Post by James Hetfield on Jun 17, 2010 22:45:21 GMT -5
UFC 118 Officially Announced with Edgar vs. Penn II, Couture vs. Toney and Others
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Jun 17, 2010 at 7:55 pm ET
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
Lightweight Championship: Frankie Edgar (c) vs. B.J. Penn
Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture vs. James Toney
Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares
Lightweight bout: Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard
Welterweight bout: Marcus Davis vs. Nate Diaz*
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
Middleweight bout: Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara
Lightweight bout: Terry Etim vs. Joe Lauzon
PRELIMINARY CARD
Lightweight bout: Nik Lentz vs. Andre Winner
Welterweight bout: Nick Osipczak vs. Greg Soto
Welterweight bout: Amilcar Alves vs. Mike Pierce
Middleweight bout: Phil Baroni vs. John Salter*
* - Not officially announced
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Jun 17, 2010 at 7:55 pm ET
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
Lightweight Championship: Frankie Edgar (c) vs. B.J. Penn
Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture vs. James Toney
Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares
Lightweight bout: Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard
Welterweight bout: Marcus Davis vs. Nate Diaz*
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
Middleweight bout: Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara
Lightweight bout: Terry Etim vs. Joe Lauzon
PRELIMINARY CARD
Lightweight bout: Nik Lentz vs. Andre Winner
Welterweight bout: Nick Osipczak vs. Greg Soto
Welterweight bout: Amilcar Alves vs. Mike Pierce
Middleweight bout: Phil Baroni vs. John Salter*
* - Not officially announced
