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Status
Released
Release
2009
Runtime
2h 53m
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.
22 Cast Members
Lyoto Machida
Self
Rashad Evans
Self
Matt Hughes
Self
Matt Serra
Self
Drew McFedries
Self
Xavier Foupa-Pokam
Self
Chael Sonnen
Self
Dan Miller
Self
Frankie Edgar
Self
Sean Sherk
Self
Brock Larson
Self
Mike Pyle
Self
Tim Hague
Self
Pat Barry
Self
Kyle Bradley
Self
Phillipe Nover
Self
Krzysztof Soszynski
Self
Andre Gusmao
Self
Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Self
Brandon Wolff
Self