Rashad Evans knocked out Chuck Liddell at UFC 88 in Atlanta

At UFC 88 in Atlanta 18 years ago, Rashad Evans defeated Chuck Liddell via a second-round knockout. The stoppage occurred when Evans landed a right hand that rendered Liddell unconscious on the canvas for several minutes. Entering the fight, Liddell had previously lost his light heavyweight title to Quinton Rampage Jackson and suffered a split-decision defeat to Keith Jardine. Although Liddell had rebounded with a victory over Wanderlei Silva before the bout, the loss to Evans served as the first of three consecutive knockout defeats. This sequence of losses eventually led to Liddell's retirement from professional mixed martial arts.

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