steph05050
04-04-2009, 01:44 AM
While UFC welterweight Josh Koscheck (12-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) had looked to rebound quickly from a disappointing loss to Paulo Thiago at February's UFC 95, the former "TUF" cast member will not get that chance at "UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida."
According to a report from the Wrestling Observer, Koscheck has suffered a foot injury and been forced to withdraw from the bout.
Koscheck had been scheduled to meet Team Quest's Chris Wilson (14-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) on the main card of the May 23 event.
According to the report, the UFC is currently seeking a replacement opponent for Wilson, who was last in action in a "Fight of the Night," split-decision loss to John Howard at January's UFC 94.
It is currently unknown if Wilson's bout would remain on the evening's main card. The UFC could promote a preliminary bout with "The Ultimate Fighter 8" finalist Phillipe Nover or hard-hitting middleweights James Irvin and Drew McFedries to the evening's televised portion should they choose.
Wilson, who is currently training in Brazil, wasn't immediately available for comment when contacted by MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). But a recent post on his official website suggested he was excited for the matchup with Koscheck.
"Training is going great," Wilson stated. "I have my schedule down and we are going through the steps preparing for Koscheck. He presents some difficulties to me because he doesn't really like to get hit. Thus, he uses his wrestling talent to keep the fight as far as possible from wherever he can get hit. If he could, I'm sure he would have me in a headstand because it is as far as I can be from standing up.
"As always I train for everything including the pleasant surprise of him trading on the feet but of course I expect the worst and train for it. Lots of wrestling and jiu-jitsu so I'll be sharp there. I doubt I'll forget how to strike any more than he'll forget how to wrestle so this is the best training camp for me. I'll be in shape and ready for war."
Source (http://mmajunkie.com/news/14458/report-josh-koscheck-forced-to-withdraw-from-ufc-98-bout-with-chris-wilson.mma)
According to a report from the Wrestling Observer, Koscheck has suffered a foot injury and been forced to withdraw from the bout.
Koscheck had been scheduled to meet Team Quest's Chris Wilson (14-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) on the main card of the May 23 event.
According to the report, the UFC is currently seeking a replacement opponent for Wilson, who was last in action in a "Fight of the Night," split-decision loss to John Howard at January's UFC 94.
It is currently unknown if Wilson's bout would remain on the evening's main card. The UFC could promote a preliminary bout with "The Ultimate Fighter 8" finalist Phillipe Nover or hard-hitting middleweights James Irvin and Drew McFedries to the evening's televised portion should they choose.
Wilson, who is currently training in Brazil, wasn't immediately available for comment when contacted by MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). But a recent post on his official website suggested he was excited for the matchup with Koscheck.
"Training is going great," Wilson stated. "I have my schedule down and we are going through the steps preparing for Koscheck. He presents some difficulties to me because he doesn't really like to get hit. Thus, he uses his wrestling talent to keep the fight as far as possible from wherever he can get hit. If he could, I'm sure he would have me in a headstand because it is as far as I can be from standing up.
"As always I train for everything including the pleasant surprise of him trading on the feet but of course I expect the worst and train for it. Lots of wrestling and jiu-jitsu so I'll be sharp there. I doubt I'll forget how to strike any more than he'll forget how to wrestle so this is the best training camp for me. I'll be in shape and ready for war."
Source (http://mmajunkie.com/news/14458/report-josh-koscheck-forced-to-withdraw-from-ufc-98-bout-with-chris-wilson.mma)