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.

UFC 118 Preview Show on Boston Radio

Tune in to 98.5 The Sports Hub on Saturday, August 28th, from 6:00-7:30pm to hear a special UFC 118 Preview Show hosted by Rich Keefe and Nick Cattles.

To listen just go to 98.5TheSportsHub.com or find it on iTunes.

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Jorge Rivera on 98.5 The Sports Hub

I had a chance to talk with UFC Middleweight and Massachusetts native Jorge Rivera when I was filling in for DA on The DA Show last Thursday and Friday from 7:00pm-12:00am on 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston, MA.

Unfortunately for Jorge, an injury in training forced him out of UFC 118 at the TD Garden in Boston at the end of the month. He still talked about the upcoming card and his thoughts on Anderson Silva, Randy Couture vs. James Toney, and the Red Sox.

Click here for the full interview with Jorge Rivera from BostonThrowdown.com

-Rich Keefe

Couture vs. Toney at UFC 118 in Boston

According to UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture's twitter account he will be facing professional boxer turned mixed martial artist James Toney at UFC 118 on August 28th at the TD Garden in Boston, MA.

The former heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Couture takes on Toney who will be making his UFC and MMA debut after signing a contract with the organization in March.

Couture: (18-10 MMA)
Toney: (72-6-3 Boxing)

Other potential bouts at UFC 118:

Frankie Edgar (champ) vs. B.J. Penn for Lightweight Title
Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard
Randy Couture vs. James Toney
Joe Lauzon vs. TBA

-Keefe