His originally scheduled bout with Carlos Condit scrapped due to a George St-Pierre injury, Josh Koscheck will now meet Mike Pierce at this Saturday’s UFC 143.
Known for causing problems against fellow wrestlers, Pierce will be hoping to become a welterweight contender by upsetting Koscheck. At the same time, Koscheck will be looking to win impressively by being the first fighter to ever finish Pierce.
“Pierce has never been submitted or knocked out in his UFC career,” Koscheck said in an interview with Fighters.com. “I’m gonna be the first guy to do it.”
Let’s delve deeper into this matchup between the two welterweight wrestlers to see which fighter is more likely to make an impact at UFC 143.