Penn vs. Edgar 2 in Boston Official
B.J. Penn will not have to wait long to get a chance to win back the Lightweight title, just over 4 months in fact. The rumors are true as B.J. Penn posted on his twitter (@bjpenndotcom) a video of himself signing the contract to face Frankie Edgar, with the headline, "Making it Official!! Penn vs. Edgar 2 in Boston."
Edgar won the title by defeating Penn by unanimous decision at UFC 112 on April 10. Edgar had hoped to avenge a previous loss to contender Gray Maynard, but he will have to wait. Maynard is scheduled to face Kenny Florian at the same UFC event in Boston on August 28th.
Possible UFC 118 Fights:
Frankie Edgar (champ) vs. B.J. Penn for Lightweight title
Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard
Randy Couture vs. James Toney
Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara
Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares
Marcus Davis vs. Nate Diaz
Joe Lauzon vs. Terry Etim
Andre Winner vs. Nik Lentz
Nick Osipczak vs. Greg Soto
