UFC® 98: Evans vs. Machida

[bigevil69]

May-23-2009 7pm PT/10pm ET
PPV Live
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Nevada
With a combined record of 32-0-1, light heavyweight stars "Sugar" Rashad Evans and Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida have left a trail of destruction behind them that includes some of the greatest fighters in UFC® history. Now in the main event of UFC® 98, the two will meet in an epic showdown pitting champion Evans against challenger Machida to not only determine the best 205-pound fighter on the planet, but to see who leaves with a loss on their record for the first time.
Also, former UFC® welterweight champions Matt Hughes and Matt Serra finally meet to settle their long-standing grudge.
UFC® 98: Evans vs. Machida - Saturday, May 23, live on Pay-Per-View from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada



Matchup #1 Fighter #1


Name: Rashad Evans Sugar Height: 5’11” (180cm) Weight: 205 lbs (93kg) Record: 18-0-1
Fighter #2


Name: Lyoto Machida Height: 6’1” (185cm) Weight: 205 lbs (93kg) Record: 14-0-0

Matchup #2 Fighter #1


Name: Matt Hughes Height: 5’9” (175cm) Weight: 170 lbs (77kg) Record: 43-7-0
Fighter #2


Name: Matt Serra The Terror Height: 5’6” (168cm) Weight: 170 lbs (77kg) Record: 16-5-0

Matchup #3 Fighter #1


Name: Drew McFedries The Massacre Height: 6’0” (183cm) Weight: 185 lbs (84kg) Record: 7-6-0
Fighter #2


Name: Xavier Foupa-Pokam The Professor X Height: 6’1” (185cm) Weight: 185 lbs (84kg) Record: 20-10-0

Matchup #4 Fighter #1


Name: Dan Miller Height: 6’1” (185cm) Weight: 185 lbs (84kg) Record: 12-1-1
Fighter #2


Name: Chael Sonnen Height: 6’1” (185cm) Weight: 185 lbs (84kg) Record: 12-1-1

Matchup #5 Fighter #1


Name: Sean Sherk Muscle Shark Height: 5’6” (168cm) Weight: 155 lbs (70kg) Record: 37-3-1
Fighter #2



Name: Frank Edgar The Answer Height: 5’6” (168cm) Weight: 155 lbs (70kg) Record: 6-1-0

[asg]

its goin to be a good ufc fight

[MOE23]

yeah it will be a good fihgt,i like evans over machida and Serra over hughes hope we are up to see this one!!!!

[slowboy]

Thanks for the great info

[snakebite]

really looking forward to evans and machida cant wait for this one.i will be dragging a dish ,generator and my trusty old cw 800 into the north country to watch this one,while eating fresh walleye and brook trout !

[mred423]

Snakebite has the Ultimate plan!!! Cant loose with that plan regardless!

[f1nuts]

machida is the man ! looking forward to it