UFC 118

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UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2
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The poster for UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateAugust 28, 2010
Venue TD Garden
City Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance14,168 [1]
Total gate$2,800,000 [1]
Buyrate570,000 [2]
Event chronology
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares

UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 28, 2010 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. [3] The third UFC Fan Expo coincided with the event. [4] This event was the first the UFC held in Massachusetts.

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Background

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. [5] 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 (who was back on the card) then bowed out due to an unknown injury and was replaced by Joe Vedepo. [6] On August 18, it was announced that the Harris/Vedepo bout had been scrapped altogether. [7]

A bout between Nate Marquardt and Rousimar Palhares was moved to UFC Fight Night 22 and promoted to the new main event. The original Fight Night main event was scheduled to be Demian Maia vs. Alan Belcher, however, Belcher had to withdraw due to an injured retina. [8] As a result of this, Maia was moved to this card and fought Mario Miranda. [9]

The event featured the first MMA appearance of a professional boxer with three-time world champion James Toney. The debut of a professional boxer took place at UFC 1 when Art Jimmerson lost to Royce Gracie by submission.

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 was replaced by former UFC and TUF veteran Gabe Ruediger. [10]

Phil Baroni was scheduled to face John Salter, but Baroni was forced off the card on July 27 with a collarbone injury. [11] Dan Miller served as Baroni's replacement. [12]

On August 25, Dana White announced that the winner of the Florian vs. Maynard fight would be guaranteed the next shot at the lightweight title. [13]

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight Frankie Edgar (c)def B.J. Penn Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)55:00 [a]
Heavyweight Randy Couture def James Toney Submission (arm-triangle choke)13:19
Middleweight Demian Maia defMario MirandaDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Lightweight Gray Maynard def Kenny Florian Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
Welterweight Nate Diaz def Marcus Davis Technical Submission (guillotine choke)34:02
Televised prelims (Spike TV)
Lightweight Joe Lauzon def Gabe Ruediger Submission (armbar)12:01
Lightweight Nik Lentz def Andre Winner Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27)35:00
Preliminary card
Middleweight Dan Miller def John Salter Submission (guillotine choke)21:53
Welterweight Greg Soto def Nick Osipczak Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Welterweight Mike Pierce defAmilcar AlvesSubmission (cross-body armbar)33:11
  1. ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $60,000 bonuses. [14]

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 "MSAC: UFC 118 draws 14,168 spectators for $2.8 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. 2010-09-02.
  2. ↑ "With Preliminary Estimates for UFC 118 Showing Weak Pay Per View Numbers, How Will They Market Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard?". Bloody Elbow. 2 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2". ufc.com. June 17, 2010.
  4. ↑ "UFC's third-ever UFC Fan Expo to coincide with August's UFC 118 in Boston". Yahoo!.
  5. ↑ "Jorge Rivera pulls out of 118 with a broken arm". mmajunkie.com. July 23, 2010. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Joe Vedepo replaces Alessio Sakara, faces Gerald Harris at UFC 118". MMAjunkie. Archived from the original on 2010-08-17.
  7. ↑ "UFC 118 fight card complete with 10 bous; Harris vs. Vedepo off preliminary card". mmajunkie.com. August 18, 2010. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares". mmajunkie.com. August 2, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Demian Maia vs. Mario Miranda on tap for UFC 118 in August". mmajunkie.com. August 3, 2010.
  10. ↑ ""TUF 5" vet Gabe Ruediger replaces Terry Etim, faces Joe Lauzon at UFC 118". MMAjunkie. Archived from the original on 2010-08-17.
  11. ↑ "Phil Baroni off UFC 118 card due to collarbone injury". mmajunkie.com. July 27, 2010. Archived from the original on July 30, 2010.
  12. ↑ "- DAN MILLER REPLACES BARONI AT UFC 118- MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more". Archived from the original on 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  13. ↑ "UFC 118's Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard winner guaranteed lightweight title shot". MMAjunkie.
  14. ↑ "UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 Post-Fight Press Conference". bloodyelbow.com. August 29, 2010.
  15. ↑ "UFC 118 salaries: Toney ($500K), Couture ($250K) top $1.428 million fighter payroll". mmajunkie.com. September 2, 2010.

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