UFC 88

Infobox MMA event
name=UFC 88: Breakthrough


promotion=Ultimate Fighting Championship
date=September 6, 2008
venue=Philips Arena
city=Atlanta, Georgia
attendance=14,736
gate=$2,600,000
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"UFC 88: Breakthrough" was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on September 6, 2008 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.cite web|title=Liddell-Evans Headlines UFC 88 in Atlanta on September 6|publisher=UFC.com|url=http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.fightCard&eid=1461] The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans.

Results

Preliminary card

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|CAN Jason MacDonald vs. flagicon|USA Jason Lambert:MacDonald defeats Lambert by submission due to a rear naked choke at 1:20 of round 2.
*Light heavyweight bout: flagicon|USA Tim Boetsch vs. flagicon|USA Mike Patt:Boetsch defeats Patt via TKO at 2:03 of round 1.
*Welterweight bout: flagicon|Brazil Roan Carneiro vs. flagicon|Japan Ryo Chonan:Chonan defeats Carneiro via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29). This bout was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 85 in London, England, but an injury forced Ryo Chonan off the card.

*Lightweight bout: flagicon|Brazil Thiago Tavares vs. flagicon|USA Kurt Pellegrino:Pellegrino defeats Tavares via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27).

Main card

*Welterweight bout: flagicon|USA Matt Brown vs. flagicon|South Korea Dong Hyun Kim:Kim defeats Brown by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
*Middleweight bout: flagicon|USA Nate Marquardt vs. flagicon|Denmark Martin Kampmann:Marquardt defeats Kampmann by TKO at 1:22 of round 1.
*Middeweight bout: flagicon|USA Dan Henderson vs. flagicon|Brazil Rousimar Palhares:Henderson defeats Palhares by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
*Light heavyweight bout: flagicon|USA Rich Franklin vs. flagicon|USA Matt Hamill:Franklin defeats Hamill by TKO at 0:39 of round 3.
*Light heavyweight bout: flagicon|USA Chuck Liddell vs. flagicon|USA Rashad Evans:Evans defeats Liddell by KO at 1:51 of round 2.

Cancelled bouts

*Welterweight bout: flagicon|ARM Karo Parisyan vs. flagicon|Japan Yoshiyuki Yoshida :Parisyan withdrew from the event two hours before the weigh-ins citing a "last-minute back injury". [ [http://mmajunkie.com/news/5216/report-karo-parisyan-injured-ufc-88-bout-scrapped.mma Karo Parisyan injured, UFC 88 bout scrapped] ]

Awards

Each of the following awards resulted in an additional $60,000 payout to the participating fighter: [http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2008/9/8/610135/ufc-88-salaries]
*Knockout of the night: flagicon|USA Rashad Evans. [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=7049&zoneid=13 - UFC 88 awards] ]
*Submission of the night: flagicon|CAN Jason MacDonald.
*Fight of the night: flagicon|USA Kurt Pellegrino vs. flagicon|BRA Thiago Tavares.

Fighter payroll

flagicon|USA Rashad Evans ($120,000/$60,000 for show and $60,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|USA Chuck Liddell ($500,000)

flagicon|USA Rich Franklin ($100,000/$50,000 for show and $50,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|USA Matt Hamill ($10,000)

flagicon|USA Dan Henderson ($250,000/$100,000 for show and $150,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|BRA Rousimar Palhares ($7,000)

flagicon|USA Nate Marquardt ($56,000/$28,000 for show and $28,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|Denmark Martin Kampmann ($15,000)

flagicon|South Korea Dong Hyun Kim ($46,000/$23,000 for show and $23,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|USA Matt Brown ($8,000)

flagicon|USA Kurt Pellegrino ($24,000/$12,000 for show and $12,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|Brazil Thiago Tavares ($5,000)

flagicon|USA Tim Boetsch ($16,000/$8,000 for show and $8,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|USA Mike Patt ($5,000)

flagicon|CAN Jason MacDonald ($44,000/$22,000 for show and $22,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|USA Jason Lambert ($17,000)

flagicon|Japan Ryo Chonan ($30,000/$15,000 for show and $15,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|Brazil Roan Carneiro ($9,000)

This does not include bonuses award money.

Total $1,220,000 [ [http://mmajunkie.com/news/5238/ufc-88-fighter-salaries.mma - UFC 88 Fighter Salaries]

External links

* [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.fightCard&eid=1461 UFC 88 Fight Card]

References