This one was in my home town of NJ. Too bad I was out of town!

Prelims:

• Nate Diaz def. Rory Markham by TKO Rd 1 (2:47)
• Ricardo Almeida def. Matt Brown by submission (rear naked choke) Rd. 2 (3:30)
• Rousimar Palhares def. Tomasz Drwal by submission (heel hook) Rd. 1 (0:45)
• Jared Hamman def. Rodney Wallace by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Matthew Riddle def. Greg Soto by Disqualification Rd. 3 (1:30)

Main Card:

• Shane Carwin def. Frank Mir by TKO (punches) Rd. 1 (3:48)
• George St Pierre def Dan Hard (unanimous decision)
• Kurt Pellegrino def. Fabricio Camoes by submission Rd. 2  (4:20)
• Jon Fitch def. Ben Saunders by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Jim Miller def. Mark Bocek by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Bonuses

• $65,000 “Submission of the Night”—Kurt Pellegrino
• $65,000 “Knockout of the Night”—Shane Carwin
• $65,000 “Fight of the Night”– Rodney Wallace vs. Jared Hamman



After Brock Lesnar defeated Randy Couture at UFC 91, many controversies came about. The largest of the controversies was the topic of who would win an MMA bout – Fedor Emelianenko or Brock Lesnar? As much hype as this topic had been receiving, the actual chances of a bout coming together was slim to none. Fedor and his management did not agree with the UFC terms, and Dana White given up as well. All hope was lost until now!
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UFC 98 is prospect to pair Brock Lesnar against Frank Mir for the unification of the UFC Heavyweight Title. This will be the second confrontation in the Octagon between the two.

Two possible outcomes concerning a possible Emelianenko vs. Lesnar can result from UFC 98: Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir.

1. Frank Mir defeats Brock Lesnar for the UFC Heavyweight Title. If this is the outcome fans would not be as interested for a possible Fedor vs. Lesnar bout. It would be interesting to see, but the matter of who would win would not be as much of a concern anymore.

2. Brock Lesnar defeats Frank Mir to unify the UFC Heavyweight Title. If this is what comes from UFC 98 fans will want to know even more, who is the top Heavyweight in the world? We have some good news!

Fedor Emelianenko and M-1 Global hopes to meet with Dana White in June of 2009, to discuss a possible Fedor Emelianenko vs Brock Lesnar bout.Very Excited!

“Yes, I will fight again on the next Affliction card. Besides this, me and my management hope to get a chance to talk to Dana White in person in June to discuss a possible fight between me and Brock Lesnar.” (Emelianenko tells DreamFighters.com)