UFC 98 Fight Card

UFC 98 Fight Card

Rashad Evans vs. Lyoto Machida: UFC light heavyweight championship

They are the main reason people are trying to watch UFC 98 live stream online for free. Both are undefeated and have looked dominant in recent fights. Machida (14-0) is a 2-1 favorite and that just doesn’t look right. So we’re taking the 18-0-1 Evans to successfully defend his title.

Matt Hughes vs. Matt Serra

Serra (16-5) has been talking plenty of trash in the build up to this welterweight grudge match. Hughes (43-7) has kept up his end of the bargain, and it’s refreshing to see two fighters genuinely dislike each other and speak freely about it.

UFC 98 Fight Card

Drew McFedries vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam

Foupa-Pokam (20-10) caught a beating from middleweight Denis Kang a month ago at UFC 97, and I’m guessing he’s not fully ready to fight again. At least not at a high-enough level to win.

Dan Miller vs. Chael Sonnen

Welterweight Sonnen (23-10-1) has four losses in the UFC, all by submission. Miller (11-1) is 3-0 in the UFC, with two wins by submission. Jiu-jitsu and wrestling are two of Miller’s strengths and Sonnen seems susceptible to getting submitted.

Sean Sherk vs. Frankie Edgar

Edgar (9-1) has gone the distance in his last three fights, and I’ll say the streak continues against lightweight Sherk (37-3-1).

Brock Larson vs. Chris Wilson

Larson (26-2), a former WEC force at welterweight, wants to attack Wilson (13-6). I’ll say he does just that, along with whatever else he wants to do in the Octagon.

Pat Barry vs. Tim Hague

Hague (9-1) makes his UFC debut. That’s an instant bet-against, especially when it’s a fight that “May not be broadcast.” Barry is a big hitter who won with ease at UFC 92.

Phillipe Nover vs. Kyle Bradley

Nover(6-1-1) seems to be more focused and determined now that he’s not headlining the event, as he did in December with the “TUF” 8 finale. Can Nover channel some of the Filipino energy Manny Pacquiao injected Las Vegas with a few weeks ago? Bradley (13-6) appears to be the bigger lightweight here, but that might not be enough.

Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Andre Gusmao

I picked against “The Polish Experiment” in UFC 97 because I didn’t want to have to remember how to spell “Soszynski” on deadline. Well, he submitted Brian Stann in the first round, and the short turnaround between fights here shouldn’t matter since Soszynski didn’t expend too much energy or take too much punishment. Could Gusmao (5-1) suffer the same fate?

Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs. Brandon Wolff

Last time we saw Yoshida (10-3), he was busying getting his face flattened by Josh Koscheck at UFC Fight for the Troops. Of course, Wolff (7-3) also got TKO’d that night, so this is basically the loser’s bracket match.

Dave Kaplan vs. George Roop

Kaplan (3-2) lost to Junie Browning in The Ultimate Fighter finale. I don’t even care what skills Roop (8-5) has or doesn’t have, I’m picking him to win this fight. I won’t even read his bio until after he wins.

via NewsDay

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