The UFC recently confirmed the official fight card for "UFC 88: Breakthrough," which takes place Sept. 6 at Atlanta's Phillips Arena.
The event, which airs live on pay per view, features a headline bout of former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell (21-5 MMA, 16-4 UFC) vs. undefeated contender Rashad Evans (11-0-1 MMA, 6-0-1 UFC).
Additionally, former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin (23-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) makes a return to the lightheavyweight division as he takes on "The Ultimate Fighter 3" alumnus and fellow Cincinnati native Matt Hamill (4-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in the night's co-main event.
Other televised fights include Karo Parisyan (18-5 MMA, 9-3 UFC) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), and middleweight bouts of Dan Henderson (22-7 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Rousimar Palhares (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Martin Kampmann (16-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) vs. Nate Marquardt (26-8-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC).
The full card includes:
MAIN CARD
Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell
Rich Franklin vs. Matt Hamill
Karo Parisyan vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Dan Henderson vs. Rousimar Palhares
Martin Kampmann vs. Nate Marquardt
PRELIMINARY CARD
Kurt Pellegrino vs. Thiago Tavares
Tim Boetsch vs. James Lee
Matt Brown vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Roan Carneiro vs. Ryo Chonan
Jason Day vs. Jason Lambert
Friday, August 15, 2008
Official UFC 88 Fight Card
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I like the Hamill/Franklin matchup. I see Hamill defeating Franklin in a pretty big upset.
Should be an awesome fight. Franklin's kind of in limbo right now. What's he even fighting for? I doubt he's gonna make a run for the title but as long as Anderson Silva's the middleweight champ, Franklin's gonna be nothing more than the gatekeeper. He keeps beating everyone in the middleweight division. Franklin's a good guy and tough to root against. Then again, so is Hamill. I would have loved to see him fight Bonnar.
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