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UFC 88: Breakthrough
The poster for UFC 88: Breakthrough
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 6, 2008
VenuePhilips Arena
CityAtlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance14,736
Total gate$2,600,000
Buyrate480,000 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 87: Seek and Destroy UFC 88: Breakthrough 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.[2] The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans.

Results

Preliminary card

MacDonald defeated Lambert via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:21 in round 2. This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Liddell vs. Evans fight.
Boetsch defeated Patt via TKO (punches) at 2:03 of round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Henderson vs. Palhares fight.
Chonan defeated Carneiro via split decision (29–28, 29–28, 28–29).
Pellegrino defeated Tavares via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–27, 29–27).

Main card

Kim defeated Brown via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
Marquardt defeated Kampmann via TKO (punches) at 1:22 of round 1.
Henderson defeated Palhares via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
Franklin defeated Hamill via TKO (body kick) at 0:39 of round 3.
Evans defeated Liddell via KO (punch) at 1:51 of round 2.

Bonus awards

Each of the following awards resulted in an additional $60,000 payout to the participating fighter:[3]

Fighter payroll

Rashad Evans ($120,000/$60,000 for show and $60,000 win bonus) def. Chuck Liddell ($500,000)

Rich Franklin ($100,000/$50,000 for show and $50,000 win bonus) def Matt Hamill ($10,000)

Dan Henderson ($250,000/$100,000 for show and $150,000 win bonus) def. Rousimar Palhares ($7,000)

Nate Marquardt ($56,000/$28,000 for show and $28,000 win bonus) def. Martin Kampmann ($15,000)

Dong Hyun Kim ($46,000/$23,000 for show and $23,000 win bonus) def. Matt Brown ($8,000)

Kurt Pellegrino ($24,000/$12,000 for show and $12,000 win bonus) def. Thiago Tavares ($5,000)

Tim Boetsch ($16,000/$8,000 for show and $8,000 win bonus) def. Mike Patt ($5,000)

Jason MacDonald ($44,000/$22,000 for show and $22,000 win bonus) def. Jason Lambert ($17,000)

Ryo Chonan ($30,000/$15,000 for show and $15,000 win bonus) def. Roan Carneiro ($9,000)

This does not include bonuses award money.

Total $1,260,000 [4]

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. ^ http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2008/9/8/610135/ufc-88-salaries
  4. ^ – UFC 88 Fighter Salaries