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.
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