84 Days Out: Josh Koscheck Vs Johny Hendricks Booked For UFC On FOX 3

Last week while covering the bouts being added to the third UFC on FOX card, booked for May 5th in New Jersey, I mentioned that the only big time bout that had been booked for the event was Jim Miller vs Nathan Diaz. This is no longer the case as Josh Koscheck and Johny Hendricks have agreed to square off in what could easily be a welterweight title eliminator.

Koscheck has recorded two straight wins since Georges St. Pierre busted up both his face and his title dreams, his most recent victory coming over Mike Pierce at UFC 143. The fight was his 20th inside the UFC Octagon and only five men have more UFC bouts. He is a very impressive 15-5 in those fights and is still fighting at a very high level. Hendricks will be the biggest challenge of his career not named Georges St. Pierre. Coming off a 12 second knockout victory over Koscheck's good friend and former training partner Jon Fitch, Hendricks is one of the top young wrestlers in the welterweight division and he is looking to cement his place as the next title contender. He is 7-1 in the UFC.

Johny Hendricks is the 5th ranked welterweight in the world. He fights out of Team Takedown.
Josh Koscheck is the 6th ranked welterweight in the world. He is currently unaffiliated, after recently cutting ties with American Kickboxing Academy.

UFC on FOX 3

102 Days Out: Nathan Diaz vs Jim Miller, Lightweight Division.
102 Days Out: John Dodson vs Darren Uyenoyama, Flyweight Division.
96 Days Out: Tony Ferguson vs Dennis Hallman, Lightweight Division.
94 Days Out: Lavar Johnson vs Pat Barry, Heavyweight Division.
93 Days Out: Mike Massenzio vs Karlos Vemola, Middleweight Division.
92 Days Out: Louis Gaudinot vs John Lineker, Flyweight Division.
88 Days Out: John Cholish vs Danny Castillo, Lightweight Division.
88 Days Out: Pascal Krauss vs John Hathaway, Welterweight Division.
84 Days Out: Josh Koscheck vs Johny Hendricks, Welterweight Division.