Completed MMA Event
UFC 88: Breakthrough
- Saturday 09.06.2008
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: Philips Arena
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $2,600,000
- Attendance: 14,736
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 480,000 | TV Ratings:
- MMA Bouts: 9
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Fight Card
Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts
Honors & Awards
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Knockout of the NightChuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans | $60,000 bonus to Evans
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Fight of the NightThiago Tavares vs. Kurt Pellegrino | $60,000 bonus to each fighter
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Submission of the NightJason MacDonald vs. Jason Lambert | $60,000 bonus to MacDonald
Referees
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Herb Dean
Liddell vs. Evans (9), Henderson vs. Palhares (7), Boetsch vs. Patt (3), Carneiro vs. Chonan II (1) -
Mario Yamasaki
Franklin vs. Hamill (8), Kampmann vs. Marquardt (6), Kim vs. Brown (5) -
Yves Lavigne
Tavares vs. Pellegrino (4), MacDonald vs. Lambert (2)
Wiki
UFC 88 Wiki
After a main event fight with Shogun Rua fell through in June of 2008, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell looked to continue the momentum of his December victory over Wanderlei Silva by taking on TUF 2 winner Rashad Evans in the main event of UFC 88.
Unfortunately for Liddell and his fans, the crushing knockout Evans delivered dashed Liddell’s title hopes and had many fans, media, and even UFC President Dana White, tentatively calling for “The Iceman’s” retirement. It remains one of the UFC’s all-time greatest knockouts.
