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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

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