Mixed Martial Arts
The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 1998 in chronological order.
| Date | Event | Alternate Name/s | Location | Attendance | PPV Buyrate | Notes |
| March 13 | UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | 4,600 | This event featured the first ever UFC lightweight tournament. As well as a middleweight championship bout. And a heavyweight and middleweight superfights. | ||
| March 15 | Pride 2 | Yokohama, Japan | Event featured six MMA bouts and two kickboxing bouts. | |||
| May 15 | UFC 17: Redemption | Mobile, Alabama, US | This event was the last UFC event aside from UFC 23, to feature the "tournament" style format.
This event featured a four-man middleweight tournament. As well as three heavyweight superfights. |
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| June 24 | Pride 3 | Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| October 11 | Pride 4 | Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| October 16 | UFC Brazil: Ultimate Brazil | UFC 17.5 | São Paulo, Brazil | This event caused controversy due to the fact that the Brazilian flag was wrongly represented on the promotional material. |
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