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UFC 88: Breakthrough Fight Bonuses
As always the UFC selected fighters that are deserving of recieving some extra cash for their efforts. The fight bonus this time around was $60,000 each. No surprise who the knock out of the night went to though right?
Knockout of the Night: Rashad Evans took the 60K for his one punch KO on Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell.
Submission of the Night: Jason MacDonald took submission of the night due to it being the only submission. He got a rear-naked choke on Jason Lambert.
Fight of the Night: Kurt Pellegrino and Thiago Tavares took fight of the night. I never got to see it but I hear it was a good one.
So two of the three win bonuses came from the preliminary bouts. I personally believe that this event was a big mess up on Joe Silva’s part. Matt Brown and Dong Hyun Kim should of never been on the main card, if anything Jason MacDonald deserved to be there due to his recent performances.
UFC 88: Breakthrough Live Results
We will be providing live results from tonights UFC Event, UFC 88: Breakthrough live from Atlanta, Georgia. Here at the top of the page will be the quick results from all the fights including the preliminary bouts and as you scroll further down you will also be able to check out live round-by-round commentary on all the main card fights.
UFC 88 Quick Results
Rashad Evans defeats Chuck Liddell via KO in round 2
Rich Franklin def. Matt Hamill via (T)KO round 3
Dan Henderson def. Rousimar Palhares via unanimous decision
Nate Marquardt def. Martin Kampmann via (T)KO 1:22 round 1
Dong Hyun Kim def. Matt Brown via split decision.
Kurt Pellegrino def. Thiago Tavares via unanimous decision
Tim Boetsch def. Mike Patt via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Jason MacDonald def. Jason Lambert via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2
Ryo Chonan def. Roan Carneiro via Split Decision
UFC 88 Live Round-By-Round Coverage:
Scroll to bottom for earliest results.
Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans
Round one: Both fighters get some good connections in the opening few minutes but remain far from each other. The crowd begins to boo the fighters.
Round two: Rashad continues to dance around the ring but is randomly catching Liddell with punches. AND THEN KO by Rashad evans. Instant KO by Rashad. Chuck spent the next 5 minutes on the mat.
Final result: Rashad Evans knocked Chuck Liddell out in round 2.
Rich Franklin vs. Matt Hamill
Round one: Majority was standing with both fighters landing their fair share of punches. Both fighters were also cut under the right eyebrow.
Round two: Franklin’s cut looks bad and had to have it check by doctor who allowed the fight to carry on. Towards mid of round Franklin begins to dominate Hamill.
Round three: A kick from Rich Franklin puts Hamill to the ground obviously in pain. Franklin wins by (T)KO
Final result: Franklin wins via (T)KO
Dan Henderson vs. Rousimar Palhares
Round one: Henderson uses his power in the right hand to knock Palhares down a few times.
Round two: Henderson nearly got caught in a leg lock but managed to get out easily.
Round three: Crowd begins to boo the fighters for making no contact with each other. Palhares goes for another leg lock but gets nothing. With 10 seconds left Henderson knocks Palhares down but could not get the (T)KO.
Final result: (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Dan Henderson wins via unanimous decision.
Nate Marquardt vs. Martin Kampmann
Round one: Marquardt comes out and just dominates Kampmann and 1:22 in first round Nate wins.
Final result: Nate wins via (T)KO first round
Matt Brown vs. Dong Hyun “Stun Gun” Kim
Round one: Kim starts out the fight by clinging onto Brown while standing. Getting a few chokes locked in but Brown managed to get out of them easily.
Round two: Kim is really tired at this point and Brown gets a few good punches and knocks Kim down a few times. Matt brown does an amazing spinning back fist from the top into Kims guard. Kim is really exhausted towards the end of the round.
Round three: Kim gets side mount for a brief amount of time but loses it. The rest of the fight is just full of exchanges . Towards the end of the round Kim dropped an elbow and opened browns eye up.
Final result: (29-28 Kim 29-28 Brown 29-28 Kim) Dong Hyun Kim defeats Matt Brown via split decision.
-END OF RESULTS-
UFC 88 Weigh-In Results
Tonight is UFC 88 live from Atlanta, Georgia. The main event will feature Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell fighting the undefeated Rashad “Sugar” Evans. UFC 88 will not have any title fights on card but will remain a PPV despite it’s less than over-appealing card. We will be providing live commentary tonight on the event so make sure you come back to MMA-Live. Here are the weigh-in results from yesterday:
Main card
Rashad Evans (205) vs. Chuck Liddell (204)
Matt Hamill (205) vs. Rich Franklin (204.5)
Dan Henderson (185) vs. Rousimar Palhares (184.5)
Nate Marquardt (185) vs. Martin Kampmann (184.5)
Matt Brown (170) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (170)
Preliminary bouts
Thiago Tavares (155) vs. Kurt Pellegrino (156)
Tim Boetsch (205.25) vs. Michael Patt (205.25)
Jason Lambert (185) vs. Jason MacDonald (185)
Ryo Chonan (170) vs. Roan Carneiro (170)
You may notice that a fight is missing. This is due to Karo Parisyan in juring his back. Parisyan’s fight with Yoshiyuki Yoshida was removed from the card and the preliminary bout between Matt Brown and Dong Hyun Kim was moved up to the main card as a replacement.
Remember to be back at MMA-Live tonight for the live commentary. Also don’t forget you can bet on UFC 88 over at BetUS. Just click the banner below for live odds.
Dana White: Video Blog Part 2
Here is the second part to Dana Whites video blog on UFC 88. Check it out.
UFC 88: Breakthrough Dana White Video Blog
Dana White provides us with his UFC video blog. The video features Mandy Moore giving her UFC 88: Breakthrough predictions.
Chuck Liddell is on a Mission to Regain His Title
Chuck Liddell @ UFC 37
“He finds a way to win. He’s done a good job controlling his fights. He’s good on top, and he moves well on his feet. He’s elusive and hard to hit, but I’m going to see if I can catch him…. I’m on a mission to get my title back and end my career on a streak of wins. I’m in shape, and I’m going to keep throwing like I do. The knockout power is still there.”
While talking to Sherdog.com earlier today Chuck Liddell discussed upcoming opponent at UFC 88 Rashad Evans. If the Iceman was to win the main event fight next weekend chances are he will get a shot at Forrest Griffin to try and reclaim the light heavyweight title. Chuck Liddell is currently favorite to win the fight at -260 over at BetUS as of writing this article.
UFC 88 Website Now Live
The official UFC 88 “Breakthrough” website is now live. Check out the site over at 88.ufc.com
UFC 88: Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans
This event was supposed to be the UFC 865 main event but after Liddell got injured the card changed a lot. Their bout has been rescheduled for September 6th at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta Georgia.
As of yet no other fights have been announced. Hopefully theres a title fight to go co-main event with Liddell and Evans. If you want to get in on the presale for tickets use the password “LIDDELL” on June 20th from Ticketmaster