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Hello MMA fans this is Dana Ward here with a quick hitter from Ultimate Fighting. UFC’s next fight card, “Breakthrough” will take place Saturday September 6th from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The Main Event will be a fight in the light heavyweight division, as Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell will take on the undefeated Rashad “Sugar” Evans.

Chuck Liddell has a professional record of 21-5. The veteran striker has scored 14 knockout victories. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion winning the belt at UFC 52 by defeating Randy Couture by knockout. The Iceman defended the belt successfully on 4 straight occasions before losing his title to Quinton Rampage Jackson at UFC 71 back in May of 2007 by TKO. The Iceman is coming off a victory over Wanderlei Silva at UFC 79 by unanimous decision.

Rashad Evans enters UFC 88 with 16 wins and no defeats with 1 draw. Evans last saw action in November of 2007 earning a close split decision victory over Michael Bispring after fighting to a draw with Tito Ortiz in July of 2007 at UFC 73. Evans wrestled in college at Michigan St for 3 years and began his professional career in Mixed Martial Arts in 2003. Evans entry into the UFC came as a result of his upset victory in The Ultimate Fighter 2 reality series on Spike TV in 2005. Evans fought as a heavyweight in the 225lb weight classification and came away with 4 upset victories in winning the tournament and earning a three-year contract with the UFC.

The winner of this matchup is rumored to be in line for a title fight with UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin.

Oddsmakers have listed the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell as the minus 280 favorite with Rashad Evans the underdog at plus 210. That will do it for now. This is Dana Ward reminding you to check out GamblersTelevision.com during fight week as Tony T delivers his fight selections from UFC 88 “Breakthrough”.