- 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
previousevent=
followingevent="UFC 88: Breakthrough" was a
mixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC) onSeptember 6 ,2008 at thePhilips Arena inAtlanta , 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 betweenChuck Liddell andRashad Evans .Results
Preliminary card
*Middleweight bout: flagicon|CAN
Jason MacDonald vs. flagicon|USAJason Lambert :MacDonald defeats Lambert by submission due to arear naked choke at 1:20 of round 2.
*Light heavyweight bout: flagicon|USATim Boetsch vs. flagicon|USA Mike Patt:Boetsch defeats Patt via TKO at 2:03 of round 1.
*Welterweight bout: flagicon|BrazilRoan Carneiro vs. flagicon|JapanRyo Chonan :Chonan defeats Carneiro via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29). This bout was originally scheduled to take place atUFC 85 inLondon, England , but an injury forced Ryo Chonan off the card.*Lightweight bout: flagicon|Brazil
Thiago Tavares vs. flagicon|USAKurt 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|USANate Marquardt vs. flagicon|DenmarkMartin Kampmann :Marquardt defeats Kampmann by TKO at 1:22 of round 1.
*Middeweight bout: flagicon|USADan Henderson vs. flagicon|BrazilRousimar Palhares :Henderson defeats Palhares by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
*Light heavyweight bout: flagicon|USARich Franklin vs. flagicon|USAMatt Hamill :Franklin defeats Hamill by TKO at 0:39 of round 3.
*Light heavyweight bout: flagicon|USAChuck Liddell vs. flagicon|USARashad Evans :Evans defeats Liddell by KO at 1:51 of round 2.Cancelled bouts
*Welterweight bout: flagicon|ARM
Karo Parisyan vs. flagicon|JapanYoshiyuki 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|USARashad Evans . [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=7049&zoneid=13 - UFC 88 awards] ]
*Submission of the night: flagicon|CANJason MacDonald .
*Fight of the night: flagicon|USAKurt Pellegrino vs. flagicon|BRAThiago Tavares .Fighter payroll
flagicon|USA
Rashad Evans ($120,000/$60,000 for show and $60,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|USAChuck Liddell ($500,000)flagicon|USA
Rich Franklin ($100,000/$50,000 for show and $50,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|USAMatt Hamill ($10,000)flagicon|USA
Dan Henderson ($250,000/$100,000 for show and $150,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|BRARousimar Palhares ($7,000)flagicon|USA
Nate Marquardt ($56,000/$28,000 for show and $28,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|DenmarkMartin Kampmann ($15,000)flagicon|South Korea
Dong Hyun Kim ($46,000/$23,000 for show and $23,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|USAMatt Brown ($8,000)flagicon|USA
Kurt Pellegrino ($24,000/$12,000 for show and $12,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|BrazilThiago Tavares ($5,000)flagicon|USA
Tim Boetsch ($16,000/$8,000 for show and $8,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|USAMike Patt ($5,000)flagicon|CAN
Jason MacDonald ($44,000/$22,000 for show and $22,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|USAJason Lambert ($17,000)flagicon|Japan
Ryo Chonan ($30,000/$15,000 for show and $15,000 win bonus) def. flagicon|BrazilRoan 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
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