Event: UFC 98
Date: Saturday, May 23, 2009, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, 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.”

Main event:

Rashad Evans (13-0-1) vs. Lyoto Machida (14-0)

Main card (Televised):

Matt Hughes (42-7) vs. Matt Serra (9-5)
Xavier Foupas-Pokam (20-10) vs. Drew McFedries (7-5)
Chael Sonnen (21-10-1) vs. Dan Miller (11-1)
Sean Sherk (33-3) vs. Frank Edgar (9-1)
Preliminary Card:

Brock Larson (25-2) vs. Chris Wilson (14-5)
Tim Hague (9-1) vs. Patrick Barry (4-0)
Phillipe Nover (5-1-1) vs. Kyle Bradley (13-6)
Andre Gusmao (5-1) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (17-8-1)
Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-3) vs. Brandon Wolff (7-3)
Dave Kaplan (2-2) vs. George Roop (8-4)