MMA Top Fighters

• Rashad Evans vs Lyoto Machida

-> “Karate’s back,” shouted Machida  after destroying Evans in second round of the fight, with barrages of punches that made Evans unconceous.

• Matt Hughes vs Matt Serra

-> Hughes edges Serra in unanimous decision in the co-main event.

• Drew McFedries Vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam

-> McFedries tears through Foupa-Pokam in 37 seconds with brutal KO.

• Dan Miller Vs. Chael Sonnen

-> Sonnen pounded on former IFL champion Dan Miller for three rounds en route to a unanimous decision victory.

• Sean Sherk Vs. Frank Edgar                                                                                        -> Frankie Edgare defeated former lightweight champion Sean Sherk by unanimous decision. All three judges scored it 30-27
• Brock Larson Vs. Chris Wilson

-> Larson wins with the best submission of the night.    

• Pat Barry Vs. Tim Hague

->  Hague wins ith a guillotine choke at 1:42 into the first round.

• Phillipe Nover Vs. Kyle Bradley

-> Kyle Bradley wins in first-round with TKO.

• Krzysztof Soszynski Vs. Andre Gusmao

-> Krzysztof Soszynski blasted Andre Gusmao with a blistering right to crumble the Brazilian on the fence for a technical knockout in the first round

• Yoshiyuki Yoshida Vs. Brandon Wolff

-> Yoshiyuki Yoshida submitted Brandon Wolff with what began as a standing guillotine choke in the first round

• Dave Kaplan Vs. George Roop

-> George Roop won a spilt decision against former TUF 8 housemate David Kaplan

UFC 98 Payouts

Lyoto Machida — $200,000 (including $70,000 win bonus, $60,000 knockout bonus) def. Rashad Evans — $200,000

Matt Hughes — $260,000 (including $100,000 win bonus) def. Matt Serra — $135,000 (including $60,000 fight of night bonus)

Drew McFedries — $34,000 (including $17,000 win bonus) def. Xavier Foupa-Pokam — $6,000

Chael Sonnen — $50,000 (including $25,000 win bonus) def. Dan Miller — $15,000

Frankie Edgar — $40,000 (including $20,000 win bonus) def. Sean Sherk — $40,000

Brock Larson — $102,000 (including $21,000 win bonus, $60,000 submission bonus) def. Mike Pyle — $15,000

Tim Hague — $10,000 (including $5,000 win bonus) def. Patrick Barry — $7,000

Kyle Bradley — $8,000 (including $5,000 win bonus) def. Phillipe Nover — $10,000

Krzysztof Soszynski — $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) def. Andre Gusmao — $5,000

Yoshiyuki Yoshida — $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) def. Brandon Wolff — $3,000

George Roop — $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) def. David Kaplan — $8,000

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