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UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 28, 2010 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.. The third UFC Fan Expo is also expected to coincide with this event. The event will also be the first the UFC has held in Massachusetts.
Main card
* Lightweight Championship bout: United States Frankie Edgar (c) vs. United States B.J. Penn
* Heavyweight bout: United States Randy Couture vs. United States James Toney
* Middleweight bout: United States Nate Marquardt vs. Brazil Rousimar Palhares
* Lightweight bout: United States Kenny Florian vs. United States Gray Maynard
* Welterweight bout: United States Nate Diaz vs. United States Marcus Davis
Preliminary card (Spike TV)
* Middleweight bout: United States Jorge Rivera vs. Italy Alessio Sakara
* Lightweight bout: United States Joe Lauzon vs. England Terry Etim
Preliminary card
* Lightweight bout: England Andre Winner vs. United States Nik Lentz
* Middleweight bout: United States Phil Baroni vs. United States John Salter
* Welterweight bout: England Nick Osipczak vs. United States Greg Soto
* Welterweight bout: United States Mike Pierce vs. Brazil Amilcar Alves
Background
Alessio Sakara and Nate Marquardt were originally set to face each other at UFC 116, but the fight was cancelled due to the death of Sakara's father. Strangely, they are both fighting on this card, but with different opponents.
Goodnight boxing!