UFC 118 Official for August 28 in Boston with Edgar vs. Penn 2, Couture vs. Toney, and More
The UFC’s long awaited Boston debut is finally official, as “UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2” was today announced for August 28 at Boston’s TD Garden featuring a main event rematch between lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and former title-holder BJ Penn.
Former boxing champ James Toney makes his mixed martial arts debut against hall of fame former champion Randy Couture in the event’s co-headliner, while the pay-per-view main card also includes a battle between lightweight contenders Kenny Florian and Gray Maynard and middleweights Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares.
The latest UFC 118 fight card features:
MAIN CARD
- Frankie Edgar (c) vs. BJ Penn
UFC Lightweight Championship - Randy Couture vs. James Toney
- Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares
- Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard
- Marcus Davis vs. Nate Diaz*
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
- Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara
- Joe Lauzon vs. Terry Etim
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Andre Winner vs. Nik Lentz
- Greg Soto vs. Nick Osipczak
- Mike Pierce vs. Amilcar Alves
- Phil Baroni vs. John Salter*
*Not officially announced
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