Tickets for the recently announced "UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn II" event go on sale to the general public beginning June 25, but the UFC's traditional pre-sales begin June 23.

Tickets for the event range from $75 to $600.

The pay-per-view show takes place Aug. 28 at TD Garden in Boston and marks the UFC's Massachusetts debut.

The Ultimate Fighting Championships' long-expected Boston show is now set with today's official announcement of "UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn II."

The Aug. 28 event takes place at the TD Garden with a headliner and rematch between UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and ex-champ B.J. Penn.

Other rumored bouts now official include Randy Couture vs. James Toney, Gray Maynard vs. Kenny Florian, Rousimar Palhares vs. Nate Marquardt and five others.

Brazilian import Amilcar Alves is scheduled to make
his UFC debut in a welterweight meeting with Mike Pierce at UFC 118.

The booking was first reported by MMANews.com and subsequently confirmed
to MMAjunkie.com by sources close to the event.

Though not yet officially announced by the organization, UFC 118 is
expected to take place on Aug. 28 at Boston's TD Garden. A lightweight
title rematch between new champion Frankie Edgar and deposed king B.J.
Penn headlines.

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Fight! Magazine takes fans along for a behind the scenes look at a photo shoot for UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar who will be gracing the cover of their magazine.

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UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar (12-1) and former champ, BJ Penn (15-6-1), have signed bout agreements for UFC 118 which will happen at the TD Garden in Boston.

Both men fought recently in Abu Dhabi at UFC 112, with Edgar edging out the former champion for a stunning victory by unanimous decision.

The judges scored the fight 50-45, 48-47, and 49-46 but the fight was actually closer than the score shows.

There was some question as to the effectiveness of Penn’s strategy with some suggestions that the former champ was not fighting at full capacity.

In the short time after the fight, UFC president Dana White was quick to call for a rematch between the two fighters which will happen in August.

It’s been a busy day in the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization with unofficial and official bout changes from several of their upcoming events including UFC 114, 115, 116, 117 and 118.

The MMA News has compiled as many of the News & Notes for Tuesday May 11, 2010 from various sources around the web to provide you, our readers with theupdates.

- “Suga” Rashad Evans plans on leaving his emotions outside of the octagon against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.

“The person that brings the most mental baggage to the fight is probably going to be the person that loses because they’re going to be one step slower in their reaction and getting off.

“The key for me is to just have an empty mind, to just go in there and try to perform to my best,” Evans said. “Just let all the trash talk come to a point in the cage and not go in there and fight angry.

“You could try to take his head off with every single punch and [gas] out halfway through the first round.”

“I do want to stand and bang and show him … but then at the same time, you’ve got to win the fight,” Evans said. “It doesn’t matter how long [I] stood up with him; it’s just how [effectively] you can take him out. I plan on using everything I can to do so.

“If it happens that I see an opportunity to take him down, then I’m taking him down. If I feel he defends the shot good, then we’ll stand up and bang. It all depends on what he gives me.”

- Thiago Tavares (14-3-1) has withdrawn from his bout with Melvin Guillard (23-8-2) due to an elbow injury.

According to Davis, Tavares hyper-extended his elbow during a training session. A timetable for his recovery is not known.

“Thiago just can’t seem to catch a break,” Davis said. “This would have been a great fight.”

- UFC newcomer Waylon Lowe (8-2) will step in for Tavares against Guillard. Lowe has a wrestling background and has won his last six fights.

- Jason Brilz (18-2-1) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (18-3) was made official today. Brilz replaces an injured Forrest Griffin after he suffered a shoulder injury.

- With Griffin officially replaced, a middleweight bout between Michael Bisping (18-3) vs. Dan Miller (11-3) has been promoted as the co-headliner for UFC 114.

UFC 114 takes place May 29 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and coincides with UFC Fan Expo 2010.

- Spike TV officially announces it’s next “UFC Prelims” program for next months UFC 115 event. Featured during the one-hour special will be two lightweight matches between Mac Danzig (19-7-1) vs. Matt Wiman (11-5) and Tyson Griffin (14-2) vs. Evan Dunham (10-0).

- A heavyweight bout between Ben Rothwell (30-7) and Gilbert Yvel (36-14-1) has been promoted to the PPV portion of the event after the Griffin vs. Dunham bout was dropped to the Spike broadcast.

UFC 115 takes place June 12 at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It marks the UFC’s first-ever trip to Vancouver.

- A bout between lightweights Jacob Volkmann (10-2) and Paul Kelly (10-2) was made official for UFC 116 and will take place on the preliminary card of the event.

UFC 116 is set to take place on July 3rd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

- Fresh from their victories at UFC 113 this past weekend, UFC heavyweight fighters Matt Mitrione (2-0) and Joey Beltran (12-3) are rumored to meet at UFC 117, according to TrueFighting.com.

- The last hurdle facing UFC legend Randy Couture (18-10) and heavyweight boxer James Toney (0-0) happens to be a weight issue. The UFC had planned for both men to meet at 215 pounds, while Toney has asked for a 220 pound catch weight.

HT: MMAjunkie.com, BloodyElbow.com, and MMAFighting.com for the updates.

MONTREAL - UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar did the unthinkable when he outpointed former belt-holder B.J. Penn in their April meeting at UFC 112.

Now he says he's ready to do it again.

While some MMA fans have expressed their frustration that Penn has been
issued an immediate rematch of the massive upset, Edgar said he welcomes
the challenge and looks forward to proving the first result was no
fluke.

The UFC Undisputed 2010 playable demo for PSN and Xbox Live will be released this THURSDAY, APRIL 29TH. Visit the Undisputed Community for all the details on how you can be the first to receive a free code to download it!

The moment you’ve all been waiting for is almost here! The UFC Undisputed 2010 playable demo for PSN and Xbox Live will be released this THURSDAY, APRIL 29TH, and as a member of the UFC Undisputed Community, YOU WILL HAVE EXCLUSIVE FIRST ACCESS TO DOWNLOAD IT FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY.

Featuring 4 Light Heavyweight Fighters — Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida, “Sugar” Rashad Evans and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, the demo will allow you to jump right into Exhibition Mode or challenge friends offline with Tournament Mode.

The Demo will be available for you to download in the Community AT NO COST TO YOU beginning this Thursday, April 29th but will be limited to ONE CODE PER PERSON for either Xbox Live or PSN.

The full roster of fighters for “UFC Undisputed 2010″ after the jump

Heavyweights

- Mostapha Al-Turk*
- Andrei Arlovski
- Pat Barry*
- Shane Carwin*
- Junior Dos Santos*
- Todd Duffee*
- Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson*
- Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic
- Gabriel Gonzaga
- Antoni Hardonk
- Heath Herring
- Marcus Jones#
- Cheick Kongo
- Brock Lesnar
- Justin McCully
- James McSweeney#
- Frank Mir
- Roy Nelson#
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
- Eddie Sanchez
- Brendan Schaub#
- Dan Severn@
- Stefan Struve*
- Cain Velasquez
- Fabricio Werdum

Heavyweight/Light heavyweights

- Mark Coleman
- Brandon Vera

Light Heavyweights

- Ryan Bader
- Stephan Bonnar
- Jason Brilz*
- Luiz Cane*
- Steve Cantwell*
- Rashad Evans
- Forrest Griffin
- Matt Hamill*
- Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
- Keith Jardine
- Jon Jones*
- Chuck Liddell
- Lyoto Machida
- Tito Ortiz
- Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
- Thiago Silva
- Krzysztof Soszynski*

Light Heavyweight/Middleweights

- Vitor Belfort*
- Michael Bisping
- Rich Franklin
- Wilson Gouveia
- Dan Henderson
- Anderson Silva

Middleweights

- Yoshihiro Akiyama*
- Ricardo Almeida
- Alan Belcher*
- Patrick Cote*
- Kendall Grove
- Dennis Kang*
- Chris Leben
- Demian Maia
- Nate Marquardt
- Drew McFedries
- Dan Miller*
- Yushin Okami
- Nate Quarry*
- Chael Sonnen*

Middleweight/Wetlerweights

- Martin Kampmann
- Mike Swick

Welterweights

- Thiago Alves
- Carlos Condit*
- Marcus Davis
- Jon Fitch
- Royce Gracie@
- Dan Hardy*
- Dustin Hazelett*
- Matt Hughes
- Anthony Johnson
- Dong Hyun Kim*
- Josh Koscheck
- Chris Lytle
- Karo Parisyan
- Amir Sadollah
- Georges St-Pierre
- Paulo Thiago*
- Frank Trigg*
- James Wilks*

Welterweight/Lightweights

- B.J. Penn
- Diego Sanchez
- Matt Serra
- Sean Sherk

Lightweights

- Nate Diaz
- Frankie Edgar
- Efrain Escudero
- Terry Etim*
- Spencer Fisher
- Kenny Florian
- Hermes Franca
- Tyson Griffin
- Clay Guida*
- Joe Lauzon
- Gray Maynard
- Cole Miller*
- Ross Pearson*
- Kurt Pellegrino*
- Jens Pulver@
- Dennis Siver*
- Joe Stevenson
- Caol Uno*

* – New fighters to the “UFC Undisputed” franchise
# – Fighters accessible exclusively with retail promotions (i.e. GameStop in the U.S.)
@ – “Legend” fighters exclusive to the PlayStation 3

Thanks to MMAjunkie.com for making the list easy.

The UFC Undisputed 2010 playable demo for PSN and Xbox Live will be released this THURSDAY, APRIL 29TH. Visit the Undisputed Community for all the details on how you can be the first to receive a free code to download it!

The moment you’ve all been waiting for is almost here! The UFC Undisputed 2010 playable demo for PSN and Xbox Live will be released this THURSDAY, APRIL 29TH, and as a member of the UFC Undisputed Community, YOU WILL HAVE EXCLUSIVE FIRST ACCESS TO DOWNLOAD IT FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY.

Featuring 4 Light Heavyweight Fighters — Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida, “Sugar” Rashad Evans and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, the demo will allow you to jump right into Exhibition Mode or challenge friends offline with Tournament Mode.

The Demo will be available for you to download in the Community AT NO COST TO YOU beginning this Thursday, April 29th but will be limited to ONE CODE PER PERSON for either Xbox Live or PSN.

The full roster of fighters for “UFC Undisputed 2010″ after the jump

Heavyweights

- Mostapha Al-Turk*
- Andrei Arlovski
- Pat Barry*
- Shane Carwin*
- Junior Dos Santos*
- Todd Duffee*
- Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson*
- Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic
- Gabriel Gonzaga
- Antoni Hardonk
- Heath Herring
- Marcus Jones#
- Cheick Kongo
- Brock Lesnar
- Justin McCully
- James McSweeney#
- Frank Mir
- Roy Nelson#
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
- Eddie Sanchez
- Brendan Schaub#
- Dan Severn@
- Stefan Struve*
- Cain Velasquez
- Fabricio Werdum

Heavyweight/Light heavyweights

- Mark Coleman
- Brandon Vera

Light Heavyweights

- Ryan Bader
- Stephan Bonnar
- Jason Brilz*
- Luiz Cane*
- Steve Cantwell*
- Rashad Evans
- Forrest Griffin
- Matt Hamill*
- Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
- Keith Jardine
- Jon Jones*
- Chuck Liddell
- Lyoto Machida
- Tito Ortiz
- Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
- Thiago Silva
- Krzysztof Soszynski*

Light Heavyweight/Middleweights

- Vitor Belfort*
- Michael Bisping
- Rich Franklin
- Wilson Gouveia
- Dan Henderson
- Anderson Silva

Middleweights

- Yoshihiro Akiyama*
- Ricardo Almeida
- Alan Belcher*
- Patrick Cote*
- Kendall Grove
- Dennis Kang*
- Chris Leben
- Demian Maia
- Nate Marquardt
- Drew McFedries
- Dan Miller*
- Yushin Okami
- Nate Quarry*
- Chael Sonnen*

Middleweight/Wetlerweights

- Martin Kampmann
- Mike Swick

Welterweights

- Thiago Alves
- Carlos Condit*
- Marcus Davis
- Jon Fitch
- Royce Gracie@
- Dan Hardy*
- Dustin Hazelett*
- Matt Hughes
- Anthony Johnson
- Dong Hyun Kim*
- Josh Koscheck
- Chris Lytle
- Karo Parisyan
- Amir Sadollah
- Georges St-Pierre
- Paulo Thiago*
- Frank Trigg*
- James Wilks*

Welterweight/Lightweights

- B.J. Penn
- Diego Sanchez
- Matt Serra
- Sean Sherk

Lightweights

- Nate Diaz
- Frankie Edgar
- Efrain Escudero
- Terry Etim*
- Spencer Fisher
- Kenny Florian
- Hermes Franca
- Tyson Griffin
- Clay Guida*
- Joe Lauzon
- Gray Maynard
- Cole Miller*
- Ross Pearson*
- Kurt Pellegrino*
- Jens Pulver@
- Dennis Siver*
- Joe Stevenson
- Caol Uno*

* – New fighters to the “UFC Undisputed” franchise
# – Fighters accessible exclusively with retail promotions (i.e. GameStop in the U.S.)
@ – “Legend” fighters exclusive to the PlayStation 3

Thanks to MMAjunkie.com for making the list easy.

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Former UFC lightweight champion talks about his book “Why I Fight”, the controversy surrounding some of it, as well as his loss to Frankie Edgar and the rematch later this summer.

HT: FightersOnlyMagazine