UFC 88 - MMA Betting from Bodog

UFC 88: Breakthrough will take place on September 6th at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. A number of MMA stars will be fighting on the card, including Chuck Liddell, Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson.

As always, you can place your bets on the fights with Bodog Sportsbook. They offer quick payouts, reliable customer services and anything else you might possibly need.

At the moment, betting lines are available for a number of the fights, and more will be added as the fight date approaches. Be sure and check back with Bodog for more information.

UFC 88 - FULL FIGHT CARD

Below, I have listed all of the fights scheduled for UFC 88. My personal picks for the winners are listed in bold print.

PRELIMINARY CARD

(Welterweight) Roan Carneiro -105 vs. Ryo Chonan -125

(Light Heavyweight) Tim Boetsch vs. James Lee

(Middleweight) Jason MacDonald vs. Jason Lambert

(Welterweight) Matt Brown vs. Dong Hyun Kim

(Lightweight) Thiago Tavares vs. Kurt Pellegrino

MAIN CARD

(Middleweight) Nate Marquardt -145 vs. Martin Kampmann +115

(Middleweight) Dan Henderson -205 vs. Rousimar Palhares +165

(Welterweight) Karo Parisyan -260 vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida +175

(Middleweight) Rich Franklin -265 vs. Matt Hamill +205

(Light Heavyweight) Chuck Liddell -260 vs. Rashad Evans +200

RASHAD EVANS VS. CHUCK LIDDELL

The main event of the night features undefeated Rashad Evans taking on former light heavyweight champ, Chuck Liddell.

Evans is 13-0-1, with 3 wins by KO, 3 by submission and 6 by decision. His career in the UFC got started when he won the Ultimate Fighter 2 with a split decision over Brad Imes. The one draw in his career came against Tito Ortiz, and Ortiz would have won the fight on the scorecards had he not been penalized a point for holding onto the cage. While Tito wanted a rematch, Evans eventually ended up handing Michael Bisping a split decision loss, the first of his pro career.

Liddell, on the other hand, has a MMA record of 21-5, with 14 wins by KO, 1 by submission and 7 by decision. Of his 5 losses, 4 have come by KO and 1 by decision.. After losing back-to-back fights against Quentin Jackson and Keith Jardine, Liddell rebounded to win a unanimous decision over the seemingly revitalized Wanderlei Silva.

Liddell is getting a little long in the tooth, but he should still have more than enough punching power to deal with Evans. His takedown defense is also notable, and this should be effective at countering Evans and finishing the fight in short order. Personally, I’m predicting a first round KO in favor of Liddell, as Evans simply isn’t in his league.

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