UFC 88

Event: UFC 88: “Breakthrough”
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2008, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia

Main event:

Chuck Liddell (21-5) vs. Rashad Evans (11-0-1)

Main card (televised):

205 lbs.: Rich Franklin (23-3) vs. Matt Hamill (4-1)
185 lbs.: Dan Henderson (22-7) vs. Rousimar Palhares (8-1)
185 lbs.: Nate Marquardt (26-8-2) vs. Martin Kampmann (16-2)
170 lbs.: Matt Brown (7-6) vs. Dong Hyun “Stun Gun” Kim (10-0-1)

Under card (may not be broadcast):

155 lbs.: Thiago Tavares (13-2) vs. Kurt Pellegrino (15-4)
205 lbs.: Tim Boetsch (7-2) vs. Mike Patt (11-2)
185 lbs.: Jason Lambert (23-8) vs. Jason MacDonald (20-10)
170 lbs.: Roan Carneiro (12-7) vs. Ryo Chonan (14-8)

*All fights officially confirmed by UFC.com.

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53 Comments »

Comment by markg
2008-06-18 08:06:37

gold medal. liddell by tko rnd 2
boetsch by destruction

Comment by kolb.dawg
2008-07-22 19:02:44

Liddell will definetely knock out rashad , rashad’s only a wrestler and liddel has the best take down defense , won’t go past the first.I just can’t wait to see Liddell knock out Anderson Silva and send him back to middleweight!!!!!

Comment by Mark204
2008-07-23 14:25:58

Chuck aint fast enough to caught the Spider i see the spider doing him dirty if it ever happens cause the Iceman will face Forrest griffin if he beats Evans so the Dream match is only a Dream for us

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Comment by tz swanger
2008-08-07 08:47:46

first he has to beat wandrdlie sliva because he won by desicon . anderson knoct by 5 secs if they ever fought

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Comment by Ro-J
2008-08-26 17:12:53

wrestler with a nice Right head Kick,

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Comment by crazy3
2008-07-25 03:21:57

Chuck is for sure gunna knock out rashard, which is gunna set him up for forrest who he will also knock out. Almost seem’s scripted!

 
 
Comment by duece 4
2008-07-01 20:02:22

why are franklin and henderson on the same card and not fighting each other??? that’s hypocrisy to say the least, i think.

 
Comment by StayDown
2008-07-02 06:05:10

Because Dan is fighting 185 and Rich is making the move to 205.

 
Comment by Greg
2008-07-05 09:45:35

I’m pretty sure that if anderson silva gets out of his Irvin fight unscathed that he is supposedly fighting Okami at this one too… thats the rumor anyway

Comment by ufcaddict
2008-07-21 11:00:02

i hope silva fights on this card but i dont think it’ll be against okami becuse he has broke his hand and i dont want to see all that poking in the eye business again like AJ vs kevin burns

 
Comment by dez'z
2008-07-21 18:00:40

GSP best test for silva i guess okami or liddell would test him too

 
Comment by theCloser
2008-07-24 19:58:29

not the rumor for awhile now. Okami broke his hand, so Silva vs cote at ufc 89 to give him time to prepare is the new rumor.

 
 
Comment by G-Man
2008-07-12 19:25:02

Looks like it might be another great card of fights. Franklin vs. Hammil is going to be exciting because they r both from Ohio, they should call it the battle of Ohio i am also looking foward to Chuck against Rashad. Hopefuly liddell wins by KO in the 2nd round.

 
Comment by macca83
2008-07-13 20:23:40

liddell evans will be a good fight i rekon but as far as rich franklin vs hamill thats silly franklin will destroy hamill franklin should be fighting henderson

 
Comment by fyecutzwith pistols
2008-07-14 16:13:07

rampage kicked forest griffen ass and wasnt awarded the belt now thats hypocrisy

Comment by fox
2008-07-20 13:49:04

antonio rodrigo having to fight mir is hipocracy

 
Comment by kolb.dawg
2008-07-22 19:06:23

Dude your out of your mind ,that white boy Griffin took it to rampage!!!!!!!!!!

 
 
Comment by justin
2008-07-18 15:59:22

pfffft hamill is gunna stomp franklin . just watch……..and what is all this fucking talk about henderson and franklin who fucking cares there different weight classes now because franklin cant hack it against anderson silva. And as much as I like rampage…. he definetly did not kick forest griffens ass. I watched that shit and forest definetly desurved the W.

 
Comment by ufcaddict
2008-07-21 10:57:20

i hope hamill and rashad wins even though i like chuck and franklin more and would usually be routing for them to win but i jus want hamill and rashad to win just to show all you haters just how good bisping really is…. even if they do win there will probably be some idiot sayin chuck and franklin are washed up… some ppl cant except there wrong…. mark my words … hamill and rashad will win… (lol i’m not very confident but it’ll be great for bisping if they do both win)… i’m a very big fan of bisping and as much as i want them 2 to win i will definatly not be betting on it

please dont start having a go at me because even i know i’ll probably be wrong…. express your opinions about my comment but dont be aggresive

 
Comment by ufcaddict
2008-07-21 11:06:39

omg i just posted a big ass coment about why i want rashad and hamill to win and it didnt come up!!!! that has really pee’d me off!!!

basically i said i hope rashad nd hamill win there fights because then it’ll show just how good bisping actually is… i know every1 is gunna disagree and still hate bisping even if them 2 do win by sayin rich and chuck are washed up or summet but i just wanted to express my opinion so plz dont hate or be aggresive

but feel free to express your opinion back but dont get aggresive

 
Comment by ufcaddict
2008-07-21 15:27:07

omg wot is wrong with all of this … why does it take an hour to post a comment.. i’m anoyed i had to write an essay out of why i want rashad and hamill to win not once but twice because i fought it hadnt come up…. oh well at least its up now

sorry for the double post guys ;)

 
Comment by dez'z
2008-07-21 17:54:58

anderson silva vs chuck liddell or GSP

 
Comment by dez'z
2008-07-21 17:57:05

okami is a good fight for silva too

Comment by ufcaddict
2008-07-22 11:57:51

agreed!
he gave franklin a real good fight almost twisting his arm 360 degrees! that was a nasty submission attempt… its ashame that franklin is impossible to submit anyone else would’ve been tapping

 
 
Comment by kolb.dawg
2008-07-22 19:11:01

I can’t wait to see the “ICEMAN” knock that badass silva out and back to middleweight so Franklin can get 1 more shot at his bad ass!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by G
2008-07-24 15:48:39

I agree with you. I know liddell will knock him out. I want franklin to fight him again, but he has got to find a way to match up with him. I think Franklin plays into silva’s hand too much. I want rich to win cause he is a great champion and my fav fighter by far.

 
 
Comment by ufcaddict
2008-07-23 10:49:37

my money is on:

Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans - liddell by decision

Rich Franklin vs. Matt Hamill - hamill by decision

Dan Henderson vs. Palhares - henderson by TKO

Karo Parisyan vs Yoshida - parisyan by TKO (GnP stoppage)

Tim Boetsch vs. James Lee - boetsch by KO (brutal destruction…. why is ankle hugging james lee even in the ufc!!!! and of all the weight classes to be in he is in LHW!!!)

Roan Carneiro vs Ryo Chonan - chonan by decision

Matt Brown vs. “Stun Gun” - stun gun by TKO

all together i think this event will be good and the main event will be liddell rocking rashad a few times but will not be able to finish him, rashad will get super frustrated when he cant take liddell down!

and i actually expect hamill vs franklin will be a stand up war

Comment by shamo84
2008-07-23 16:02:01

hamill to beat franklin by decision in a stand up war?

you gotta be smoking some good sh*t :-)

Comment by ufcaddict
2008-07-24 07:13:06

hamill has got highley underestimated stand up + the odds for that happenin is really good so i decided to take a small risk for a huge reward, i think its worth it

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Comment by ufcaddict
2008-07-24 07:14:54

and franklin has been struggling lately! not as impressive or dominant as he was + now he is facing bigger guys

 
 
 
 
Comment by aa
2008-07-23 18:57:31

Matt Brown (7-6) vs. Dong Hyun “Stun Gun” Kim (10-0-1)

looks like Zuffa wants to build up the Dongbow

 
Comment by bryant
2008-07-24 11:03:27

great card
great pay per view even without the silva fight it is still good

 
Comment by Mo
2008-07-26 16:30:20

For sure the ICEMAN would be one of few who could cause anderson silva problems, people say Liddell is slow, yet he has some of the best footwork in an octagon!! people get knocked out by silva because they cant close the ground on him and end up getting caught, the same however can be said for Chuck liddell. It makes for an interesting fight, who would push the action, who would get caught?? I believe it would be a great exciting fight, my chuck fan club brain tells chuck ko, my mma head tells me anderson silva ko and my combined favouritism and mma brain tell me it would be one not to miss!!!!! Liddell to ko rashad although rashad isnt gettin the credit he is due!!

 
Comment by keano
2008-07-31 04:18:31

matt hammil better use some of his world class wrestling

 
Comment by staples
2008-08-07 10:23:58

I don’t think rashad has a chance now i might be wrong but he just hasn’t proven himself against top notch compitition yet. Chuck only recent losses were gettign caught (can happen to everyone) and not having his head in the game

 
Comment by matt
2008-08-07 20:30:15

Chuck by KO
Franklin by TKO
Hendo by decision
Boetsch by KO
Marquardt by submission
Pelligrino by decision
Day by TKO
Parysian by decision
Gsp best test for Spider because of GSP’s athleticism

 
Comment by brandon in montreal
2008-08-13 10:21:37

I cant wait to see undefeated Dong Hyun “Stun Gun” Kim in action again~! His first UFC fight against Jason Tan impressed me alot. That guy is without a doubt, a future ufc star.

 
Comment by joseph bartee
2008-08-17 02:59:26

I dont care who wins in the 205 class,Griffin will remain champ for along time!so these 205 main event fights are all undercard i dont think any of them can beat forrest!silvas time will end,as much as i love liddel, jardin and rampage both exposed an ageing chin.evans couldnt beat ortis,a cheap point was taken from tito on that nite and still he got a draw.franklin was a great fighter but to have been beat down by silva the way he was makes you wonder,does he still have the heart or is he fighting with head?LIDDEL KOS EVANS FRANKLIN OVER HAMLIN BY A LAND SLIDE AND SILVA WANT LOOSE UNTIL HE AND FORREST HOOK UP!AND IT WILL HAPPEN AND WE WILL SEE 5 ROUNDS OF ON THERE FEET WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!OPIONS ARE LIKE BUTTS EVERYONE HAS 1 AND MOST OF THE TIME THEY STINK! THIS IS JUST MINE!

 
Comment by sticky fingers is gay
2008-08-22 00:20:17

i have 200,000 on liddell

 
Comment by Paul
2008-09-01 20:46:13

Chuck aint nuthin no more.. anderson silve would kick seven shades of shit outta him!

who ever thinks anyone will beat anderson silva is dreaming

he can fight anyone in in the 205.. there no match!

 
Comment by TOMMY-OUZO
2008-09-06 18:14:48

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****LOCK OF THE CARD—–>DAN HENDERSON****

 
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