Koscheck To Fight At UFC 90 And UFN 16

Josh Koscheck has today announced that he will endeavor to fight at both UFC 90 and UFN 16.

There are a lot of variables which will affect these plans, the main one being whether Koscheck comes out of his fight against Thiago Alves unharmed. In the event of an injury or medical suspension, he will be unable to fight Yoshiyuki Yoshida on December 10th, just 6 weeks later.

Koscheck is serving as a last minute replacement against Thiago Alves next weekend, after Diego Sanchez pulled out of the co main event due to injury.

Diego Out, Koscheck In At UFC 90

Diego Sanchez has been pulled from his UFC 90 bout with Thiago Alves due to injury.

Sanchez is suffering from damaged ribs, which were originally thought to be a ruptured spleen. No expected recovery time has been announced.

Josh Koscheck will serve as a replacement for this fight. Koscheck was expected to fight on the "Fight for the Troops" card in December, but has been bumped forward at short notice for this fight. It is unknown whether he will still fight in December.

The event takes place at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois on October 25th.

UFC 85 Awards

The fight of the night, submission of the night and KO of the night bonuses have been awarded.

The fight of the night was awarded to one of the undercard bouts, which proved to be suprisingly exciting and well worth the award. The fighters to receive this were Matt Wiman and Thiago tavares. Wiman has been training with California based fight team The Pit, headed by John Hackleman and home of former Light Heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell. This new training regime seems to have worked wonders on Wiman, who was more dynamic and exposive than we have ever seen him before. Both fighters were constantly working for submissions throughout the fight, until Wiman was able to secure the finish with a flurry of punches.

In a stunning finish, Thiago Alves took KO of the night for his brutal knock out of former Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes. Alves delivered a flying knee to Hughes' chin which sent him careering into the mat, and finished it off with a few solid punches to the face before it was stopped. There is some controversy amongst fans, as many believe that, as Alves didn't make weight, he shouldn't be awarded the bonus.

The submission of the night came from an unaired prelim fight, although fans were treated to a highlight of the finish in between fights. The award went to UFC newcomer Kevin Burns for his submission over Roan Carneiro. Burns submitted Carneiro via triangle choke in round 1. This is an amazing feat for so many reasons. Kevin Burns took the fight on less than two weeks notice, as Carneiro's original opponent, Ryo Chonan, pulled out of the event. Burns is a blue belt in jiu-jitsu, and managed to submit a world champion jiu-jitsu black belt in less than one round. This was, to most fans, an unthinkable outcome.

All fighters mentioned received a bonus of $50,000 dollars.

Thiago Alves Fails To Make Weight

At today's weigh ins for UFC 85, welterweight fighter Thiago Alves failed to reach the 170lb weight limit.

Instead of having to drop the extra weight, Alves and his opponent Matt Hughes agreed to fight at a catch weight of 174lbs.

Alves was found guilty of using a banned diuretic before one of his fights, which is a sure sign that he struggles to amke weight for his bout. We will have to wait and see if this heavy weight cut will take it's toll on Alves.