Date: May 23, 2009
Venue; MGM Grand Garden Arena
City: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Preliminary card

  • Lightweight bout:  Dave Kaplan vs.  George Roop
Roop defeated Kaplan via split decision (30–27, 30–27, 28–29).
  • Welterweight bout:  Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs.  Brandon Wolff
Yoshida defeated Wolff via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:24 of round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout:  Krzysztof Soszynski vs.  Andre Gusmao
Soszynski defeated Gusmao via KO (punch) at 3:17 of round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the McFedries vs. Foupa-Pokam fight.
  • Lightweight bout:  Phillipe Nover vs.  Kyle Bradley
Bradley defeated Nover via TKO (punches) at 1:03 of round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout:  Pat Barry vs.  Tim Hague
Hague defeated Barry via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:42 of round 1. This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Larson vs. Pyle fight.
  • Welterweight bout:  Brock Larson vs.  Mike Pyle
Larson defeated Pyle via submission (arm triangle choke) at 3:06 of round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Evans vs. Machida fight.

Main card

  • Lightweight bout:  Sean Sherk vs.  Frank Edgar
Edgar defeated Sherk via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
  • Middleweight bout:  Chael Sonnen vs.  Dan Miller
Sonnen defeated Miller via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
  • Middleweight bout:  Drew McFedries vs.  Xavier Foupa-Pokam
McFedries defeated Foupa-Pokam via TKO (strikes) at 0:37 of round 1.
  • Welterweight bout:  Matt Hughes vs.  Matt Serra
Hughes defeated Serra via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
  • Light Heavyweight Championship bout:  Rashad Evans (c) vs.  Lyoto Machida
Machida defeated Evans via KO (punches) at 3:57 of round 2 to become the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.

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