Miller Replaces Injured Baroni, Eyes Salter at UFC 118
Former International Fight League middleweight champion Dan Miller
will lock horns with John Salter
in a preliminary matchup at UFC 118 “Edgar vs. Penn 2” on Aug. 28
at the TD Garden in Boston. Miller replaces the injured Phil Baroni at
the event, which will air live on pay-per-view.
Miller will enter the match on a three-fight losing streak. The 29-year-old AMA Fight Club standout last competed in May, when he dropped a unanimous decision to “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 3 winner Michael Bisping at UFC 114. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Renzo Gracie protégé Jamie Cruz, Miller has secured seven of his 11 career victories by submission. In 16 professional appearances, he has never been finished.
A collegiate national champion wrestler at the NAIA level, Salter was the beneficiary of Jason MacDonald’s grisly leg injury at UFC 113. It was his first win inside the Octagon. The 25-year-old, out of Gardendale, Ala., owns other notable victories against “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 11 quarter-finalist James Hammortree and two-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Roberto Traven.
An anticipated rematch between lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and the man he dethroned, B.J. Penn, will headline UFC 118, along with a heavyweight matchup between UFC hall of famer Randy Couture and professional boxer turned mixed martial artist James Toney. The event will also feature a middleweight showdown pairing former title contender Demian Maia with Mario Miranda, a welterweight tilt pitting “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 5 winner Nate Diaz against Marcus Davis and a duel between world-ranked lightweights Kenny Florian and Gray Maynard.
UFC 118 “Edgar vs. Penn 2”
Saturday, Aug. 28
TD Garden
Boston
UFC Lightweight Championship
Frankie Edgar vs. B.J. Penn
Randy Couture vs. James Toney
Demian Maia vs. Mario Miranda
Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard
Nate Diaz vs. Marcus Davis
Joe Lauzon vs. Gabe Ruediger
Andre Winner vs. Nik Lentz
Dan Miller vs. John Salter
Nick Osipczak vs. Greg Soto
Mike Pierce vs. Amilcar Alves
* Gerald Harris vs. Joe Vedepo
* Not Official
Miller will enter the match on a three-fight losing streak. The 29-year-old AMA Fight Club standout last competed in May, when he dropped a unanimous decision to “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 3 winner Michael Bisping at UFC 114. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Renzo Gracie protégé Jamie Cruz, Miller has secured seven of his 11 career victories by submission. In 16 professional appearances, he has never been finished.
A collegiate national champion wrestler at the NAIA level, Salter was the beneficiary of Jason MacDonald’s grisly leg injury at UFC 113. It was his first win inside the Octagon. The 25-year-old, out of Gardendale, Ala., owns other notable victories against “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 11 quarter-finalist James Hammortree and two-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Roberto Traven.
An anticipated rematch between lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and the man he dethroned, B.J. Penn, will headline UFC 118, along with a heavyweight matchup between UFC hall of famer Randy Couture and professional boxer turned mixed martial artist James Toney. The event will also feature a middleweight showdown pairing former title contender Demian Maia with Mario Miranda, a welterweight tilt pitting “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 5 winner Nate Diaz against Marcus Davis and a duel between world-ranked lightweights Kenny Florian and Gray Maynard.
UFC 118 “Edgar vs. Penn 2”
Saturday, Aug. 28
TD Garden
Boston
UFC Lightweight Championship
Frankie Edgar vs. B.J. Penn
Randy Couture vs. James Toney
Demian Maia vs. Mario Miranda
Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard
Nate Diaz vs. Marcus Davis
Joe Lauzon vs. Gabe Ruediger
Andre Winner vs. Nik Lentz
Dan Miller vs. John Salter
Nick Osipczak vs. Greg Soto
Mike Pierce vs. Amilcar Alves
* Gerald Harris vs. Joe Vedepo
* Not Official
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