UFC 118
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UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 was a mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

 on August 28, 2010 at the TD Garden in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The third UFC Fan Expo coincided with the event. This event was the first the UFC held in Massachusetts.

Background

Nate Marquardt and Alessio Sakara
Alessio Sakara
Alessio Sakara is an Italian mixed martial artist and boxer, who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Middleweight Division. Sakara is also a Former World Junior Boxing Contender. He holds notable wins over Elvis Sinosic, Thales Leites, James Irvin.-Background:Sakara was born...

 were originally set to face each other at UFC 116
UFC 116
UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 3, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States...

, but the fight was cancelled due to the death of Sakara's father. On July 23, Sakara's original opponent, Jorge Rivera
Jorge Rivera (fighter)
Jorge Luis Rivera is an American mixed martial artist who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4. He holds victories over five former or future UFC title contenders; Travis Lutter, David Loiseau, Kendall Grove, Dennis Hallman and Nate Quarry.-Military career:19k Tank with A/1-70 Armor at Fort...

 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
Joe Vedepo
Joe Vedepo is an American mixed martial artist. He fought at ZT Fight Night - Heavyweights Collide against Oli Thompson winning via TKO in the second round, He was expected to fight Rob Broughton to crown the tournament winner but Vedepo broke his hand in his semifinals bout against Oli Thompson,...

. On August 18, it was announced that the Harris/Vedepo bout had been scrapped altogether.

A bout between Nate Marquardt and Rousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and his physical strength. His nickname, Portuguese for "tree stump", comes from his short, stocky, heavily muscled build. Many of his victories are by Leg-locks...

 was moved to UFC Fight Night 22
UFC Fight Night 22
UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares, also known as UFC Fight Night 22 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 15, 2010 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas...

 and promoted to the new main event. The original Fight Night main event was scheduled to be Demian Maia
Demian Maia
Demian Maia Baptista is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Maia is currently ranked the #6 middleweight in the world by Sherdog and Yahoo! Sports., and the #8 middleweight fighter in the world by...

 vs. Alan Belcher
Alan Belcher
John Alan Belcher , is an American mixed martial artist who fights in the middleweight division of the UFC. He fights out of Remix MMA in Biloxi, Mississippi, where he is also the owner. Belcher holds notable wins over Jorge Santiago, Jason MacDonald, Ed Herman, Dennis Kang, and Patrick Côté...

, however, Belcher had to withdraw due to an injured retina. As a result of this, Maia was moved to this card and fought Mario Miranda
Mario Miranda (fighter)
Mario Miranda is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed most recently for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighting in their middleweight division.-Mixed martial arts:...

.

The event featured the MMA debut of professional boxer and current IBA heavyweight champion James Toney
James Toney
James Nathanial Toney is an American professional boxer who has held world titles in the middleweight, super middleweight, and cruiserweight divisions. Toney currently fights in the heavyweight division in boxing and also now competes in mixed martial arts.-Boxing career:Toney's amateur boxing...

.

On August 5, it was announced that Terry Etim
Terry Etim
Terence Lee "Terry" Etim is an English mixed martial artist and Thai boxer who trains with Team Kaobon and RFT. He is trained by Colin Heron and Marcelo Brigadeiro...

 had suffered a broken rib in training and was pulling out of his bout with Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon
Joseph E. Lauzon Jr. is an American mixed martial artist from Brockton, Massachusetts. He currently lives in Massachusetts and is training at Lauzon MMA in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.-Early life and background:...

. Etim was replaced by former UFC
UFC 63
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 and TUF
The Ultimate Fighter 5
The Ultimate Fighter 5 was the fifth season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter...

 veteran Gabe Ruediger
Gabe Ruediger
Gabriel G. "Gabe" Ruediger is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:...

.

Phil Baroni was scheduled to face John Salter
John Salter
John Salter is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting at Middleweight for Strikeforce.-MMA career:John Salter began training in wrestling at age 12, going on to win a 2002 state title while in high school. He went on to attend Lindenwood University in St...

, but Baroni was forced off the card on July 27 with a collarbone injury. Dan Miller
Dan Miller (fighter)
Daniel James Miller is an American Middleweight mixed martial artist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the older brother of fellow MMA fighter Jim Miller.-Martial arts background:...

 served as Baroni's replacement.

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.

Preliminary card

  • Welterweight bout:   Mike Pierce
    Mike Pierce
    Michael Adam "Mike" Pierce is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion...

     vs.   Amilcar Alves
    Amilcar Alves
    Amilcar Alves is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He has fought as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion.-Mixed martial arts career:...

Pierce defeated Alves via submission (armbar) at 3:11 of round 3.
  • Welterweight bout:   Nick Osipczak
    Nick Osipczak
    Nicholas Dominic Osipczak is an English professional mixed martial artist. He is a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom. He is also a known practitioner of Sanshou and Kung Fu, and is a member of Team Rough House.-Background:Nick attended high school at...

     vs.   Greg Soto
    Greg Soto
    Gregory Soto is an American mixed-martial artist. Soto fought in small fight promotions gaining a record of 7-0 before being signed by the UFC.Soto is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu under Kurt Pellegrino.-Biography:...

Soto defeated Osipczak via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
  • Middleweight bout:   Dan Miller
    Dan Miller (fighter)
    Daniel James Miller is an American Middleweight mixed martial artist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the older brother of fellow MMA fighter Jim Miller.-Martial arts background:...

     vs.   John Salter
    John Salter
    John Salter is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting at Middleweight for Strikeforce.-MMA career:John Salter began training in wrestling at age 12, going on to win a 2002 state title while in high school. He went on to attend Lindenwood University in St...

Miller defeated Salter via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:53 of round 2. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Lauzon vs. Ruediger fight.

Preliminary card (televised)

  • Lightweight bout:   Andre Winner
    Andre Winner
    Andre Winner is an English professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom, reaching the final. Winner is also a member of Team Rough House. He holds notable wins over Jeff Lawson, Rolando Delgado and Rafaello...

     vs.   Nik Lentz
    Nik Lentz
    Nik Lentz is an American mixed martial artist. Lentz is currently signed under the Ultimate Fighting Championships promotion, fighting in the lightweight division.-Background:...

Lentz defeated Winner via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 30–27).
  • Lightweight bout:   Joe Lauzon
    Joe Lauzon
    Joseph E. Lauzon Jr. is an American mixed martial artist from Brockton, Massachusetts. He currently lives in Massachusetts and is training at Lauzon MMA in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.-Early life and background:...

     vs.   Gabe Ruediger
    Gabe Ruediger
    Gabriel G. "Gabe" Ruediger is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:...

Lauzon defeated Ruediger via submission (armbar) at 2:01 of round 1. This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Edgar vs. Penn fight.

Main card

  • Welterweight bout:   Nate Diaz vs.   Marcus Davis
    Marcus Davis
    Marcus Paul Davis , is an Irish-American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a welterweight. He was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2 on Spike TV. He holds notable wins over Chris Lytle, Paul Taylor, Jonathan Goulet, and Shonie Carter.-Boxing career:Marcus began boxing at 14...

Diaz defeated Davis via technical submission (guillotine choke) at 4:02 of round 3.
  • Lightweight bout:   Kenny Florian
    Kenny Florian
    Kenneth Alan Florian is a Peruvian-American mixed martial artist who competes as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has a background in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai, and is known for his cerebral approach to the sport based on his meticulous game plans and...

     vs.   Gray Maynard
    Gray Maynard
    Bradley Gray Maynard is an American amateur wrestler and mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has recorded one of the fastest knockouts in UFC history, at 9 seconds against Joe Veres. He is the only fighter to hold a win over current...

Maynard defeated Florian via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
  • Middleweight bout:   Demian Maia
    Demian Maia
    Demian Maia Baptista is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Maia is currently ranked the #6 middleweight in the world by Sherdog and Yahoo! Sports., and the #8 middleweight fighter in the world by...

     vs.   Mario Miranda
    Mario Miranda (fighter)
    Mario Miranda is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed most recently for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighting in their middleweight division.-Mixed martial arts:...

Maia defeated Miranda via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
  • Heavyweight bout:   Randy Couture
    Randy Couture
    Randy Duane Couture is a retired American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, a three-time former heavyweight champion, two-time former light-heavyweight champion, former interim light heavyweight champion and UFC 13 tournament winner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

     vs.   James Toney
    James Toney
    James Nathanial Toney is an American professional boxer who has held world titles in the middleweight, super middleweight, and cruiserweight divisions. Toney currently fights in the heavyweight division in boxing and also now competes in mixed martial arts.-Boxing career:Toney's amateur boxing...

Couture defeated Toney via submission (arm triangle choke) at 3:19 of round 1.
  • Lightweight Championship bout:   Frankie Edgar (c) vs.   B.J. Penn
Edgar defeated Penn via unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) to retain the UFC Lightweight Championship.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.
  • Fight of the Night:   Nate Diaz vs.   Marcus Davis
  • Knockout of the Night: Not awarded as no matches ended by knockout.
  • Submission of the Night:   Joe Lauzon

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.
  • Frankie Edgar $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus) def. B.J. Penn $150,000
  • Randy Couture $250,000 (no win bonus) def. James Toney $500,000
  • Demian Maia $68,000 ($34,000 win bonus) def. Mario Miranda $8,000
  • Gray Maynard $46,000 ($23,000 win bonus) def. Kenny Florian $65,000
  • Nate Diaz $60,000 ($30,000 win bonus) def. Marcus Davis $31,000
  • Joe Lauzon $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Gabe Ruediger $8,000
  • Nik Lentz $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus) def. Andre Winner $10,000
  • Dan Miller $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. John Salter $8,000
  • Greg Soto $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Nick Osipczak $10,000
  • Mike Pierce $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Amilcar Alves $6,000

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Amilcar Alves
Amilcar Alves
Amilcar Alves is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He has fought as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion.-Mixed martial arts career:...

Body Head Bangerz
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Body Head Bangerz are a Pensacola, Florida based hip hop group formed by former Heavyweight boxing champion Roy Jones, Jr. The group consists of Jones, Jr. and rappers Magic and Choppa. The group's debut album, Body Head Bangerz: Volume One, was released under the Body Head Entertainment imprint...

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Dan Miller (fighter)
Daniel James Miller is an American Middleweight mixed martial artist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the older brother of fellow MMA fighter Jim Miller.-Martial arts background:...

Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Demian Maia
Demian Maia
Demian Maia Baptista is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Maia is currently ranked the #6 middleweight in the world by Sherdog and Yahoo! Sports., and the #8 middleweight fighter in the world by...

Lobão
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Frank Edgar
Frank Edgar
Frank James Edgar is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is the current UFC Lightweight Champion. His first and only career loss came against Gray Maynard in 2008, which marked the beginning of a noted rivalry...

The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
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Gabe Ruediger
Gabe Ruediger
Gabriel G. "Gabe" Ruediger is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:...

Damnation A.D.
Damnation A.D.
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"Turn Into Ghosts" (Godzilla Remix) ???
Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard
Bradley Gray Maynard is an American amateur wrestler and mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has recorded one of the fastest knockouts in UFC history, at 9 seconds against Joe Veres. He is the only fighter to hold a win over current...

Young Jeezy
Young Jeezy
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 (feat.Plies
Plies (rapper)
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"Lose My Mind" TM 103
Greg Soto
Greg Soto
Gregory Soto is an American mixed-martial artist. Soto fought in small fight promotions gaining a record of 7-0 before being signed by the UFC.Soto is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu under Kurt Pellegrino.-Biography:...

Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys
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James Toney
James Toney
James Nathanial Toney is an American professional boxer who has held world titles in the middleweight, super middleweight, and cruiserweight divisions. Toney currently fights in the heavyweight division in boxing and also now competes in mixed martial arts.-Boxing career:Toney's amateur boxing...

Rick Ross
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 (feat. Styles P
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Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon
Joseph E. Lauzon Jr. is an American mixed martial artist from Brockton, Massachusetts. He currently lives in Massachusetts and is training at Lauzon MMA in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.-Early life and background:...

Thousand Foot Krutch
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John Salter
John Salter
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30 Seconds to Mars
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"Attack" A Beautiful Lie
Kenny Florian
Kenny Florian
Kenneth Alan Florian is a Peruvian-American mixed martial artist who competes as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has a background in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai, and is known for his cerebral approach to the sport based on his meticulous game plans and...

Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys
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"For Boston" Sing Loud, Sing Proud
Marcus Davis
Marcus Davis
Marcus Paul Davis , is an Irish-American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a welterweight. He was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2 on Spike TV. He holds notable wins over Chris Lytle, Paul Taylor, Jonathan Goulet, and Shonie Carter.-Boxing career:Marcus began boxing at 14...

House of Pain
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Mario Miranda
Mario Miranda (fighter)
Mario Miranda is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed most recently for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighting in their middleweight division.-Mixed martial arts:...

DMX
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Mike Pierce
Mike Pierce
Michael Adam "Mike" Pierce is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion...

Ron Artest
Ron Artest
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Nick Osipczak
Nick Osipczak
Nicholas Dominic Osipczak is an English professional mixed martial artist. He is a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom. He is also a known practitioner of Sanshou and Kung Fu, and is a member of Team Rough House.-Background:Nick attended high school at...

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Dizzee Rascal
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Randy Couture
Randy Couture
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