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January 3, 2010
Mike Swick To Replace Josh Koscheck In UFC 109 Bout Against Paulo Thiago
Josh Koscheck will have to wait for his chance at revenge as he has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled fight at UFC 109 against Paulo Thiago due to an injury suffered during training. Koscheck announced the withdrawal on his Twitter page and the UFC wasted no time in securing a replacement as Koscheck's American Kickboxing Academy teammate Mike Swick will step into the bout.
Koscheck had been looking to avenge his loss to Thiago at UFC 95 where he was knocked out by a debuting Thiago in what was a major upset at the time that derailed Koscheck's title aspirations. Swick will be looking to bounce back from his loss to Dan Hardy at UFC 105 in November that earned Hardy a title shot against division kingpin Georges St. Pierre at UFC 111 in March. The loss to Hardy snapped Swick's four-fight winning streak.
UFC 109 takes place on February 6th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV and will feature Randy Couture and Mark Coleman in a Light Heavyweight fight featuring two UFC Hall of Famers, as well as a Welterweight bout between Frank Trigg and Matt Serra.
Source: Nokaut.com
