Headliners Rashad Evans and Lyoto Machida and co-main event fighters Matt Hughes and Matt Serra were the top earners at UFC 98 on Saturday in Las Vegas. Evans, the former UFC light heavyweight champion who was defeated via second-round knockout by Machida, earned $200,000 for the bout. Machida received $140,000 for his main event victory.

Lyoto Machida became the new UFC light heavyweight champion on Saturday in Las Vegas, taking out title-holder Rashad Evans with a flurry of punches in the second round of their UFC 98 headliner to capture the 205-pound belt. Matt Hughes, Drew McFedries, Chael Sonnen, and Frankie Edgar also picked up main card victories.

All 22 fighters, including UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and challenger Lyoto Machida, rivals Matt Hughes and Matt Serra, and late-replacement Mike Pyle, successfully made weight on Friday in Las Vegas for UFC 98. The event's official weigh-in results are available after the jump...

Hours after being unofficially confirmed as the replacement for an injured Yushin Okami, Ed Herman has apparently been bumped from the UFC 98 card for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Chael Sonnen, who will now meet Dan Miller on May 23rd in Las Vegas.

Ed Herman has been selected to replace an injured Yushin Okami against Dan Miller at UFC 98 on May 23rd in Las Vegas. The news, which comes via MMA Weekly, is a bit disappointing considering the UFC promised an "awesome replacement challenger".

The UFC announced on Thursday afternoon via Twitter that Yushin Okami has been forced out of his UFC 98 bout against Dan Miller after suffering a torn ligament. According to the message, an "awesome replacement challenger" will be announced as soon as possible.

Just one day after officially announcing UFC 98: Lesnar vs. Mir 2, the UFC today confirmed the majority of the event's lineup, adding Matt Hughes vs. Matt Serra, Dan Miller vs. Yushin Okami, and Sean Sherk vs. Frankie Edgar to the UFC 98 main card.

After a close first-round, lightweight Joe Lauzon forced late-replacement Jeremy Stephens to submit to an armbar late in the second-round of their headlining matchup, which capped off UFC Fight Night 17 on Saturday at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida.
Heavyweight prospect Cain Velasquez, veteran Josh Neer, and knockout artist Anthony Johnson also picked up [...]

The UFC this week confirmed the official lineup for UFC Fight Night 17, which takes place on February 7th at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida and airs live on Spike TV
Confirmed for the main card were Hermes Franca vs. Joe Lauzon, Denis Stojnic vs. Cain Velasquez, Mac Danzig vs. Josh Neer, and Nick [...]

UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva remained undefeated in the UFC on Saturday night, October 25th, defeating challenger Patrick Cote, though it was a finish nobody hoped for and no one saw coming.
The matchup headlined UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” at the sold-out Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois just outside of Chicago.
After a close first round [...]

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 90 "Silva vs. Cote", which takes place this evening, October 25th, at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
UFC 90 is headlined by a middleweight title clash as 185-pound king Anderson Silva battles challenger Patrick Cote. Josh Koscheck vs. Thiago Alves and Fabricio Werdum vs. Junior dos [...]

Welterweight Josh Burkman failed to make weight today in Chicago at the official weigh-ins for UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote”, weighing in at 173 pounds for his preliminary matchup against Pete Sell, two pounds over the 171-pound welterweight limit. Burkman was given one hour to drop the weight and weighed-in at the 171 pound limit [...]

Ricardo Almeida has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled middleweight bout against Matt Horwich on UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” on October 25th in Chicago due to an undisclosed injury.
185-pound up-and-comer Dan Miller, who defeated Rob Kimmons via first-round submission in his UFC debut in July, will replace Almeida against Horwich.
MMA Weekly recently reported [...]

Nate Diaz def. Josh Neer via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Clay Guida def. Mac Danzig via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Alan Belcher def. Ed Herman via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Eric Schafer def. Houston Alexander via submission (arm triangle) – Round 1, 4:53
Alessio Sakara def. Joe Vedepo via KO (kick) – Round 1, 1:27
Wilson Gouveia [...]

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s LIVE coverage of UFC Fight Night 15.
Tonight’s event takes place at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.
Josh Neer vs. Nate Diaz, Clay Guida vs. Mac Danzig, Alan Belcher vs. Ed Herman, and Eric Schafer vs. Houston Alexander are slated for the main card Spike TV broadcast while Joe Vedepo vs. Alessio [...]