Josh Koscheck hopes to return at UFC 138 as a middleweight
by Hubert Lau on July 08, 2011

Josh Koscheck wants to fight at UFC 138 which is being held at San Jose, California as a middleweight according to his twitter.

Koscheck (15-5) has been out of the cage since his defeat to George St. Pierre at UFC 124. In that bout, Koscheck was thoroughly outpointed and suffered a broken orbital bone on the right side of his face after taking significant shots from St. Pierre.

Recovered and rested, Koscheck expressed his desires to fight in San Jose, where he trains at the American Kickboxing Academy, through his twitter.

"I did ask for my next fight to be Nov 19 in San Jose at 185 :)...FYI I only want 1 fight at 185 then back to WW. :) just something real fun for the fans," Koscheck twitted.

Possible match ups vary but two that stand out are bouts with Chris Leben or Stephan Bonnar. Koscheck and Leben have shown their distaste towards each other during the inaugural Ultimate Fighter which sparked a heated rivalry lasting throughout the season.

A fight with Bonnar is plausible as well, although it would require Bonnar to drop weight classes. Both men have butted heads recently which stemmed from Bonnar creating a T-shirt displaying a character with Koscheck's likeness, prompting Koscheck to sue him. Bonnar have stated his desire to fight Koscheck due to this disagreement.

It is currently unclear if the UFC would grant Koscheck's wish.

UFC 138 on November 19 in San Jose, California is headlined by a heavyweight title bout between Cain Velasquez defending his title against Junior dos Santos.

 |  (60) Comments thug4less: How the heck would Bonnar make MW!? And I don't know wtf Kos is thinking trying to fight at MW. GSP must have knocked a cog loose. IwishIwasMMA: I think Kos would do fine at MW. the problem is, would he try and stand with Brian Stann, Leben, Anderson, Belfort, Etc.? Or would he go to the ground and not be foolish. Would he stand against Maia, Paul Harris, etc.? Or would he be a fool and get subbed..? Only time will tell for him. His run at WW is done though IMO. JimLaheyTPS: Kos says he only wants one fight at MW then back to WW. Why would he do that? He has to know at this point that he will never be a champ at WW as long as GSP is there and moving to MW is a horrible idea. There are more than a couple MW that would beat Kos. And fighting Leben? Even thou they don't like each other, Leben is too high in the rankings right now to fight Kos. IMO, Kos should try to make LW. Its the only chance he has at becoming a champ. Otherwise idk what he is planning for his career. The Hitman: This move a result of him getting absolutly destroyed and realizing he will never beat GSP, I'm guessing. Masternate: the guy is a *mod edit*, hated him since the *mod edit* he pulled on tuf 1 and hes done nothing but live up to the douchebaggery image he gained from that show. hes a *mod edit*, i hope he moves up to mw and gets his *mod edit* rocked. kos hater for life. *mod edit* get money Hizoka: I do see Kos doing well at MW... hes not exactly a huge WW, and TBH hes not really beat any of the top flight fighters of WW and hes been tooled both times he fought GSP... I don't see him beating any of the MW top 10... hes not got the stand up skills our power to stand with them and i honestly do not think hes got the strength to Fitch any of them Masternate: there is no such thing as swear words, please clearly define what makes a swear word a swear word to me. id love to hear it. Masternate: the word 'Gib' (male neutred cat) offends me. So from now on, id like it to be mod edited if it is to ever appear in these forums. Thank you. flyangler: I sort of like Kos, but I don't understand this move. If he thinks he is going tomove up to bully Leben or Bonnar, he is out of his mind. Leben could very well decapitate him. I don't see Bonnar making 185 either. Masternate: i like how my last two posts, even though i did not cuss, got deleted. i made to much sense i guess. snuff: Maybe.:rolleyes: illegalpoke: Well then. Koscheck's moving up eh? Good for him. Good for him. Masternate: i do have a preety ignorant sig not gonna lie:/
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