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A little over a year ago Josh Koscheckwas the No. 1 Welterweight contender fighting Georges St-Pierre for the UFC Welterweight title. He came up short in that fight and was shoved to the back-burner of the division while he healed from an injury. Since returning he’s retired Matt Hughes and has been waiting for the next challenge to come his way.

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Mike Pierce (+205) has been looking for a way to recharge his MMA career since suffering a split decision loss to Johny Hendricks last summer. He has decided that the best way to climb up the Welterweight ladder is to try and take out one of the best in the division, so he requested the Koscheck fight for the UFC 143 card.

On paper this fight shapes up like a dream bout for Koscheck as his skills match up well against what Pierce usually brings to the Octagon. Koscheck (-265) is the heavy favorite in this one mainly because he has so many ways to win the fight, while Pierce’s chances to win will be limited.

Koscheck will have a big edge in the stand-up game and should be able to negate any wrestling edge that Pierce may be used to having. That leaves Pierce with few options to win, and barring a lucky shot it looks like he has fed himself to the wolves in an attempt to get to the next level of the fighter rankings.

However, this is MMA and anything can happen in the Octagon. Koscheck has shown vulnerability to a big shot in the past, and if he gets over-confident we could see a Pierce upset that would provide a big payday. If Koscheck is focused and fights his fight, Pierce will likely be asking himself why he decided to call out an opponent the level of Koscheck.

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