Fans who were hoping Josh Koscheck would retire following his submission loss to Jake Ellenberger at last month’s UFC 184 pay-per-view event are going to have to continue to hope.
The former UFC Welterweight title contender has agreed to step up and fight Erick Silva on short notice at the UFC Fight Night 62 event later this month.
Koscheck will be replacing Ben Saunders at the event, which is scheduled to take place at the Maracanazinho Gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
With the Koscheck-Silva bout set, below is a look at the finalized card for the March 21st event.
– Demian Maia vs. Ryan LaFlare
– Erick Silva vs. Josh Koscheck
– Gilbert Burns vs. Alex Oliveira
– Tony Martin vs. Leonardo Santos
– Shayna Baszler vs. Amanda Nunes
– Andre Fili vs. Godofredo Pepey
– Akbarh Arreola vs. Francisco Trinaldo
– Katsunori Kikuno vs. Kevin Souza
– Drew Dober vs. Leandro Silva
– Cain Carrizosa vs. Leonardo Mafra
– Jorge de Oliveira vs. Christos Giagos
– Fredy Serrano vs. Bentley Syler