After beginning his UFC career with back-to-back losses to Jeremy Stephens and Tyson Griffin, dos Anjos (12-4) secured his first win inside the Octagon in September with a unanimous decision over Rob Emerson.

Bradley (14-6) also began 0-2 in the UFC with defeats to Chris Lytle and Joe Lauzon before rebounding in May with a first-round knockout of Phillipe Nover.

UFC Fight Night 20 is expected to be headlined by Gray Maynard vs. Nate Diaz, with the Spike TV-televised event also reported to feature Josh Koscheck vs. Mike Pierce, Efrain Escudero vs. Nik Lentz, and Tom Lawlor vs. Aaron Simpson.

For the latest UFC Fight Night 20 rumors check out the MMAFrenzy.com MMA rumors section.

Pictured: Rafael dos Anjos

The WEC announced on Tuesday that a WEC 43 lightweight matchup between Alex Karalexis and Anthony Pettis was scratched from the September 2 card in Ohio after Karalexis suffered an undisclosed injury. Rafael Assuncao vs. Yves Jabouin will replace the bout on the Versus-broadcast main card.

Pictured: Alex Karalexis

A middleweight bout between Tim Credeur and Nate Quarry and a lightweight fight between Kyle Bradley and Sam Stout has been booked for UFC Fight Night 19 on September 16 in Oklahoma City.

MMAjunkie first reported both matchups on Tuesday, with the fights expected to be finalized shortly.

Credeur (12-2), whose only career loses came at the hands of Joey Villasenor and Chael Sonnen, is currently riding a 6-fight win streak, including 3-straight UFC victories over Cale Yarbrough, Nate Loughran, and Nick Catone. Quarry (11-3), a winner of 7 of his last 9 fights dating back to 2003, bounced back from a November loss to Demian Maia with an impressive first-round TKO of Jason MacDonald in April.

Despite back-to-back losses to Chris Lytle and Joe Lauzon to start his UFC career, Bradley (14-6) was booked for a third UFC bout against Phillipe Nover, winning the fight via first-round TKO. Stout (14-5-1), who has won three “Fight of the Night” awards since debuting with the promotion in 2006, was most-recently in action in April, defeating Matt Wiman via unanimous decision.

Credeur-Quarry and Bradley-Stout join Roger Huerta vs. Gray Maynard, Dan Miller vs. Aaron Simpson, Chris Wilson vs. Mike Pyle, and Jeremy Stephens vs. Ronny Torres on the rumored lineup for the Spike-televised event.

For the latest UFC Fight Night 19 rumors check out the MMAFrenzy.com UFC rumors section.

[Pictured: Tim Credeur]

NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer confirmed the negative tests to MMAFrenzy.com on Monday afternoon.

The tested fighters were George Roop, Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Krzysztof Soszynski, Kyle Bradley, Brock Larson, Frankie Edgar, Chael Sonnen, Matt Hughes, Rashad Evans, and Lyoto Machida.

UFC 98 took place on Saturday, May 23, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and featured Machida scoring a second-round knockout of Evans in the pay-per-view headliner to capture the UFC light heavyweight title.

For complete UFC 98 results and news click here.

[Pictured: Lyoto Machida]

Main event loser Rashad Evans, who suffered a second-round knockout to Lyoto Machida, is suspended until July 23rd for precautionary reasons.

The longest suspensions were issued to winners Drew McFedries and Kyle Bradley as well as loser Pat Berry, who must be x-rayed and cleared by doctors or be suspended until December 10.

Receiving medical suspensions were:

• Rashad Evans (defeated by Lyoto Machida via R2 KO) — Suspended until July 23 with no contact until July 8 for precautionary reasons.
• Drew McFedries (defeated Xavier Foupa-Pokam via R1 KO) — Right wrist must be X-rayed and cleared by a doctor or suspended until December 10.
• Xavier Foupa-Pokam (defeated by Drew McFedries via R1 KO)  — Suspended until July 8 with no contact until June 23 for precautionary reasons.
• Sean Sherk (defeated by Frankie Edgar via unanimous decision) — Suspended until July 8 with no contact until June 23 for precautionary reasons.
• Pat Barry (defeated by Tim Hague via R1 guillotine submission) — Right foot must be X-rayed and cleared by a doctor or suspended until December 10. Minimum suspension until June 23 with no contact until June 14.
• Phillipe Nover (defeated by Kyle Bradley via R1 TKO) — Suspended until June 23 with no contact until June 14 for precautionary reasons.
• Kyle Bradley (defeated Phillipe Nover via R1 TKO) — Right hand must be X-rayed and cleared by a doctor or suspended until December 10.
• Andre Gusmao (defeated by Krzysztof Soszynski via R1 TKO) — Suspended until July 23 with no contact until July 8 for precautionary reasons.
• Dave Kaplan (defeated by George Roop via split decision) — Suspended until June 23 with no contact until June 14 for a nose laceration.

[Pictured: Drew McFedries punches Xavier Foupa-Pokam at UFC 98]

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.

Rivals Matt Hughes and Matt Serra took home $200,000 and $75,000 respectively for their matchup, which Hughes won by unanimous decision.

The official salaries for UFC 98, as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, were:

• Lyoto Machida ($140,000 – includes $70,000 win bonus) def. Rashad Evans ($200,000)
• Matt Hughes ($200,000 – $100,000 win bonus) def. Matt Serra ($75,000)
• Drew McFedries ($34,000 – $17,000 win bonus) def. Xavier Foupa-Pokam ($6,000)
• Chael Sonnen ($50,000 – $25,000 win bonus) def. Dan Miller ($15,000)
• Frankie Edgar ($40,000 – $20,000 win bonus) def. Sean Sherk ($40,000)
• Brock Larson ($42,000 – $21,000 win bonus) def. Mike Pyle ($15,000)
• Tim Hague ($10,000 – $5,000 win bonus) def. Pat Barry ($7,000)
• Kyle Bradley ($8,000 – $4,000 win bonus) def. Phillipe Nover ($10,000)
• Krzysztof Soszynski ($16,000 – $8,000 win bonus) def. Andre Gusmao ($5,000)
• Yoshiyuki Yoshida ($16,000 – $8,000 win bonus) def. Brandon Wolff ($3,000)
• George Roop ($16,000 – $8,000 win bonus) def. David Kaplan ($8,000)

In addition to the above salaries, Machida, Hughes, Serra, and Larson each took home $60,000 fight night bonuses.

[Pictured: Rashad Evans knocked out by Lyoto Machida at UFC 98]

Evans offered little offense in the bout, while Machida controlled the fight throughout, using his famous (or perhaps infamous) unorthodox style to score a knockdown late in the first round before eventually connecting with a barrage of punches midway through the second that first staggered Evans before ultimately collapsing him cold to the canvas.

Evans falls to 18-1-1 with the first loss of his career, while Machida remains undefeated, upping his perfect record to 15-0.

In the UFC 98 co-main event Matt Hughes picked up a controversial unanimous decision victory over Matt Serra in the highly-anticipated bout between the welterweight rivals.

Hughes survived an early onslaught by Serra in the opening frame to take both the second and third rounds en route to the decision victory. Despite the judge’s views on the bout, most spectators scored the third frame in favor of Serra following a surprising takedown and outburst of offense in the closing minute. Even Hughes was apparently swayed in favor of Serra, raising his opponent’s arm following the conclusion of the contest. However, when the only scores that matter were handed down the judges awarded the close, albeit controversial decision to Hughes with 29-28 scores across the board.

The future hall of famer Hughes improves to 43-7 on his career after bouncing back from back-to-back defeats, while Serra goes to 9-6 following two-straight losses.

Drew McFedries rebounded from back-to-back losses with a 37-second knockout of Xaview Foupa-Pokam that could send “Professor X” packing from the UFC, while Chael Connen topped Dan Miller and Frankie Edgar scored a unanimous decision over Sean Sherk in other main card bouts.

Brock Larson, Tim Hague, Kyle Bradley, Krzysztof Soszynski, Yoshiyuki Yoshida, and George Roop were victorious on the evening’s preliminary card.

The official results for UFC 98 were:

• Lyoto Machida def. Rashad Evans (c) via KO (punches) — Round 2, 3:57
  UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
• Matt Hughes def. Matt Serra via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Drew McFedries def. Xavier Foupa-Pokam via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 0:37
• Chael Sonnen def. Dan Miller via unanimous decision(30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Frankie Edgar def. Sean Sherk via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Brock Larson def. Mike Pyle via submission (arm-triangle choke) — Round 1, 3:06
• Tim Hague def. Pat Barry via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1, 1:43
• Kyle Bradley def. Phillipe Nover via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 1:03
• Krzysztof Soszynski def. Andre Gusmao via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 3:17
• Yoshiyuki Yoshida def. Brandon Wolff via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1, 2:24
• George Roop def. Dave Kaplan via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 30-27)

The official weigh-in results were:

• Lyoto Machida (204) vs. Rashad Evans (c) (205)
  UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
• Matt Serra (171) vs. Matt Hughes (170)
• Drew McFedries (185) vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam (186)
• Dan Miller (185) vs. Chael Sonnen (186)
• Frank Edgar (155) vs. Sean Sherk (156)
• Mike Pyle (172*) vs. Brock Larson (171)
• Tim Hague (263) vs. Pat Barry (237)
• Kyle Bradley (156) vs. Phillipe Nover (156)
• Andre Gusmao (206) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (206)
• Brandon Wolff (170) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (171)
• George Roop (154) vs. Dave Kaplan (156)

*Due to the late notice replacement of Chris Wilson by Pyle, Pyle was allowed an extra pound at the weigh-in.

[Pictured: Rashad Evans (left) and Lyoto Machida]

Phillipe Nover

The Ultimate Fighter 8 runner-up Phillipe Nover is likely to square off with fellow-lightweight Kyle Bradley at UFC 98 on May 23rd in Las Vegas.

MMA Junkie confirmed that the 155-pound matchup was in the process of being finalized yesterday afternoon.

Nover (5-1-1), who garnered comparions to Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva while on the reality series, advanced to the TUF 8 finals with submission wins over Joe Duarte, Dave Kaplan, and George Roop, but suffered a unanimous decision loss at the hands of Efrain Escudero in the tournament finals.

Bradley (13-6-1) won seven-straight bouts before joining the UFC in early-2008, but has since gone 0-2, suffering losses to Chris Lytle and Joe Lauzon.

UFC 98 is expected to be headlined by the anticipated heavyweight championship unification bout between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir, and will also feature Matt Hughes vs. Matt Sera. For the latest UFC 98 rumors check out the MMAFrenzy.com MMA rumors section.

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