With two stellar co-main events, featuring a UFC light heavyweight title match between defending champion Rashad Evans and Lyoto Machida and one of the greatest grudge matches in UFC history between former UFC welterweight champions Matt Hughes and Matt Serra, the Ultimate Fighting championship® (UFC®) confirms the remaining fights for UFC 98: EVANS VS. MACHIDA.
Middleweight knockout artist Drew McFedries (fighting out of Bettendorf, Iowa) has scored three UFC wins so far in his career, with all three coming in the first round. Now the Ames, Iowa native will face devastating striker Xavier Foupa-Pokam (fighting out of Paris, France). A Muay Thai specialist, Foupa-Pokam has compiled an impressive 20-10 mixed martial arts record and looks to make a name for himself in the UFC.
An MMA veteran with wins in the UFC and the WEC, Chael Sonnen (fighting out of West Linn, Ore.) is a former two-time NCAA national champion, All-American wrestler and U.S. Olympic alternate that has made the successful jump to mixed martial arts. The 32-year-old will now have to deal with red-hot middleweight Dan Miller (Whippany, N.J.). Winner of his first three UFC fights, with two coming by submission, the Sparta, N.J. native needed only 1:03 to submit up-and-coming Jake Rosholt in February.
Former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk (fighting out of Oak Grove, Minn.) is coming off a Fight of the Night victory against Tyson Griffin at UFC 90 and is looking to improve on his 37-3-1 record when he takes on lightning-fast lightweight Frankie Edgar (fighting out of Toms River, N.J.). Always pushing the pace and looking to make an exciting fight, the Summit, New Jersey born fighter is focused on the most important fight of his career.
Another fighter who has had success in both the UFC and the WEC, Brock Larson (Brainerd, Minn.) adds to the already stacked UFC welterweight division. In his first fight back in the UFC, Larson submitted Jesse Sanders with a first-round rear naked choke in their April matchup. Now Larson looks to improve his record to 27-2 when he faces UFC veteran Chris Wilson (fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Originally from Portland, Oregon, Wilson moved to Brazil to enhance his training and now looks to get his second UFC win when he takes on Larson.
Remembered for stopping Dan Evensen with punishing leg kicks in the first round of their UFC 92 matchup, New Orleans native Pat Barry (fighting out of Milwaukee, Wis.) impressed many in his debut and looks to stay undefeated when he faces colossal heavyweight Tim Hague (fighting out of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada). The 265-pound fighter is 9-1 as a professional and is making his UFC debut.
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