FanHouse Xavier Foupa Pokam

It hasn't been a good 2009 for Yves Lavigne, and it got worse on Saturday night at UFC 98. Lavigne, one of the best-known referees in mixed martial arts, was loudly booed at the MGM Grand Saturday night because he brought the undercard bout between Phillipe Nover and Kyle Bradley to what many in attendance thought was a premature ending.

Rising lightweight star Frankie Edgar scored a major upset over former UFC champion Sean Sherk, while Chael Sonnen and Drew McFedries were among other early winners at UFC 98.

In a matchup featuring two lightweight fighters primarily known for their wrestling abilities, Frankie Edgar earned the biggest win of his young career by defeating former champion Sean Sherk in a dominant performance, taking all three rounds on every judge's scorecard.

Sherk, coming off a win over Tyson Griffin in which he out-struck him, opted to stick with his standup, largely staying away from takedowns until late in the third round. That strategy turned out to be a big mistake. Edgar got the best of most of the exchanges, bloodying Sherk's face in the process.

Welcome to the FanHouse UFC 98 live blog. This is where we'll provide, live, round-by-round updates of the three big undercard fights: Xavier Foupa-Pokam vs. Drew McFedries, Dan Miller vs. Chael Sonnen and Frank Edgar vs. Sean Sherk.

When the undercard live blog is over you'll want to head over to our live blog of the co-main event between Matt Serra and Matt Hughes, and then to our live blog of the main event between Rashad Evans and Lyoto Machida. The pay-per-view broadcast and the live blog begin below at 10 PM ET.

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