UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida was held on Saturday, May 23, 2009, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event was held 5,662 days days ago and was the 130th event in Ultimate Fighting Championship history, including pay-per-views, UFC Fight Nights, and The Ultimate Fighter season finales. There were 12,606 fans in attendance. The gate for the event came out to $3,257,350.
UFC 98 had 11 bouts scheduled. The event was headlined by a clash between Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans. In the co-main event, Matt Hughes took on Matt Serra. The night kicked off with George Roop taking on David Kaplan, followed by Brandon Wolff vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida. Matt Hughes vs. Matt Serra was awarded Fight of the Night bonus. The Performance of the Night bonuses went to Lyoto Machida and Brock Larson, each fighter took home an extra $50,000.
View the UFC 98 fight card and bout order for ‘Evans vs. Machida’ below. Don’t miss the complete UFC 98 results.
Event |
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
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Date |
May 23, 2009 |
Venue |
MGM Grand Garden Arena
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Location |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
Main Event |
Lyoto Machida vs. Rashad Evans |
Total Fights |
11 |
Buyrate |
635,000 |
Attendance |
12,606 |
Gate |
$3,257,350 |
UFC 98 Fight Card
The card aired on in the United States. Below is the UFC 98 fight card and 11-fight order for ‘Evans vs. Machida’.
UFC 98 Main Event
- Lyoto Machida vs. Rashad Evans
UFC 98 Main Card & Prelims
- Matt Serra vs. Matt Hughes
- Xavier Foupa-Pokam vs. Drew McFedries
- Dan Miller vs. Chael Sonnen
- Frankie Edgar vs. Sean Sherk
- Mike Pyle vs. Brock Larson
- Pat Barry vs. Tim Hague
- Kyle Bradley vs. Phillipe Nover
- Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Andre Gusmao
- Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs. Brandon Wolff
- David Kaplan vs. George Roop
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