Lyoto runs over Evans and is the new UFC light heavyweight champion

With an impeccable presentation, Lyoto Machida is the new UFC light heavyweight champion. With total control of the actions, the Brazilian knocked out Rashad evans in the second round of the main fight of UFC-98, an event that ended recently, in Las Vegas in the United States.

In the first round, Lyoto showed calmness and managed the center of the octagon with strong high kicks. Halfway through the first round, with a beautiful sequence of punches, he took Evans to the canvas for the first time, who managed to get up, but in the second round came the final punishment. With Rashad looking to attack, the Brazilian was able to show his entire arsenal of strikes on the counterattack, massacring the American, who was knocked out with an incredible sequence of straight shots and crosses in just over three minutes.

Very emotional, the Brazilian thanked his family, friends and everyone who helped him win the title and said:

“I am fulfilling my life's dream today. I hope to keep this belt with me for a long time”, said the Brazilian in tears.

In the duel of former champions, Matt hugs e Matt serra They fought a great fight, but it was better for Hughes, who despite being knocked down in the first round, managed to recover and secured victory with a unanimous decision from the judges.

Another Brazilian on the show was Andre Gusmao, who appeared in the preliminary fights and was knocked out by the Polish-born Canadian Krzysztof Soszynski in the first round. Check out the full results:

Main card:

- Lyoto Machida knocked out Rashad evans 3min57s from R2;
- Matt hugs defeated Matt Serra via unanimous decision;
– Drew McFedries defeated Xavier Foupa-Pokam by technical knockout 37s into R1;
- Chael Sonnen derrotou Dan Miller in the unanimous decision of the judges;
– Frank Edgar defeated Sean Sherk by unanimous decision of the judges;

Preliminary Card

– Brock Larson submitted Mike pyle with a katagatame at 3min06s of R1;
– Patrick Barry submitted Tim Hague with a guillotine choke 1min42s into R1;
– Kyle Bradley defeated Philippe Nover by technical knockout at 1min03s of R1;
– Krzysztof Soszynski defeated André Gusmão by technical knockout at 3min17s of R1;
– Yoshiyuki Yoshida submitted Brandon Wolff with a guillotine choke 2min24s into R1;
– George Roop defeated Dave Kaplan via split decision.