UFC 106: Josh Koscheck Versus "Rumble" Johnson Reported

Fighters.com’s sixth-ranked welterweight Josh Koscheck (13-4) will follow-up his first-round knockout of “Twinkle Toes” Frank Trigg (19-7) at UFC 103 in Dallas September 19 with an appearance the co-main event at UFC 106 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas November 21, Koscheck confirmed via Twitter Tuesday.

Sherdog reported Wednesday morning that UFC prospect “Rumble” Anthony Johnson (8-2) will fight Koscheck.

Fighters.com has not confirmed the report.

Johnson knocked out eighth-ranked welterweight “Zenko” Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-3) in 41 seconds of a catchweight bout at UFC 104 in Los Angeles Saturday.  Johnson had weighed-in five pounds over the welterweight limit Friday rendering the matchup a 176-pound catchweight fight rather than a welterweight fight.

Fighters.com’s second-ranked heavyweight and UFC champion Brock Lesnar (4-1) withdrew from his UFC 106 title defense main event versus sixth-ranked Shane Carwin (10-0) due to illness.  That matchup has been rescheduled to UFC 108 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas January 2.

The UFC 106 rematch between fourth-ranked light heavyweight Forrest Griffin (16-5) and “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz (15-6-1) has been promoted to main event status.  The Koscheck versus Johnson fight would support that main event and bolster the card.

Doors at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas open at 7:00 PM local time November 21.  Tickets starting at $100 can be purchased at Ticketmaster.  The pay per view broadcast will begin at 10:00 PM EST.