The UFC's Return To Boston Should Be Worth The Wait

The UFC is coming back to the Boston nearly 3 years to the day from when it made its debut in the city with UFC 118.  The return show will also mark the first on the Fox Sports 1 channel.  So it will be free for the world to see, and for the Boston area fans paying the money to go see it live at the TD Garden, it looks like it won't disappoint.

Here is what the UFC on Fox Sports 1 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen card looks like as of right now.

SATURDAY, AUGUST, 17.

MAIN CARD (Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET):

Mauricio "Shogun" Rua* vs. Chael Sonnen*

Alistair Overeem* vs. Travis Browne

Urijah Faber* vs.Yuri Alcantara 

Thiago Alves vs. Matt Brown

Uriah Hall vs. Nick Ring

Michael Johnson vs. Joe Lauzon

PRELIMINARY CARD:

Michael McDonald vs. Brad Pickett

Mike Brown vs. Akira Corassani

Conor McGregor vs. Andy Ogle

Diego Brandao vs. Daniel Pineda

Cody Donovan vs. Ovince St. Preux

Ramsey Nijem vs. James Vick

*Top 10 Fighter in Division

Sign me up for this one.