UFC 118: Frankie Edgar vs. BJ Penn 2 Officially Announced
by Scott Haber on Jun 17, 2010 9:10 PM EDT
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The UFC made its Boston debut official this afternoon, with the announcement of UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 on August 28th, featuring a lightweight championship rematch between BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar, and the long-awaited debut of pro boxer James Toney in a catchweight bout with UFC legend, Randy Couture. Seven other fights were also confirmed, and here's how the card pans out at the moment:
Main card:
B.J. Penn (15-6-1) -400 vs. Frankie Edgar (12-1) +270
Randy Couture (18-10) -700 vs. James Toney (0-0) +475
Kenny Florian (13-4) -150 vs. Gray Maynard (9-0) +120
Nate Marquardt (29-9-2) vs. Rousimar Palhares (11-2)
Marcus Davis (16-7) vs. Nate Diaz (12-5) *
On Spike TV:
Terry Etim (14-3) vs. Joe Lauzon (18-5)
Jorge Rivera (18-7) vs. Alessio Sakara (15-7)
Preliminary card:
Nik Lentz (18-3-2) vs. Andre Winner (11-3)
Nick Osipczak (5-1) vs. Greg Soto (7-1)
Mike Pierce (12-3) vs. Amilcar Alves (11-1)
Phil Baroni (13-12) vs. John Salter (5-1) *
*not yet officially announced
Tickets for the event at TD Banknorth Garden go on-sale June 23rd, 24th, and 25th for Fight Club members, newsletter subscribers, and the general public, respectively.
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If those are the correct odds, I might just lay a little on Toney and pray for the KO. Anyone know what the catchweight will be?
Man I wish this card was the Oakland card. The Oakland card will be my first live UFC. yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
this is a great card
Florian vs. Maynard should be great
by GoldenSt8OfMind on Jun 17, 2010 9:58 PM EDT reply actions
Initial impressions
I love what Frankie had done over the past two years, but I really hope to see a motivated, active, 100% BJ Penn in this fight instead of the plodding, dull, and seemingly distracted BJ from the first fight. I want to see a fantastic battle between the two.
I’m just going to have to convince myself to enjoy the Randy/Toney fight as simply a fight to entertain, not a fight with any legitimate meaning in the sport. Toney may surprise the hell out of me, but otherwise its 99% expected Randy.
Florian / Maynard is a supremely relevant fight, and one I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. Whoever wins this will probably fight the winner of the cards headliner. Kenflo’s increased striking accuracy and improved sprawl will probably win this fight for him.
Love for my boy Nate, but he had better be amazing off his back for this fight. Better yet, he needs to forget about flying knees and keep his base solid all the time.
I think I like Marcus only because Dellagrotte has always blown me away as a corner man and trainer. That coupled with my dislike of Nate’s personality, leads me to hope for a Davis resurgence which is just simply unlikely.
Lovin those prelims
This whole card is ridiculous.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
I'm going with 750,000 buys as an early prediction.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
by SSreporters on Jun 17, 2010 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Like everyone else has said, I think this is an amazing card.
Please no injuries!
This is an amazing card .....
….. minus the Couture v Toney fight .
" Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth. " ~
Mike Tyson
by MidWayMonster54 on Jun 17, 2010 10:11 PM EDT reply actions
Don’t tell me you wouldn’t get SOME pleasure out of watching Toney get tooled on the ground and subbed
I won't lie ...
…. I never liked his fat ass anyway so yea I’ll get SOME pleasure out of seeing him get a schooling in MMA . My only issue is its a co-main .
" Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth. " ~
Mike Tyson
by MidWayMonster54 on Jun 18, 2010 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Co-main is annoying
I was hoping ti would open up the PPV. Don’t think they’d put Randy that low on the card though
Agreed . Randys a big name thus his top billing .
" Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth. " ~
Mike Tyson
by MidWayMonster54 on Jun 18, 2010 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Toney
Will impress me in many ways if he A) shows up in shape B) shows SOME inclinations that he studied wrestling and BJJ and C) Doesn’t get submitted in the first round. Also bonus D) If he actually checks a leg kick before getting dropped on his head. I think all of us are looking forward to this fight regardless of the massive deficit in skill, experience, and ways of finishing the fight. My only hope is Couture shows some sense of mercy and doesn’t drop bombs on his head from top control. Toney doesn’t need any more punishment…
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by Adamantium007 on Jun 19, 2010 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Sakara-Rivera on Spike is the best (and easiest) decision they could have made.
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Like everyone else said
This card is absolutley sick. I think this will do big numbers. Especially if marketed correctly toward casual fans. James Toney being a champion boxer brings just enough of the freak show element without totally compromising the UFC’s integrity.
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by Dr. Doogie Seacrest on Jun 17, 2010 10:13 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
This is a great card
Its too good though, injuries will happen :(
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James Toney looks like an old school ninja turtle.
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by Sam Cupitt on Jun 17, 2010 10:43 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Not just a ninja turtle
A Middle-aged Mutant Ninja Death Fighter Turtle (MMNDFT)
by ecost on Jun 17, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Televised card is outstanding...
and if we get a few prelims I hope Lentz vs. Winner is one of them. Stylistically it’s a cool matchup, since they’ll each have their advantages.
I'm like PacMan fightin you silly kids... throw ya Hatton the ring, and get knocked outlike Ricky did.
lol.
What’s the deal with the Fight Club membership thing? Does that basically mean I won’t be able to get tickets if I’m not in it?
Yes.
They sell tickets to Fight Club members first, so if the Fight Club buys all the tickets then the event is sold out before the tickets are ever available for you to buy.
This happened for 115. Fight Club tickets went on sale on Tuesday, with regular tickets going on sale on Thursday. But the whole event sold out in 30 minutes on Tuesday, so by Thursday there were no more tickets to sell.
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Great card
It looks like I will be busy getting Nate ready for the stand-up with Davis. But upstairs or downstairs he will win.
I will definitely lay some money on Toney if the odds are anywhere in this neighborhood. Not so much for Toney but against Randy’s noodle chin and terrible head movement.
Toney's picture is the odd on out
Is it just me?
Not you
The UFC hasn’t posted an official photo of Toney yet.
by Scott Haber on Jun 17, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
How better looking can he get till then?
Listen. This guy does not look like a fighter. I am sorry. He looks like fat albert. That’s just an awful picture and I mean no disrespect
by SheepleBuster on Jun 17, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Why?
Because it’s explosive?
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
by Blackout612 on Jun 17, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
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"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
It should
But it’s really hard to sell someone as boring as Maynard.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
I’m willing to bet that this card is promoted just like UFC 81 was.The actual main event of that card was Tim Sylvia vs Minotauro Nogueira,but from the way it was promoted,you’d never know.That card was promoted as being Brock Lesnar vs Frank Mir,which was the co-main.It was promotoed as “how would a pro-wrassler do against an MMA fighter?”
I have the feeling that the promotion for this card will be the same.It will be “How will a boxing legend do against an MM legend?Also on the card……..”
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Pics are so strange
Quite a few of these guys look like serial killers. Doesn’t anybody smile for pictures any more?
Card looks fantastic.
Early picks, subject to change:
Edgar (because of the odds)
Randy
Kenny
Palhares
Nate Diaz
Lauzon
Sakara
Winner
Osipczak
Pierce
Baroni
As for the smiles...
It is usually just the most confident, and most dangerous who will do so…everyone else is so worried about trying to look like they imagine a bad-ass to be…
Seriously, am I the only one who is rotflmfao at guys like Diego Sanchez when he starts that pseudo-intense crap.
by BigDNotDallas on Jun 18, 2010 3:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Meh, should be on Spike or Versus
Real men don't eat honey, they chew bees.
by The Omaplatapus on Jun 18, 2010 5:25 AM EDT reply actions
I got
Penn, Couture, Florian, Marquardt, Diaz, Etim, Sakara, Winner, Osipczak, Pierce and Salter winning.
Picks are as follows.
Penn
Couture
Ken-Flo by Sub
Marquardt
Davis by decision
Etim by tko
Sakara by arlovski beard
"Clay "The Missing Link" Guida!!!"
What's the chances
The tickets make it to Friday? I’m not a fight club member but I’ve been waiting for this. Thanks for any insight guys
by seanerk88 on Jun 21, 2010 12:32 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
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