Koscheck vs. Thiago II Scheduled for UFC 109
Following his impressive 2nd round submission victory over Anthony Johnson, Josh Koscheck practically begged the UFC to put him against Dan Hardy for a shot at Georges St. Pierre. He didn’t get that wish, but a rematch with the fighter who handed him his most recent loss was probably 2nd on Koscheck’s wish list. Wish granted. Koscheck will get a rematch against Brazilian welterweight Paulo Thiago at UFC 109.
Koscheck and Thiago previously met at UFC 95 in February. Koscheck was controlling the early action on his feet, but Thiago landed an uppercut that hit Koscheck flush and ended the fight. Koscheck complained that the stoppage was early, but to no avail.
Since that fight, Koscheck has a TKO victory over Frank Trigg to go along with the submission victory over Johnson. Thiago followed the Koscheck win with a decision loss to Jon Fitch at UFC 100, and then beat Jacob Volkmann at UFC 106 in November by unanimous decision.
UFC 109 takes place February 6th, 2010 in Las Vegas. Other fights rumored for the card include a heavyweight showdown between Randy Couture and Mark Coleman, as well as a middleweight fight between Nate Marquardt and Chael Sonnen.
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Marquart vs Sonnen will be a barn burner. Both have great standup and on the ground Sonnen is dangerous and aggressive. Yet, Marquart has a belt in bjj so he is also dangerous here…looking forward to this one..any “real” mma fan would be.
Agreed, should be fun. Sonnen is tough on the ground, but I think Marquardt is better all-around. Dangerous fight for Nate though.