UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
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- Runtime
- 173 mins
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on May 23, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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.
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on May 23, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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.
Cast
- Lyoto Machida
- Rashad Evans
- Matt Hughes
- Matt Serra
- Drew McFedries
- Xavier Foupa-Pokam
- Chael Sonnen
- Dan Miller
- Frankie Edgar
- Sean Sherk
- Brock Larson
- Mike Pyle
- Tim Hague
- Pat Barry
- Kyle Bradley
- Phillipe Nover
- Krzysztof Soszynski
- Andre Gusmao
- Yoshiyuki Yoshida
- Brandon Wolff
- George Roop
- Dave Kaplan
Director
- Anthony "Pasquale" Giordano
