UFC 88 explained

UFC 88: Breakthrough
Promotion:	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date:	September 6, 2008
Venue:	Philips Arena
City:	Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance:	14,736
Gate:	$2,600,000
Buyrate:	480,000 ^[1]
Previousevent:	UFC 87: Seek and Destroy

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.

Bonus awards

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

• Fight of the Night: Kurt Pellegrino vs. Thiago Tavares
• Knockout of the Night: Rashad Evans
• Submission of the Night: Jason MacDonald

External links

• UFC 88 Event Site
• UFC 88 Fight Card

See also

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events
• 2008 in UFC

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lesnar blasts UFC toward record year. Dave Meltzer. Yahoo!.
2. Web site: Liddell-Evans Headlines UFC 88 in Atlanta on September 6. UFC.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080619202745/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=1461. 2008-06-19.
3. Web site: UFC 88 Salaries. 8 September 2008.