Ultimate Fighting Championship is a mixed martial arts event that continues tours throughout not only the United States, but also worldwide. UFC 118 is coming up on August 28th, 2010 at the TD Garden in Boston, MA. The venue is the home of the NBA’s Boston Celtics, and also the NHL’s Boston Bruins. This will be the first ever UFC event to be held in the state of Massachusetts. There is also a UFC fan expo to take place along with the fights.

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The lead fight for this event is the Lightweight Championship bout between Frankie Edgar and B.J. Penn. This is a rematch of the April 10, 2010 battle, in which Edgar won via unanimous decision to win the Lightweight crown. Both of these fighters are American mixed martial arts fighters. Frankie Edgar is a 28-year-old fighter from New Jersey. Standing at just 5’6, and weighing 155lbs. he uses his wrestling, boxing and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu style against his opponents. His current record as a mixed martial arts fighter is 12-1, with his lone loss coming on April 2nd, 2008 against Gray Maynard. B.J. Penn turns 32 years old, and was born and raised in Hawaii. The fighter is known by his peers as “The Prodigy”. Penn comes in with a 15-6 record, with two of those losses coming to Georges St. Pierre.

The Frankie Edgar Vs B.J. Penn Odds;

Edgar – (+250) @ Bodog.Com
Penn – (-300) @ SportsBook.Com

The Heavyweight bout will feature Randy Couture against James Toney. Couture is one of the oldest fighters in Ultimate Fighting Championship, at 47 years old. From Everest Washington, Captain America holds an 18-10 overall record. He has won his last two bouts over Brandon Vera and Mark Coleman. James Toney will turn 42 later this month. “Lights Out” was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but now fights out of Sherman Oaks, California. Toney was a professional boxer for years, and will be making his UFC debut in Boston.

The Randy Couture Vs James Toney Odds are here;

Couture: (-575) @ Bodog.Com
Toney: (+425) @ BetUs.Com

The Middleweight bout sees a pair of Brazilian fighters with Demian Maia taking on Mario Miranda. Maia is 32 years old and stands 6’0, weighing 185lbs. Using the southpaw stance; Maia has won 12 of 14 MMA bouts. In his last fight he was downed by fellow Brazilian Anderson Silva at UFC 112. Before that, Maia beat Dan Miller in an unanimous decision in Las Vegas, as part of UFC 109. Mario Miranda made his professional MMA debut in 2006, and just signed with Ultimate Fighting Championship in February of 2010. His first fight was in March at Fight Night, where he lost to Gerald Harris. In his most recent fight at UFC 115 he TKO’d Canadian David Loiseau. The Demian Maia Vs Mario Miranda Odds have yet to be released as of this publication date but we will fill in any missing UFC 118 odds as soon as they are released.

The Lightweight bout features two American fighters once again with Kenny Florian and Gray Maynard. Florian is known best for his appearance on The Ultimate Fighter where he lost in the final to Diego Sanchez. Gray Maynard was an excellent high school and college wrestler, attending Michigan State, before joining the mixed martial arts world.

The Kenny Florian Vs Gray Maynard UFC 118 Odds;

SportsBook.Com: Kenny Florian (-155), Gary Maynard (+125)
BetUS.Com: Kenny Florian (-160), Gary Maynard (+130)
BoDog.Com: Kenny Florian (-155), Gary Maynard (+125)

In the final bout of the main card, the Welterweight bout sees Nate Diaz take on Marcus Davis. Diaz is just 25 years old, and goes by “The Kid from Stockton”. He holds a 12-5 career record, and is coming off a win over Rory Markham at UFC 111. Marcus Davis will turn 37 years old later this month, and holds a MMA record of 17-6. His last fight was also a win; over Canadian Jonathan Goulet at UFC 113. Nate Diaz comes in as the decide favorite in this bout.

The Nate Diaz Vs Marcus Davis Odds;

Diaz – (-200) @ Bodog.Com
Davis – (+175) @ BetUs.Com

There is also a preliminary card, which can be seen on Spike TV. Those two fights see Joe Lauzon against Gabe Ruediger in a lightweight bout, and also English fighter Andre Winner against Nik Lentz. The big match, featuring Lauzon and Ruediger sees Lauzon as the favorite.

Here are the latest Lauzon Vs Ruediger Odds;

Lauzon - (-160) @ BoDog.Com
Ruediger – (+120) @ Bodog.Com

Below is the final fights which currently have odds available. We haven’t written any introductions for these fight.

Andre Winner Vs Nick Lentz Odds;

Winner – (-120) @ SportsBook.Com
Lentz - (-110) @ SportsBook.Com

Nick Osipczak Vs Greg Soto Odds;

Osipczak – (-140) @ SportsBook.Com
Soto – (+110) @ SportsBook.Com

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