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 expected to coincide with the event. The event will be the first the UFC has held in Massachusetts.
Nate Marquardt and Alessio Sakara were originally set to face each other at UFC 116, but the fight was cancelled due to the death of Sakara's father. On July 23, Sakara's original opponent, Jorge Rivera suffered a broken arm in training and was replaced by Gerald Harris. On August 5, Sakara then bowed out due to an unknown injury and is being replaced by UFC veteran Joe Vedepo.
On August 2, 2010, the bout between Nate Marquardt and Rousimar Palhares was moved to UFC Fight Night 22 and promoted to the new main event. The original main event was scheduled to be Demian Maia vs. Alan Belcher, however, Belcher had to withdraw due to an injured retina.[5] As a result of this, Maia has been moved to this card and will now face Mario Miranda.
The event will feature the MMA debut of professional boxer and current IBA heavyweight champion James Toney.
On August 5, it was announced that Terry Etim had suffered a broken rib in training and was pulling out of his bout with Joe Lauzon. Etim is being replaced by current Tachi Palace Fights Lightweight Champion and former UFC and TUF veteran Gabe Ruediger.
Phil Baroni was scheduled to face John Salter, but Baroni was forced off the card with an injury. Dan Miller will serve as Baroni's replacement.
UFC 118 will also feature preliminary fights live on Spike TV.
Nate Marquardt and Alessio Sakara were originally set to face each other at UFC 116, but the fight was cancelled due to the death of Sakara's father. On July 23, Sakara's original opponent, Jorge Rivera suffered a broken arm in training and was replaced by Gerald Harris. On August 5, Sakara then bowed out due to an unknown injury and is being replaced by UFC veteran Joe Vedepo.
On August 2, 2010, the bout between Nate Marquardt and Rousimar Palhares was moved to UFC Fight Night 22 and promoted to the new main event. The original main event was scheduled to be Demian Maia vs. Alan Belcher, however, Belcher had to withdraw due to an injured retina.[5] As a result of this, Maia has been moved to this card and will now face Mario Miranda.
The event will feature the MMA debut of professional boxer and current IBA heavyweight champion James Toney.
On August 5, it was announced that Terry Etim had suffered a broken rib in training and was pulling out of his bout with Joe Lauzon. Etim is being replaced by current Tachi Palace Fights Lightweight Champion and former UFC and TUF veteran Gabe Ruediger.
Phil Baroni was scheduled to face John Salter, but Baroni was forced off the card with an injury. Dan Miller will serve as Baroni's replacement.
UFC 118 will also feature preliminary fights live on Spike TV.
