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Josh Koscheck and Frank Trigg meet Sept. 19 at UFC 103 in Dallas
Top UFC welterweight contender Josh Koscheck (12-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) will indeed meet returning UFC veteran Frank Trigg (19-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC) at UFC 103 in Dallas.
Rumors of the bout have been widespread in recent days, and sources close to the event have indicated to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that bout agreements have been distributed and are expected to be finalized shortly.
While initial reports suggested the bout would take place on Sept. 26, and possibly in the U.K., the event will now be held on Sept. 19, just three days after UFC Fight Night 19 takes place in Oklahoma City.
Koscheck started his UFC career by winning seven of his first eight fights in the organization. The American Kickboxing Academy-trained fighter has since gone just 3-3, dropping hard-fought decisions to Georges St. Pierre and Thiago Alves, as well as a surprising TKO defeat to Paulo Thiago in his most recent performance.
Trigg fights for the first time in the UFC since 2005, when back-to-back losses to Georges St. Pierre and Matt Hughes led to his release from the organization. The Xtreme Couture fighter has amassed a 7-2 record since his release, including a four-fight win streak he'll carry into the September contest.
While the UFC generally does not conduct multiple events within such a short time frame, the move is not without precedent. The UFC's first (and to date, only) trip to Texas in April 2007 (Houston's UFC 69) was preceded just two days earlier by a UFC Fight Night card held in Las Vegas.
While UFC 103 is expected to take place at the American Airlines Center, an official venue for the event has not been named.
Rumors of the bout have been widespread in recent days, and sources close to the event have indicated to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that bout agreements have been distributed and are expected to be finalized shortly.
While initial reports suggested the bout would take place on Sept. 26, and possibly in the U.K., the event will now be held on Sept. 19, just three days after UFC Fight Night 19 takes place in Oklahoma City.
Koscheck started his UFC career by winning seven of his first eight fights in the organization. The American Kickboxing Academy-trained fighter has since gone just 3-3, dropping hard-fought decisions to Georges St. Pierre and Thiago Alves, as well as a surprising TKO defeat to Paulo Thiago in his most recent performance.
Trigg fights for the first time in the UFC since 2005, when back-to-back losses to Georges St. Pierre and Matt Hughes led to his release from the organization. The Xtreme Couture fighter has amassed a 7-2 record since his release, including a four-fight win streak he'll carry into the September contest.
While the UFC generally does not conduct multiple events within such a short time frame, the move is not without precedent. The UFC's first (and to date, only) trip to Texas in April 2007 (Houston's UFC 69) was preceded just two days earlier by a UFC Fight Night card held in Las Vegas.
While UFC 103 is expected to take place at the American Airlines Center, an official venue for the event has not been named.