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{{short description|UFC mixed martial arts event in 2008}}
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=UFC 88: Breakthrough
|image=UFC88.jpg
|promotion=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]
|date=September 6, 2008
|venue=[[Philips Arena]]
|city=[[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
|attendance=14,736
|gate=$2,600,000
|buyrate=480,000 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AkPNdkeqJproLX_RWJPiRpwMNwU6?slug=dm-ppvbuys121208&prov=yhoo&type=lgns|title=Lesnar blasts UFC toward record year|author=Dave Meltzer|publisher=Yahoo!}}</ref>
|previousevent=[[UFC 87|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 (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref name=ufc88>{{cite web|title=Liddell-Evans Headlines UFC 88 in Atlanta on September 6|publisher=UFC.com|url=http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.fightCard&eid=1461|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619202745/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=1461|archivedate=2008-06-19}}</ref> The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between [[Chuck Liddell]] and [[Rashad Evans]].
==Results==
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card (PPV)}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|[[Rashad Evans]]
|def.
|[[Chuck Liddell]]
|KO (punch)
|2
|1:51
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|[[Rich Franklin]]
|def.
|[[Matt Hamill]]
|TKO (body kick and punches)
|3
|0:39
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|[[Dan Henderson]]
|def.
|[[Rousimar Palhares]]
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|[[Nate Marquardt]]
|def.
|[[Martin Kampmann]]
|TKO (punches)
|1
|1:22
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|[[Dong Hyun Kim]]
|def.
|[[Matt Brown (fighter)|Matt Brown]]
|Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|[[Kurt Pellegrino]]
|def.
|[[Thiago Tavares]]
|Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|[[Tim Boetsch]]
|def.
|Michael Patt
|TKO (punches)
|1
|2:03
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|[[Jason MacDonald]]
|def.
|[[Jason Lambert]]
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|2
|1:20
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|[[Ryo Chonan]]
|def.
|[[Roan Carneiro]]
|Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
==Bonus awards==
Each of the following awards resulted in an additional $60,000 payout to the participating fighter:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2008/9/8/610135/ufc-88-salaries|title = UFC 88 Salaries|date = 8 September 2008}}</ref>
*'''Fight of the Night:  [[Kurt Pellegrino]] vs. [[Thiago Tavares]]'''
*'''Knockout of the Night: [[Rashad Evans]]'''
*'''Submission of the Night: [[Jason MacDonald]]'''
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081006054338/http://88.ufc.com/ UFC 88 Event Site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080619202745/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=1461 UFC 88 Fight Card]
==See also==
* [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]
* [[List of UFC champions]]
* [[List of UFC events]]
* [[2008 in UFC]]
==References==
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{{UFC Events}}
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