A rumored bout between UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua will not headline UFC 103 in September and is now expected to take place at UFC 104 in October, according to Super Lutas, who reports that Rua has agreed to the October matchup.

UFC President Dana White announced on Thursday that former light heavyweight champions Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Rashad Evans will serve as coaches on the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter before squaring off later this year to determine who will fight title-holder Lyoto Machida.

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson confirmed Thursday that he'll appear as one of the coaches on The Ultimate Fighter 10. Rashad Evans will reportedly be the opposing coach, but Jackson will fight Lyoto Machida at UFC 103 in September.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued medical suspensions to nine fighters who fought at UFC 98 on May 23 in Las Vegas. Main event loser Rashad Evans, who suffered a second-round knockout to Lyoto Machida, is suspended until July 23rd for precautionary reasons.

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.

UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida's first title defense will be against former 205-pound champion and top contender Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. The bout was announced by UFC President Dana White at the post-UFC 98 press conference on Saturday in Las Vegas.

The coaches for The Ultimate Fighter 10 are now set following UFC 98, but UFC President Dana White refused to release the coaches names at the post-event press conference. However, based on the event's results and previous rumors the coaches are expected to be Lyoto Machida and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson".

Matt Hughes, Matt Serra, Lyoto Machida, and Brock Larson are each $60,000 richer after earning "Fight Night" bonuses for their performances on Saturday at UFC 98.

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...

Former UFC light heavyweight champion and The Ultimate Fighter 7 coach Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and the winner of next weekend's UFC 98 main event between current title-holder Rashad Evans and challenger Lyoto Machida are likely to be coaches on the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter.

Regardless of who you picked to win UFC 98’s final showdown, it remains a fairly unspoken yet obvious possibility that Rashad Evans and Lyoto Machida turn in an epic disaster of a main event. A poor showing should never be expected, however preparing for the worst might be a good idea regarding this particular match up.

Former light heavyweight title-holder Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will take on the winner of UFC 98's headliner between current champion Rashad Evans and Lyoto Machida at UFC 102 on August 29th in Portland, Oregon or at UFC 103 on September 26th in the UK.

UFC President Dana White has confirmed that Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will soon undergo surgery that will prevent him from headlining UFC 98 and announced that Lyoto Machida will square off with Rashad Evans in the UFC 98 main event.

Frank Mir will need 4-6 weeks to recover from his recent knee surgery before he can resume regular training. Rumors suggest Rashad Evans could face Quinton Jackson or Lyoto Machida in the UFC 98 main event.