Kebal
18th June 2010, 11:30
The Ultimate Fighting Championships' long-expected Boston show is now set with today's official announcement of "UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn II."
The Aug. 28 event takes place at the TD Garden with a headliner and rematch between UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and ex-champ B.J. Penn.
Other rumored bouts now official include Randy Couture vs. James Toney, Gray Maynard vs. Kenny Florian, and Rousimar Palhares vs. Nate Marquardt.
All four fights are part of a main card that airs on pay-per-view.
Additionally, five preliminary-card bouts are now official for the card: Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara, Terry Etim vs. Joe Lauzon, Nik Lentz vs. Andre Winner, Nick Osipczak vs. Greg Soto, and Amilcar Alves vs. Mike Pierce.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) previously reported all nine of the matchups. (For detailed fight breakdowns, check out our UFC 118 section of the site.)
UFC 118 marks the promotion's debut in Massachusetts, which only recently began regulating mixed martial arts.
"Without a doubt, Aug. 28 will be one of the highlights of my career," UFC president Dana White stated. "I'm thrilled to bring the UFC to Boston for the first time in our history. Boston is one of the world's greatest fight towns. Fans only expect the best, and we are bringing it with the rematch between B.J. Penn and Frankie Edgar, and the octagon debut of boxing legend James Toney versus one of the greatest UFC heavyweights of all time, Randy Couture."
Tickets for the event go on sale beginning next week and range from $75 to $600.
UFC 118 also includes a UFC Fan Expo, a two-day fan festival held at the Hynes Convention Center from Aug. 27-28.
The latest UFC 118 card now includes:
MAIN CARD
•Champ Frankie Edgar vs. B.J. Penn (for lightweight title)*
•Randy Couture vs. James Toney
•Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares
•Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard
•Marcus Davis vs. Nate Diaz*PRELIMINARY CARD
•Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara
•Terry Etim vs. Joe Lauzon
•Nik Lentz vs. Andre Winner
•Nick Osipczak vs. Greg Soto
•Amilcar Alves vs. Mike Pierce
•Phil Baroni vs. John Salter** - Not officially announced
The Aug. 28 event takes place at the TD Garden with a headliner and rematch between UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and ex-champ B.J. Penn.
Other rumored bouts now official include Randy Couture vs. James Toney, Gray Maynard vs. Kenny Florian, and Rousimar Palhares vs. Nate Marquardt.
All four fights are part of a main card that airs on pay-per-view.
Additionally, five preliminary-card bouts are now official for the card: Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara, Terry Etim vs. Joe Lauzon, Nik Lentz vs. Andre Winner, Nick Osipczak vs. Greg Soto, and Amilcar Alves vs. Mike Pierce.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) previously reported all nine of the matchups. (For detailed fight breakdowns, check out our UFC 118 section of the site.)
UFC 118 marks the promotion's debut in Massachusetts, which only recently began regulating mixed martial arts.
"Without a doubt, Aug. 28 will be one of the highlights of my career," UFC president Dana White stated. "I'm thrilled to bring the UFC to Boston for the first time in our history. Boston is one of the world's greatest fight towns. Fans only expect the best, and we are bringing it with the rematch between B.J. Penn and Frankie Edgar, and the octagon debut of boxing legend James Toney versus one of the greatest UFC heavyweights of all time, Randy Couture."
Tickets for the event go on sale beginning next week and range from $75 to $600.
UFC 118 also includes a UFC Fan Expo, a two-day fan festival held at the Hynes Convention Center from Aug. 27-28.
The latest UFC 118 card now includes:
MAIN CARD
•Champ Frankie Edgar vs. B.J. Penn (for lightweight title)*
•Randy Couture vs. James Toney
•Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares
•Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard
•Marcus Davis vs. Nate Diaz*PRELIMINARY CARD
•Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara
•Terry Etim vs. Joe Lauzon
•Nik Lentz vs. Andre Winner
•Nick Osipczak vs. Greg Soto
•Amilcar Alves vs. Mike Pierce
•Phil Baroni vs. John Salter** - Not officially announced