Two hours had gone by since Josh Koscheck agreed to face Matt Hughes on short notice in Denver at UFC 135. That's all it took for the brash welterweight to roll out his first bit of mild trash talk.
"I'm a big-name fighter, so he can take that and run with it," Koscheck told USA Today. "I put it out there. I told UFC I'd do it, and if Matt Hughes is man enough, he'll step up and do it."
Diego Sanchez is off the card at UFC 135 because of a broken hand, so the UFC turned to Koscheck. The 31-year-old hasn't fought since having his orbital bone broken back in December against Georges St-Pierre. Koscheck versus Hughes (45-8, 18-6 UFC) has always been a dream fight for some fans. The brutal honesty spewed by Koscheck should be classic before this tilt on Sept. 24. Koscheck (15-5, 13-5 UFC) has been asking for a fight against the former UFC welterweight champ for years.
"It's a fight that I've been wanting for a long time. Now we've just got to wait and see if Matt Hughes will accept the fight. So we're waiting on him," Koscheck said. "I told them that I'm game and I'm in shape. I've been training so I'm ready to fight."
Koscheck was rumored to be considering a fight at 185 pounds in November at UFC 139 in San Jose.
"To be honest with you, the reason why I contemplated 185 is because everybody at 170 with a bigger name is tied up, and I don't want to just fight anybody. I want to fight big-name fights," said Koscheck.
Now he's got his big-name opponent. Let's hope Hughes accepts. The 38-year-old MMA legend has never ducked an opponent, we can't imagine he would here either.
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