UFC 98
| UFC 98: Identity Crisis | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 23, 2009 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 98: Identity Crisis[1] is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on May 23, 2009 at Las Vegas, Nevada.
A title unification match between the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir and UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar was originally slated to be the the main event, but was postponed to a later date due to a knee injury to Mir.[2][3] Instead, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans will headline the card against undefeated contender Lyoto Machida.[4][5]
Announced matchups
Main card
- Light Heavyweight Championship bout:
Rashad Evans vs. 
Lyoto Machida[5] - Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes vs. Matt Serra[6]
- Middleweight bout:
Yushin Okami vs. Dan Miller[6] - Lightweight bout: Sean Sherk vs. Frank Edgar[6]
- Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Wilson[7]
Preliminary card
- Middleweight bout: James Irvin vs. Drew McFedries[6]
- Light Heavyweight bout: Houston Alexander vs. Andre Gusmao[6]
- Heavyweight bout: Pat Barry vs.
Tim Hague[6] - Lightweight bout: Phillipe Nover vs. Kyle Bradley[6]
- Welterweight bout: Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs. Brandon Wolff[6]
- Lightweight bout: George Roop vs. Dave Kaplan[6]
References
- ^ "Lyoto Machida to replace Quinton Jackson against Rashad Evans at UFC 98 on May 23". Mmamania.com. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ Caplan, Sam (February 22, 1999). "Injury to Frank Mir forces cancellation of UFC 98 rematch vs. Brock Lesnar". Five Ounces of Pain. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
- ^ Pishna, Ken (March 07, 2009). "Frank Mir says May 23 date with Lesnar no go". Mma Weekly. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Jackson hurt, Evans fight still in doubt". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ a b By Josh Gross, SI.com. "Rashad Evans to defend title against Lyoto Machida at UFC 98 - SI.com - Mixed Martial Arts". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Upcoming events, UFC® 98".
- ^ "Josh Koscheck vs Chris Wilson at UFC 98 in May". MMAmania.com. February 28, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
