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Koscheck to fight Daley and then go chasing Ortiz

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Josh Koscheck has confirmed he will fight Britain's Paul Daley at UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2, and he immediately made a point of targeting his next opponent: Tito Ortiz.

Koscheck is currently walking around with plenty of pent-up frustration, having seen Dan Hardy leapfrog him in the queue for a UFC welterweight title shot at Georges St-Pierre. Koscheck had previously slipped down the rankings after a shock knockout loss to Paulo Thiago, who has since gone on to push himself into the title reckoning.

With at least six fighters attempting to prove themselves worthy of a crack at the welterweight crown, Koscheck knows he must stop the rise to prominence of Hardy's "Rough House" stable mate Paul Daley, who has created waves since his UFC debut by knocking out Martin Kampmann and Dustin Hazelett. Koscheck has already taken out one man with dynamite fists in Anthony Johnson, and now he is promising to do likewise to Nottingham-born Delay.

"OK here we go, let the s**t-talking start. I am fighting Daley, May 1 co-main event UFC 113. This kid is going to get what he's asking for," Koscheck wrote on his Twitter page.

Daley has finished 18 of his 23 career victories by TKO or knockout, but it is his wrestling capabilities that Koscheck, a former Division I national champion and four-time All-American, will look to test.

And if the American succeeds, he already has his eye on stepping up a couple of weight divisions to take on light-heavyweight veteran and former champion Tito Ortiz.

Ortiz recently badmouthed Mark Coleman after "The Hammer" looked sluggish in defeat to Randy Couture, and Koscheck did not take kindly to seeing one of his icons disrespected. Putting his money where his mouth is, the American Kickboxing Academy fighter said he would bet £100,000 he could beat Ortiz.

"Too little? Look at the old days of the UFC. I would bet 100k of my own money on it...I want to kick big mouth's ass," wrote Koscheck.

Ortiz is currently preparing for The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale, where he takes on Chuck Liddell.

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