After his last visit, it appeared the last place where Josh Koscheck would look forward to returning was Montreal. But in what is easily the biggest fight of his career, and one of 2010’s most important bouts, Koscheck will face Georges St. Pierre on Dec. 11 on the welterweight champion’s home turf at the Bell Centre.
Josh Koscheck's last fight in Montreal didn't exactly endear him to the crowd.AP
“I think that match being done in Montreal is good,” said Koscheck, whose response sounded like a mix of business sense and outright sarcasm. “Me and Montreal have a great relationship. They really love me there. And I can’t wait to go back and shock them all and put Georges on his ass and come out of there with a new belt.”
Josh Koscheck's last fight in Montreal didn't exactly endear him to the crowd.AP
“I think that match being done in Montreal is good,” said Koscheck, whose response sounded like a mix of business sense and outright sarcasm. “Me and Montreal have a great relationship. They really love me there. And I can’t wait to go back and shock them all and put Georges on his ass and come out of there with a new belt.”
That contradicts what Koscheck had said months earlier when he talked about not wanting the fight in St. Pierre’s backyard, and hoping for the fight to be in Pittsburgh, not far from Waynesburg, Pa., where he grew up. UFC president Dana White confirmed that Pittsburgh was a strong possibility. But the combination of St. Pierre’s popularity throughout Canada and UFC’s prior success in Montreal made the Bell Centre the obvious choice.
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