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Article by Ronnie Eastwood.

Last weekend at the UFC Fan Expo in Boston, Mass., multi-time NBA champ and future Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neill made an appearance and teased the idea of someday participating in a professional mixed martial arts fight. Along with reiterating his challenge to fight 7′2 Korean K-1/mma giant Hong-man Choi, O’Neill also put out a challenge to former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz.

Most people would scoff at the notion that O’Neill would take a “paycut” to fight in mixed martial arts, but the Basketball superstar has done some actual training in the sport and is known to be a huge supporter/fan of MMA, in particular, the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion.

Shaq has said in the past that when his basketball career is over, he would like to have a fight or two in MMA. How serious he is or if he would really ever cross the line and get into the Octagon or a ring is still uncertain, but it does create an interesting hypothetical.

Watch the video above and determine for yourself how serious Shaq is about one day facing Tito Ortiz or any other MMA fighter.

Article by Ronnie Eastwood.

Above is a wild and angry video rant from undefeated top level pound-for-pound boxing champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather, where he talks trash about his nemesis and fellow elite pound-for-pound boxing champion Manny Pacquiao. Although most of Mayweather’s ramblings in this video can be dismissed as “racist, homophobic” ramblings, he does make one very good point:

Manny Pacquiao won’t submit to Olympic style blood testing, which is a more thorough way of screening for illegal steroids and other performance enhancing drugs because he say’s that he’s scared of needles, despite the fact that he has plenty of tattoos on his body, which he could not have gotten without the use of needles.

Article by Nick Solomon.

The Bellator Fighting Championships put on their 27th mixed martial arts event tonight which was headlined by a featherweight title fight between reigning BFC 145-lbs. champion Joe Soto against BFC season two featherweight tournament winner Joe Warren. The battle of the “Joes” along with the rest of Bellator 27 took place from the historic Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas.

Tonight’s show also featured three quarter-final fights in the first ever BFC Bantamweight (135-lbs.) tournament, which will run throughout Bellator’s current third season and culminate with the crowning of Bellator’s first ever bantamweight champion.

The televised portion of the show kicked off with the first of three bantamweight fight and saw Bryan Goldsby (16-8 MMA, 7 KO, 2 Sub.) take on Ed “Wild” West (14-4 MMA, 8 Sub.). As expected these two 135-lbs. fighters were very fast and were light on their feet as they would create and close space during their opening exchange that was highlighted with lots of leg and high kicks. Round one was almost entirely fought on their feet with both men throwing a high volume of kicks rather than punches. West attempted several sidekicks and the occasional superman punch. With under a minute left in the round, West dropped quickly and rolled forward for an attempted knee bar on Goldsby, but could not secure the submission.

In the second round, West caught Goldsby with a head kick early on, but then was taken to the ground where Bryan went into his guard. After being stood up, they briefly exchanged punches and then West went for another rolling knee bar attempt, but was unsuccessful. While on the ground, Goldsby maintained top position from inside West’s guard. Under Bellator’s rules elbows are prohibited, so Goldsby was limited as to his ground and pound offense. They were stood up again and went up and down once more, but then West went for a third rolling knee bar attempt before transitioning to heel hook attempt to close the round.

Heading into the third and final round, West was clearly up two rounds to none. Goldsby, a U.S. Navy veteran tried to land a combination, but found himself too far out of range in order to do so. After he closed the distance, Goldsby took West down and landed in his guard, but West was able to neutralize his opponent’s offense and even attempted a guillotine choke with under two minutes remaining in the fight. After West opened his guard, Goldsby sat up high and tried to drop punches on West from above, but only landed a select few. They fought their way back up and ended up in a standing clinch, where Goldsby attempted an arm takedown, but West was able to outmaneuver him. The round ended moments afterward and it was clear that the judges would be ruling in favor of Ed West, who moves forward into the semi-finals of the bantamweight tournament.

In the second bantamweight tournament fight of the evening, Nick Mamalis (15-5, 1 NC MMA, 5 KO. 7 sub.) took on Zach Makovsky (10-2 MMA, 5 sub.) in a fight that proved to be rather exciting. Mamalis hit some impressive high kicks to start then Makovsky used his wrestling pedigree to take Mamalis down and attempted a head and arm choke before giving it up and moving to full mount position. An arm-triangle attempt preceded a high mount from which Makovsky dropped down some punches. Mamalis bucked and rolled in an attempt to improve his position, but Makovsky then scrambled over and tried to secure an arm bar attempt. They fought back up and Mamalis clinched almost immediately before attempting a takedown as the opening round came to a close.

At the opening of round two, Mamalis did his best to pick up where he left off at the end of the first by trying to takedown Makovsky. With both men having a strong background in wrestling, their grappling began to cancel each other’s out, until Makovskly swept Mamalis with an x-guard sweep as Mamalis was trying to mount him. Makovsky held Mamalis down and then spun around to his back before spinning around again and taking him down with a single leg takedown. From his back, Mamalis tried to defend himself as Makovsky threw punches at him before the round ended.

Mamalis tried to catch Makovsky early in the third and final round with strikes, but Makovsky took him down. Mamalis scrambled on the ground and took the back of Makovsky, where he then attempted a rear naked choke, but could not finish the wiry Makovsky. An attempted guillotine choke by Mamalis looked like it might lead to the finish, but somehow Makovsky escaped and scrambled to the back of Mamalis, where he maintained control for a bit. They fought back up and Makovsky scooped up and slammed Mamalis before the final bell. It was obvious that the Makovsky would advance in the tournament as the fight went to the judge’s scorecards.

The BFC featherweight championship fight between the undefeated Soto (9-1 MMA, 4 KO, 4 Sub.) against the highly decorated wrestler Warren (6-1 MMA, 2 KO.) was scheduled for five rounds but it is important to note that seven out of nine of Soto’s wins came via first round stoppage. Interestingly unlike the non-title fights from before, elbows to the head standing or on the ground are legal in this championship fight that was contested under the unified rules of MMA.

At the start of the first round, the two men jabbed at each other early on, but then Soto started to land with a good leading left hook and an uppercut. Warren was getting caught left and right by the far superior technical punch combinations of Soto. Impressively Soto was accurately landing punches moving forward and backward during the round. Finally Warren went for a single-leg takedown but could not do get Soto to the ground. Warren slipped to the canvas after a botched spinning back kick attempt at the end of the first.

Round two surprisingly saw Warren drop Soto with a hard right hand and then follow up with a barrage of hammer fists to the head of the champion. Soto managed to get back up to his feet, but it was clear that he was still dazed. Warren capitalized on this opportunity with a right knee to the chin followed by left hook that dropped Soto for the second and final time in the fight. Warren finished off Soto with a couple more hammer fists before the referee came in and ended the contest based on Soto being unable to intelligently defend himself any further.

Joe Warren is the new Bellator Fighting Championships featherweight champion as he handed Joe Soto his first ever professional defeat, which occurred via knockout at 0:33 of the second round.

Following the victory, the new champion Warren stated “It was all about refocusing. Focusing my intensity. I knew that I had a bad first round. I take a deep breath, got my focus back and pushed hard. You can’t stop me. I’m the baddest man on the planet.”

The last fight in the BFC bantamweight tournament quarterfinals took place tonight and saw Travis Reddinger (14-3 MMA, 4 KO. 8 Sub.) face “Useless” Ulysses Gomez (7-1 MMA, 5 Sub.). The 5′10 Reddinger tried to use his size and reach advantage to fight from a distance early on as Gomez countered with inside and outside leg kicks. Halfway through the first round, Gomez took down Reddinger and landed in his guard, but then quickly stood back up. They clinched on their feet and Gomez locked on a standing guillotine before jumping guard and dragging Reddinger to the ground. Travis escaped and they fought their way back up to their feet. Gomez hit a trip takedown to end the first round.

They started the second stanza with a takedown by Gomez, who landed in Reddinger’s guard, but then stood up as Travis was throwing up kicks at him. Gomez kicked at the outside of the left knee of his downed opponent. Reddinger stood up and they clinched on their feet again before trading body punches from close quarters. Gomez dragged Reddinger back down, but then backed off and allowed him to get back up again. A huge right hand by Gomez lands flush across the chin of Reddinger. They lock up again on their feet as the round came to close just after Gomez hit another takedown.

In the third frame, Reddinger kept the fight standing longer than he did in the first two rounds, but eventually Gomez took him down again, but then let Reddinger up again before taking him down once more and working on him from inside his guard. Gomez backed off again then took Reddinger down again. This time, Reddinger locked on a triangle choke then transitioned into an arm bar attempt, but could not finish the Brazilian jiu-jitsu purple belt, Gomez. The bell rang and the fight wound up going to the judges scorecards, who came back with a split decision in favor of Gomez, who now advances into the semi-final round of the bantamweight tournament.

So the final four fighters in the bantamweight tournament are Jose Vega, Ed West, Zach Makovsky and Ulysses Gomez.

BELLATOR 27: QUICK RESULTS:

Main Card-Televised:
*Ulysses Gomez def. Travis Reddinger via split decision (scores 29-28, 29-28, 29-28), R3.
*Joe Warren def. Joe Soto via knockout at 0:33, R2 to become the new Bellator featherweight champion.
*Zach Makovsky def. Nick Mamalis via unanimous decision (scores 30-27, 30-27, 30-27), R3.
*Ed West def. Bryan Goldsby via unanimous decision (scores of 30-27, 29-28, 29-28), R3.

Preliminary fights - Untelevised:
*Gilbert Jimenez def. Aaron Barringer via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28), R3.
*Richard Odoms def. Dale Mitchell via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28), R3.
*Andrew Craig def. Rodrigo Pinheiro via TKO (doctor’s stoppage due to cut) at 2:53, R3.
*Andrew Chappelle def. Joe Christopher via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27),R3.
*Jon Kirk def. Shane Faulkner via TKO (strikes) at 2:19, R3.
*Steven Peterson def. Ernest De La Cruz via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28), R3.

Article by Ronnie Eastwood.

The long rumored fight between Bellator Fighting Championships’ lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez (20-2 MMA, 4-0 BFC) and TMZ video hero/ respected lightweight veteran Roger Huerta (21-4-1 MMA, 1-1 BFC) at Bellator 33 on Oct. 21 at the Liacouras Center on the campus of Temple University in Philadelphia has been confirmed. The Alvarez-Huerta fight along with the rest of the main card will air on Fox Sports Net.

Bellator executives made it official in writing today, but had already announced in on a recent show of theirs on Fox Sports Net.

The Alvarez vs. Huerta fight was booked after BFC season-two tournament winner Pat Curran was forced out of a scheduled title fight with Alvarez due to injury. During the second season BFC tournament, Curran surprisingly defeated heavy favorite Huerta in the semifinals of the eight-man tournament to receive the intended title shot against Alvarez. Due to Curran’s injury, he is expected to have to wait until Bellator’s fourth season, which is expected to begin in early 2011, in order to receive his title shot against Alvarez.

“Roger Huerta, Philadelphia, Oct. 21 – this is a dream fight for me,” said Alvarez, who won the organization’s season-one tourney, which also earned him the lightweight belt. “I’ve never even lost a fight here in the United States, so I’m definitely not going to start in my hometown of Philadelphia with all of my people there. That’s not going to happen. Not a chance.”

The fight between Alvarez and Huerta is scheduled for three rounds and will not be for the BFC lightweight championship.

Coming into the fight against Huerta, Alvarez brings with him a five-fight win streak and 10 victories in his past 11 fights. Eight of those 10 wins came via stoppage, including submission victories over Greg Loughran, Eric Reynolds and Toby Imada in the season-one tournament and a submission win over former UFC veteran Josh Neer in a season-two superfight. Alvarez’s accomplishments also stretch to his impressive performance in the Japanese-based DREAM organization’s lightweight grand prix and in singles fights along with his welterweight title reign in the now defunct-BodogFight promotion.

Huerta has the distinction of being the first-ever MMA fighter featured on the cover of “Sports Illustrated,” and is red hot in terms of favorable publicity after being captured on video coming to the aid of a woman who was punched in the head from behind by a former University of Texas linebacker. Huerta confronted the assailant and then extracted a little “street justice,” which was caught on camera and then published on TMZ. Although Huerta is at least 1-0 in the street, he has experienced some setbacks in his professional career as he has lost three of his past four fights, despite beginning his career with an impressive 20-1-1 record. Aside from his loss to Curran, top UFC title contenders Kenny Florian and Gray Maynard also hold decision victories over Huerta under the UFC banner. Huerta has never been submitted or stopped in his career and has only had one fight in the BFC, which was against then-undefeated Chad Hinton in the opening round of the Bellator tourney-opening bout.

Bellator 33 marks the organization’s debut in the state of Pennsylvania.

Will Alvarez be able to continue his undefeated streak in the U.S. or will Huerta be able to upset the BFC lightweight champ in his own backyard?

Article by Carlos Estrada.

The Ultimate Fighting Championships held their latest event, “UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2″ from the TD Garden Arena in Boston, Massachusetts tonight. As usual after the event at the post-fight press conference, the UFC President Dana White announced the recipients of the traditional “Fight Night” bonuses and awards. The “Fight of the Night” award went to Nate Diaz and Marcus Davis for their fight and both men received a $60,000 bonus each. “Submission of the Night” went to Joe Lauzon along with a bonus for $60,000 for his submission win over his opponent tonight, Gabe Ruediger. Since no fights tonight ended via way of knockout, the usual “Knockout of the Night” award was not awarded.

The UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 official post-fight press conference takes place at Boston’s TD Garden tonight and you can catch a live video stream of it, courtesy of the UFC, here on Jabsngrabs.com at approximately 1:30 a.m. ET (10:30 p.m. PT).

Expected to take part in tonight’s press conference are UFC president Dana White, headliners Frankie Edgar and B.J. Penn, and other winners from the night’s pay-per-view main card.

Article by Nick Solomon.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to pay-per-view tonight with their latest event, “UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2″ from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

Headlining UFC 118 was a lightweight championship rematch between current champion Frankie Edgar against the man he defeated for the belt, B.J. Penn. However, leading up to tonight’s show, the co-main event between former multi-time UFC champion Randy “The Natural” Couture versus former multi-division boxing champion James “Lights Out” Toney is the fight that the fans and media have been talking about the most. It is truly a historic night as Toney, an accomplished veteran champion in boxing made his mixed martial arts debut tonight against Couture. It is a battle between two Hall of Famers of their respective sports and truly a collision between two different combat sports worlds.

Jabsngrabs.com will bring you complete round-by-round coverage, beginning with the Spike TV preliminary bouts at 6 p.m. PT / 9:00 p.m. ET. And the main card airs on pay-per-view at 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET.

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UFC 118 PLAY-BY-PLAY:

MAIN EVENT: UFC LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT: 5 ROUNDS

-(CHAMPION) FRANKIE EDGAR VS. B.J. PENN

R1-

Penn comes in fast and furious with punches but Edgar takes him down and keeps Penn close. Penn puts his feet on Frankie’s hips and then escapes. They’re on their feet again and Frankie is on his bicycle. They lock up and Edgar takes Penn down twice before holding him on the ground momentarily. They get back up and Edgar creates space before coming in with leg kicks and quick short punches. Penn is unable to connect flush on Edgar, who is just outworking him. Jabsngrabs.com scores round one for Edgar.

R2-
Uppercut and hook by Penn to Edgar. Frankie circles away and then comes in with a jab and a cross. They tie up and Frankie throws a knee. Edgar takes Penn down, but only for a moment. Short jabs from Edgar are followed kicks to the legs and body. Jabsngrabs.com scores round two for Edgar.

R3-
Edgar is just lightning quick with his jabs as he moves in and out of the pocket in order to connect with Penn, who just can’t catch the champ. Penn lands a good combo to the body of Edgar. The round closes with Edgar snapping a jab off the chin of Penn. Jabsngrabs.com scores the third round for Edgar.

R4-
Penn takes Edgar down and works on him with punches, but Edgar escapes. Edgar kicks Penn’s leg out from underneath him then dives into his guard and works on him with punches. B.J. with a high guard, but then Edgar stands up momentarily before dropping back down on Penn with punches. They get back up and Edgar catches Penn with some short left hooks and jabs.

R5-
Penn takes Edgar down, but then Frankie gets back up and Penn pulls him down again. Edgar reverses position on him and Penn is on his back with Edgar in his guard. Penn has no answer for Edgar, who is controlling Penn from top position. They get back up with ninety seconds left and when they clinch, Edgar throws multiple left jabs and uppercuts to close the fight.

Result: Frankie Edgar def. B.J. Penn via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45,50-45), R5 to retain the UFC lightweight championship.

-RANDY COUTURE VS. JAMES TONEY

R1-
Randy goes straight for the legs and takes Toney down immediately. Couture mounts Toney and smothers him. It seems like only a matter of time as Couture separates the legs of Toney. Couture drops some punches against the face of Toney. They’re against the fence and Toney is caught in an arm triangle choke against the fence. Couture is working Toney over with punches and then locks on another arm triangle choke. Toney taps and this one is over.

Result: Randy Couture def. James Toney via submission (arm triangle choke) at 3:19 ,R1.

-DEMIAN MAIA VS. MARIO MIRANDA

R1-
Maia yanks Miranda down to the canvas and against the fence. Miranda looks to be in some trouble as Maia takes his back and locks in a right hook. Miranda escapes and they get back to their feet. They trade some punches and Miranda attempts a kick to the head, but it is blocked. Jabsngrabs.com scores round one for Maia.

R2-
Miranda gets pulled to the ground again and Maia smothers him. It’s all Maia from here as he has full mount and has wrapped one leg high around the upper body of Miranda. Maia tries to pull Miranda’s arm for an armbar attempt, but Mario escapes as the horn sounds. Jabsngrabs.com scores the second round for Maia.

R3-
Maia takes Miranda’s back and works him over with punches. Miraculously Miranda escapes and then locks on a front face lock on Maia, but Demian escapes. They get back up to a standing position and throw a couple punches each. Maia takes Miranda down and gets the full mount. Maia has a deep body hook and then Miranda spins out of it. The round ends. Jabsngrabs.com scores the third round for Maia.

Result: Demian Maia def. Mario Miranda via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), R3.

-KENNY FLORIAN VS. GRAY MAYNARD

R1-
Slow start with Florian feinting then lunging in with a straight left hand, but then Maynard drives forward low and pushes Kenny to the fence. Maynard pulls Kenny to the floor and works on Kenny’s body from the guard position. Horn sounds. Jabsngrabs.com scores the first round for Maynard.

R2-
Maynard starts off with a good bounce in his footwork as he circles Florian. Kenny tries for a head kick, but misses his mark. They trade some punches that look slightly out of range. Florian lands a hard kick to Maynard’s body. Gray circles then stops suddenly, changes directions and lands a short hook to the head. Maynard ties Kenny up and takes him down where he lands in side control. Kenny’s left eye is cut open, but so is Gray’s right eye. Florian is pinned against the cage and can’t do much to stop Gray’s offense. Maynard is grinding away at Florian with punches as the round ends. Jabsngrabs.com scores the second round for Maynard.

R3-
Kenny ducks under a fast hook from Maynard. Gray is unsuccessful with a superman punch attempt, then Florian misses with a back kick. Maynard drives in and takes Kenny to the canvas, where he then drives him up against the fence. Florian tries to use up kicks to escape, but Maynard fights his way in tight on the ground. Try as he might, Florian can’t keep Maynard off of him long enough to get back up. Florian gets hold of Maynard’s arm and attempts an omaplata, but can’t pull off the submission. Jabsngrabs.com scores the third round for Maynard.

Result: Gray Maynard def. Kenny Florian via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28), R3.

-MARCUS DAVIS VS. NATE DIAZ

R1-
Diaz waves Davis forward then swats him with a leading hand hook, but Davis rushes him and takes him down with some punches. Diaz fights his way back up and Davis’ right eye is bloodied. They circle and trade more punches with Diaz using his reach to tag Davis with punches and a kick to the head. They tie up and Marcus spins out of the clinch. Diaz pushes Davis up against the fence and tries to pull his legs out from under him. Davis spins away and tries to force Diaz into a firefight, but Diaz is throwing hooks that are smearing blood across the face of Davis. Jabsngrabs.com scores round one for Diaz.

R2-
Diaz with the jab, jab, cross combination to the face of Davis. They tie up and Davis slides away. Diaz walks him down and sticks his jab in the face of Davis. Blood is steaming down the right side of the Davis’ face, who tries his best to neutralize Diaz’ reach advantage with a leg kick and a jab of his own. The fight goes to the ground, but Diaz pushes Davis to the bottom. Round closes. Jabsngrabs.com scores the second round for Diaz.

R3-
Diaz is sticking Davis with the jab right from the jump of the round. Diaz uses a jab followed by a hook and a right cross to punish Davis. An uppercut from Diaz followed by a brief tie up then kicks to the body are too much for Davis to handle. Diaz takes him to the ground and hooks on a guillotine choke that puts Davis to sleep. Referee Yves Lavigne had to step in because Davis refused to tap.

Result: Nate Diaz def. Marcus Davis via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:02, Rd 2.

-GABE RUEDIGER VS. JOE LAUZON

R1 -
Lauzon takes Ruediger down early and starts to tee off on him with punches before taking his back and tapping him out with an arm bar.

Result: Joe Lauzon def. Gabe Ruediger via submission (arm bar) at 2:01 ,R1.

UFC 118 RESULTS:

Main Bouts (On Pay-Per-View):
-Frankie Edgar def. B.J. Penn via unanimous decision (50-45,50-45,50-45), R5 to retain the UFC lightweight title.
-Randy Couture def. James Toney via submission (arm triangle) at 3:19, R1.
-Demian Maia def. Mario Miranda via unanimous decision (30-27,30-27, 30-27), R3.
-Gray Maynard def. Kenny Florian via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28), R3.
-Nate Diaz def. Marcus Davis via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:02, R3.

Preliminary Bouts (On Spike TV):
-Joe Lauzon def. Gabe Ruediger via submission (arm bar) at 2:01, R1.
-Nik Lentz def. Andre Winner via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28), R1.

Preliminary Bouts (Non-Televised):
-John Salter vs. Dan Miller
-Nick Osipczak vs. Greg Soto
-Mike Pierce vs. Amilcar Alves

Article by Nick Solomon.

According to Michael Woods from ESPNNewYork.com backyard brawler turned Internet sensation turned mixed martial artist, Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson is going to throw his do-rag into the boxing ring next.

Allegedly “Kimbo Slice” has been in recent contract with his former EliteXC promoter Gary Shaw, who also is a boxing promoter and they decided it would be a nifty idea for Ferguson to dabble in the sweet science.

The report from ESPNNewYork.com states that Ferguson told them “that he’s eager to see how he fares in the boxing world, after spending almost three years in MMA.” The website also states that Shaw also told them directly that he was confident that soon have a deal signed with Slice after negotiating with Slice’s advisor “Icy” Mike Imber. The report continues and states that Shaw said that he’d inked a deal and that Slice would debut sometime between October and December, depending on how much progress he makes with trainer Clemente Medina, a California-based boxing coach.

Slice has never boxed professionally before, but has participated in a handful of professional mixed martial arts fights-most recently with the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion. During his time in the UFC, Slice went 1-1 with a victory in his actual UFC debut against Houston Alexander on Dec. 5, 2009, after taking part in the “The Ultimate Fighter 10″ Spike TV reality show. On TUF 10, Slice fought once and lost to the eventual season winner Roy Nelson in an exhibition match. Then in Slice’s follow-up to his fight with Alexander, he lost to fellow TUF 10 competitor Matt Mitrione via TKO at UFC 113 this past May. Following the loss, the UFC released him from his contract.

Whenever Kimbo Slice has fought professionally, he has produced high television and pay-per-view ratings regardless of whether he is coming off of a win or a loss, so his appeal and marketability is unquestionable. If and when, he steps into a boxing ring, it is almost a certainty that he will attract attention and viewers from fans and media from both mixed martial arts and boxing communities.

Will Kimbo’s immense popularity be enough to renew interest in the heavyweight division of boxing that has been hurting for mainstream public support since the retirements of Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis?

Who will face Kimbo Slice in his debut and will it be on pay-per-view or free to cable television subscribers?

Predictions by Ronnie Eastwood.

The Ultimate Fighting Championships emanates from Boston, Massachusetts tomorrow night, August 28, 2010 for “UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2” on pay-per-view from TD Garden Arena. The main attraction is a lightweight title fight between current 155-lbs. champion Frankie “The Answer” Edgar versus former champ B.J. “The Prodigy” Penn. Edgar took the title from Penn back in April of this year at UFC 112 via close decision.

In the co-feature of the evening is a collision of two different combat sports worlds as multi-time UFC champion Randy “The Natural” Couture takes on multi-division boxing champion James “Lights Out” Toney in a mixed martial arts fight in the heavyweight division. This will be Toney’s first professional MMA fight.

Another fight of great importance is the lightweight fight between Kenny Florian and Gray Maynard, where the winner will receive the next title opportunity at a future date against the winner of the Edgar vs. Penn fight for the UFC lightweight championship.

When it comes to predictions here at Jabsngrabs.com, we draw straws to see who is going to speak out and put their reputation on the line as far as being able to pick a fight right. Lucky me, I get to call tonight’s fights. So let’s get right down to it.

Here are my picks for the main card:

MAIN CARD
•B.J. Penn def. Frankie Edgar via submission with rear naked choke in round four.
•Randy Couture def. James Toney via submission with a rear naked choke in round two.
•Kenny Florian def. Gray Maynard via unanimous decision after three rounds.
•Marcus Davis def. Nate Diaz via split decision after three rounds.
•Demian Maia def. Mario Miranda via unanimous decision after three rounds.

Article by Alex Solomon.

UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 is finally here and will air tomorrow night live on pay-per-view television from TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The main event of the evening will be a rematch for the UFC lightweight championship as current UFC 155-lbs. champion Frankie “The Answer” Edgar takes on former UFC lightweight champion B.J. “The Prodigy” Penn in a return match from their initial meeting at UFC 112 this past April. In their initial fight, Edgar defied the odds and defeated Penn via a close decision. Now it is time to see if Edgar can prove his critics wrong and upset Penn for the second time in a row, thus proving that he is the best lightweight fighter on the planet.

In the co-main event of the night, multi-time UFC champion Randy “The Natural Couture will face multi-time and division boxing champion James “Lights Out” Toney is a mixed martial arts fight being billed as “Boxing vs. MMA.”

Jabsngrabs.com is not a wagering site, so we cannot take your bets, but we are happy to provide you with the latest official betting lines for tomorrow’s show.

UFC-118 Edgar vs. Penn 2 – Boston, Massachusetts
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UFC 118 - Lightweight Championship- 5 rounds -

Frank Edgar +230 (o3½ -157)
BJ Penn -290 (u3½ +137)
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-Heavyweight fight- 3 rounds-

James Toney +425 (o1½ +300)
Randy Couture -625 (u1½ -360)

-Middleweight fight- 3 rounds-

Mario Miranda +180 (o1½ -150)
Demian Maia -220 (u1½ +130)

-Lightweight fight- 3 rounds-

Gray Maynard +140 (o2½ -173)
Kenny Florian -170 (u2½ +153)

-Welterweight fight- 3 rounds-

Marcus Davis +170 (o2½ +100)
Nate Diaz -210 (u2½ -120)

-Lightweight fight- 3 rounds-
Gabe Ruediger +275
Joe Lauzon -345

-Lightweight fight- 3 rounds-

Nik Lentz -115
Andre Winner -115

-Middleweight fight- 3 rounds-

John Salter +215
Dan Miller -275

-Welterweight fight- 3 rounds-

Greg Soto +142
Nick Osipczak -172

-Welterweight fight- 3 rounds-

Amilcar Alves +211
Mike Pierce -271

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