ed Herman would replace Okami, however Chael Sonnen stepped in to take the bout.

Houston Alexander was scheduled to fight André Gusmão, but was forced to pull out due to a broken hand. Krzysztof Soszynski stepped in to fight Gusmao.

Results

|Light Heavyweight |Lyoto Machida |def. |Rashad Evans (c) |KO (punches) |2 |3:57 |For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. |Welterweight |Matt Hughes |def. |Matt Serra |Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) |3 |5:00 | |Middleweight |Drew McFedries |def. |Xavier Foupa-Pokam |TKO (punches) |1 |0:37 | |Middleweight |Chael Sonnen |def. |Dan Miller |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | |Lightweight |Frankie Edgar |def. |Sean Sherk |Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) |3 |5:00 | |Catchweight (172 lb) |Brock Larson |def. |Mike Pyle |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |1 |3:06 |Pyle missed weight. |Heavyweight |Tim Hague |def. |Pat Barry |Submission (guillotine choke) |1 |1:42 | |Lightweight |Kyle Bradley |def. |Phillipe Nover |TKO (punches) |1 |1:03 | |Light Heavyweight |Krzysztof Soszynski |def. |André Gusmão |KO (punch) |1 |3:17 | |Welterweight |Yoshiyuki Yoshida |def. |Brandon Wolff |Submission (guillotine choke) |1 |2:24 | |Lightweight |George Roop |def. |Dave Kaplan |Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $60,000 bonuses.

• Fight of the Night: Matt Hughes vs. Matt Serra
• Knockout of the Night: Lyoto Machida
• Submission of the Night: Brock Larson

Reported payout

• Lyoto Machida: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus) def. Rashad Evans: $200,000
• Matt Hughes: $200,000 ($100,000 win bonus) def. Matt Serra: $75,000
• Drew McFedries: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Xavier Foupa-Pokam: $6,000
• Chael Sonnen: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus) def. Dan Miller: $15,000
• Frankie Edgar: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus) def. Sean Sherk: $40,000
• Brock Larson: $42,000 ($21,000 win bonus) def. Mike Pyle: $15,000
• Tim Hague: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Pat Barry: $7,000
• Kyle Bradley: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Phillipe Nover: $10,000
• Krzysztof Soszynski: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Andre Gusmao: $5,000
• Yoshiyuki Yoshida: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Brandon Wolff: $4,000
• George Roop: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. David Kaplan: $8,000

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