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"The Iceman", Chuck Liddell, begins the second leg of his quest to recapture the UFC light heavyweight title tonight at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, GA. Liddell, the dethroned former champ, will be facing Ultimate Fighter season two winner Rashad "Sugar" Evans. The UFC 88: Breakthrough card is set to begin at 10:00pm ET and can be seen live on pay-per-view. UFC 88 Betting odds at Looselines.com have Evans as a +230 underdog against Liddell. Liddell is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Wanderlei Silva back in December of 2007. Prior to that win, "The Iceman" had suffered back to back losses against Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Keith Jardine. The 6'2" Liddell appeared to have returned to form against Silva though, and he is a -260 favorite to take out the undefeated Evans tonight. Evans, who is 16-0-1 in his MMA career, scored a split decision win over Michael Bisping in his last fight (Nov. 2007 UFC 78: Validation). Before the Bisping victory "Sugar" and Tito Ortiz fought to a draw at UFC 73: Stacked. Evans believes he has what it takes to overcome Liddell's lethal strikes and end up victorious tonight. "I think I'm the best, so I'm gonna go out there, fight the best, and test myself" Evans said. Also on the nine fight card are bouts between Rich Franklin and Matt Hamill, Dan Henderson and Rousimar Palhares, and Martin Kampmann and Nate Marquardt. Franklin, who sports a 25-3 record, is making his first return to the light heavyweight class since 2003 and is a -245 favorite to beat Hamill. UFC 88: Breakthrough betting odds at Looselines.com: Rashad Evans +230 vs Chuck Lidell -270 Matt Hamill +205 vs Rich Franklin -245 Rousimer Palhares +159 vs Dan Henderson -179 Martin Kampmann +130 vs Nate Marquardt -150
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