UFC 88:Breakthrough
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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. The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans.
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Results
Preliminary card
- Middleweight bout: Jason MacDonald vs. Jason Lambert
- MacDonald defeats Lambert by submission due to a rear naked choke at 1:20 of round 2.
- Light heavyweight bout: Tim Boetsch vs.Mike Patt
- Boetsch defeats Patt via TKO at 2:03 of round 1.
- Welterweight bout: Roan Carneiro vs. 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 Roan Carneiro off the card.
- Lightweight bout: Thiago Tavares vs. Kurt Pellegrino
- Pellegrino defeats 29-27, 29-28).
Main card
- Welterweight bout: Matt Brown vs. Dong Hyun Kim
- Kim defeats Brown by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Martin Kampmann
- Marquardt defeats Kampmann by TKO at 1:22 of round 1.
- Middeweight bout: Dan Henderson vs. Rousimar Palhares
- Henderson defeats Palhares by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Light heavyweight bout: Rich Franklin vs. Matt Hamill
- Franklin defeats Hamill by TKO at 0:39 of round 3.
- Light heavyweight bout: Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans
- Evans defeats Liddell by KO at 1:51 of round 2.
Canceled bouts
- Welterweight bout: Karo Parisyan vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
- Parisyan withdrew from the event two hours before the weigh-ins citing a "last-minute back injury".
Awards
- Knockout of the night: Rashad Evans.
- Submission of the night: Jason MacDonald.
- Fight of the night: Kurt Pellegrino vs. Thiago Tavares.
