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2008
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UFC 88 – Breakthrough

UFC 88: Breakthrough was 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.

Post UFC 88 Notes by N. Bailey
Play-by-Play
The Least Wanted UFC Light Heavies by G. Hansen
Sherdog Sherdog’s Complete Coverage of UFC 88

* Jason MacDonald replaced Jason Day due to injury.
* This is Jason Lambert’s debut at middleweight, who was formally a light heavyweight.
* This is Rich Franklin’s first fight at Light Heavyweight since 2005.
* Michael Patt replaced James Lee.
* A welterweight Bout between Karo Parisyan and Yoshiyuki Yoshida was pulled from the card due to a back injury by Parisyan.

Match Winner Loser Method Round Time
1 Ryo Chonan Roan Carneiro Decision (split) 3 5:00
2 Jason MacDonald Jason Lambert Submission (Rear-naked choke) 2 1:20
3 Tim Boetsch Michael Patt TKO (Punches) 1 2:03
4 Kurt Pellegrino Thiago Tavares Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
5 Dong Hyun Kim Matt Brown Decision (Split) 3 5:00
6 Nathan Marquardt Martin Kampmann TKO (Punches) 1 1:22
7 Dan Henderson Rousimar Palhares Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
8 Rich Franklin Matt Hamill TKO (Kick to the body) 3 0:39
9 Rashad Evans Chuck Liddell KO (Punch) 2 1:51
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