UFC 118 Lineup Announced

The lineup for UFC 118, to take place at the TD Garden in Boston, MA on August 28, has officially been announced. Billed as "UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn II", the headlining bout, as you might expect, is a rematch for the UFC Lightweight Title between B.J. Penn, a former champ, and Frankie Edgar, the current champ.

Other bouts on the main card include UFC heavyweight legend Randy Couture vs multiple world champ boxer James Toney in his debut in the octagon, a middleweight fight between Rousimar Palhares and Nate Marquardt, and a lightweight match between Gray Maynard and Kenny Florian.

Additionally, fans can look forward to 5 preliminary-card matches, just made official, namely: Amilcar Alves vs. Mike Pierce, Nick Osipczak vs. Greg Soto, Nik Lentz vs. Andre Winner, Terry Etim vs. Joe Lauzon, and Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 25 for between $75 and $600.

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