UFC 88

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title: "UFC 88" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ultimate-fighting-championship-flagship-events", "2008-in-mixed-martial-arts", "june-2008-sports-events-in-the-united-states", "mixed-martial-arts-events-in-atlanta", "2008-in-georgia-(u.s.-state)", "2008-in-atlanta"] description: "UFC mixed martial arts event in 2008" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_88" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary UFC mixed martial arts event in 2008 ::

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Field	Value
name	UFC 88: Breakthrough
image	UFC88.jpg
promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
date	September 6, 2008
venue	Philips Arena
city	Atlanta, Georgia
attendance	14,736
gate	$2,600,000
buyrate	480,000
previousevent	UFC 87: Seek and Destroy
followingevent	UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer
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|name=UFC 88: Breakthrough |image=UFC88.jpg |promotion=Ultimate Fighting Championship |date=September 6, 2008 |venue=Philips Arena |city=Atlanta, Georgia |attendance=14,736 |gate=$2,600,000 |buyrate=480,000 |previousevent=UFC 87: Seek and Destroy |followingevent=UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer UFC 88: Breakthrough was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on September 6, 2008, at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans.

Results

|Light Heavyweight |Rashad Evans |def. |Chuck Liddell |KO (punch) |2 |1:51 | |Light Heavyweight |Rich Franklin |def. |Matt Hamill |TKO (body kick and punches) |3 |0:39 | |Middleweight |Dan Henderson |def. |Rousimar Palhares |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Middleweight |Nate Marquardt |def. |Martin Kampmann |TKO (punches) |1 |1:22 | |Welterweight |Dong Hyun Kim |def. |Matt Brown |Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Lightweight |Kurt Pellegrino |def. |Thiago Tavares |Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Light Heavyweight |Tim Boetsch |def. |Michael Patt |TKO (punches) |1 |2:03 | |Middleweight |Jason MacDonald |def. |Jason Lambert |Submission (rear-naked choke) |2 |1:20 | |Welterweight |Ryo Chonan |def. |Roan Carneiro |Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $60,000 bonuses.

• Fight of the Night: Kurt Pellegrino vs. Thiago Tavares
• Knockout of the Night: Rashad Evans
• Submission of the Night: Jason MacDonald

References

References

1. Dave Meltzer. "Lesnar blasts UFC toward record year". Yahoo!.
2. "Liddell-Evans Headlines UFC 88 in Atlanta on September 6". UFC.com.
3. (8 September 2008). "UFC 88 Salaries".

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